National Security

History lesson: The time a US president considered bombing a nuclear facility — but blinked

Jamie McIntyre · July 4, 2025 5:40 am

The abandoned eight

Trent Reedy · July 4, 2025 12:05 am

Trump and Putin to speak following US decision to halt some aid to Ukraine

Mike Brest · July 3, 2025 1:48 pm

Deputy head of Russia’s navy killed in Ukraine attack

Mike Brest · July 3, 2025 11:54 am

President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Trump Tower, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, in New York.

Ukraine’s nightmare comes true with Pentagon move to halt some aid thanks to stockpiles

Mike Brest · July 3, 2025 5:00 am

Iran nuclear program set back one to two years: Pentagon

Mike Brest · July 2, 2025 4:17 pm

President-elect Donald Trump listens to Elon Musk as he arrives to watch SpaceX's mega rocket Starship lift off for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Nov. 19, 2024.

Trump ending Elon Musk’s federal contracts faces legal and national security problems

Mike Brest · July 2, 2025 6:00 am

The Chinese and U.S. flags are flown outside the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing, Nov. 27, 2024.

Two Chinese nationals arrested in US for trying to spy on military

Mike Brest · July 1, 2025 5:18 pm

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, his daughter, Kim Ju Ae, right, and Russian Minister of the Culture Olga Lyubimova, left, arrive at the East Pyongyang Grand Theatre in Pyongyang, North Korea Sunday, June 29, 2025. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency.

Kim Jong Un honors soldiers killed fighting for Russia in rare public display

Mike Brest · July 1, 2025 11:36 am

Trump formally lifts sanctions on Syria

Mike Brest · June 30, 2025 4:57 pm

President Donald Trump, right, listens as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, April 7, 2025.

Mediators pushing Israel and Hamas to resume talks

Mike Brest · June 30, 2025 4:29 pm

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei arrives to vote for the parliamentary runoff elections, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, May 10, 2024.

US agencies warn defense companies of possible Iran cyberattacks

Mike Brest · June 30, 2025 11:19 am