National Security

CIA Reportedly Confident Russia Interfered With Election To Help Trump Win

5:18pm December 10, 2016

The Washington Post has reported that the CIA says Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help Donald Trump win. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Washington Post reporter Adam Entous.

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CIA Finds Russian Hackers Tried To Help Trump's Election

5:14pm December 10, 2016

The CIA has concluded that Russia launched a cyberintelligence operation to influence the U.S. election in an apparent effort to help Donald Trump win, a U.S. official tells NPR.

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The parking lot behind the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in downtown Charleston, S.C. in June 2015.

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In Taped Confession, Charleston Church Shooter Says 'We All Know I Am Guilty'

8:58pm December 09, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

The man accused of murdering nine people in the basement of a historically black church in Charleston, S.C., told FBI investigators he was motivated by racial hatred.

Russia's new Iskander system can be armed with nuclear warheads and can fire either ballistic (pictured) or cruise missiles. The Iskander-M missile launcher was used during a military exercise last month by the Russian Eastern Military District's 5th army

Russia Seen Moving New Missiles To Eastern Europe

6:49pm December 08, 2016

by Geoff Brumfiel

New satellite photos suggest Russia is preparing to base new nuclear-capable missiles in its Baltic enclave between Lithuania and Poland. The missiles are likely meant as a warning to the West.

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NATO Chief Stresses The Need For American Leadership

5:33pm December 08, 2016

by Rachel Martin

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg talks about prospects of working with Donald Trump. The president-elect has suggested the U.S. might not defend countries that don't pay their share.

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Trump Skips Intelligence Briefings, Denies Russian Election Mischief

4:40pm December 08, 2016

by Mary Louise Kelly

President-elect Trump has been opting out of his presidential intelligence briefings and continuing to reject the assessment of the intelligence community that Russia interfered in the presidential election. Meanwhile, both Republicans and Democrats are calling for the outgoing Obama administration to release more evidence about Russia's cyber-mischief and for Congress to investigate on its own.

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Members of the Iraqi forces watch Donald Trump giving a speech after his election win. They are part of the ongoing military operation to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from ISIS, which Trump has vowed to destroy.

The Challenges Trump Will Face In Confronting Radical Islam

3:24pm December 08, 2016

by Tom Gjelten

President-elect Donald Trump has promised to make war on "radical Islam." It could mean a major — and risky — escalation of the counterterrorism policies favored by his White House predecessors.

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A Closer Look At Michael Flynn

9:50am December 08, 2016

by Tom Bowman

Michael Flynn was a celebrated Army intelligence officer, though he was forced out of the Defense Intelligence Agency. He's known for energy and smarts, and for sharing conspiracy theories.

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Trump Plans To Nominate Retired Marine Gen. John Kelly For Homeland Security

4:32pm December 07, 2016

by John Burnett

President-elect Trump plans to nominate retired Marine Gen. John Kelly to become his secretary of Homeland Security. Kelly is a former head of U.S. Southern Command and a long-serving Marine infantryman. He would be the latest former general to join the nascent Trump administration.

Trump's Cabinet Of Ex-Generals Indicates Focus On National Security

4:32pm December 07, 2016

by Mary Louise Kelly

President-elect Trump plans to nominate at least three former top generals to his cabinet, and he is said to be considering more former top four-star military commanders. NPR takes a look at why Trump favors the brass and what effect a cabinet of such leaders could have on the way he runs the government.