National Security

U.S. Files Lawsuit Against ISIS Aimed At Recovering Looted Artifacts

3:05pm December 16, 2016

by Carrie Johnson

The U.S. government filed a federal case Thursday aimed at recovering artifacts looted by ISIS. It centers on an ISIS leader believed to be involved in mistreatment of American hostage Kayla Mueller.

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NPR's Steve Inskeep interviews President Obama in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Thursday.

Obama On Russian Hacking: 'We Need To Take Action. And We Will'

9:23pm December 15, 2016

by Scott Detrow

President Obama tells NPR in a new interview that the U.S. response to Russia's attempted interference in the 2016 election may be both "explicit" and not.

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What's An Appropriate Response To Foreign Cyber-Meddling In A U.S. Election?

6:36pm December 15, 2016

by NPR Staff

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Susan Hennessey, a former NSA lawyer now at the Brookings Institution, about rules of engagement when it comes to cyber warfare.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (left), and Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson, now the secretary of state-designate, shake hands at a 2012 signing ceremony in Tuapse, southern Russia. Tillerson has expressed a general opposition to the sanctions that the Oba

How Will Rex Tillerson Explain Exxon Mobil's 'Foreign Policy'?

5:03pm December 15, 2016

by Greg Myre

The secretary of state nominee has headed a global oil giant that has sometimes taken positions on Russia and other countries that were at odds with the U.S. government.

Dylann Roof is escorted from the Shelby Police Department in Shelby, N.C., on June 18, 2015.

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Jury Finds Dylann Roof Guilty In S.C. Church Shooting

4:37pm December 15, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

A jury in Charleston, S.C., has found Roof guilty on all 33 federal hate crime counts for murdering nine people in the basement of a historically black church in 2015. He could be sentenced to death.

Flowers and notes left outside Comet Ping Pong pizzeria in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 9.

Webpages Linked To Pizzeria Shooting Go Dark Even As Prosecution Moves Forward

7:13pm December 14, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Some text and videos that spread false information about a Washington, D.C., pizza restaurant were taken down after a man went there with a gun to "self-investigate."

Homeland Security Adviser Suggests U.S. May Respond To Russian Cyberactivity

6:44pm December 14, 2016

by Mary Louise Kelly

In an interview with President Obama's Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Adviser, Lisa Monaco, she says the Obama administration may yet respond more forcefully to Russian cyber-intrusions.

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Cybersecurity Firm Confirms Russian Hackers Breached The DNC

4:30pm December 14, 2016

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Dmitri Alperovitch, co-founder and chief technology officer of CrowdStrike, about their assessment on how Russian hackers breached the Democratic National Committee and what it means for U.S. cyber security.

A woman at a memorial service wears tributes to two of the nine people murdered at Charleston's Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Sharonda Singleton and Ethel Lance.

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Final Arguments Set To Begin In Charleston Church Massacre Trial

3:00pm December 14, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Wednesday was the last of six days of testimony from criminal investigators and people who witnessed the murder of nine worshippers in 2015. The man accused of the shooting said he would not testify.

Multiple Investigations Underway On Russian Ties To U.S. Election

5:57pm December 13, 2016

by Mary Louise Kelly

What is the state of the various investigations underway into Russian cyber-intrusions? What are the key questions that Congress is trying to answer? And how much of the currently classified evidence can be made public? The CIA is weighing what it can share, without compromising what are known as "sources and methods."

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