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Today's D Brief: SOLIC, elevated; CISA chief, fired; 1,560 more die of COVID; DoD’s rare-earths move; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
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The Firing of Chris Krebs Is What an Attack On Democracy Looks Like

After helping to keep the election secure from hackers, the CISA director turned to refuting the baseless claims of the president.

  • Patrick Tucker
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In First, Navy Ship Shoots Down ICBM with SM-3 Interceptor

The test could set the stage for a new framework of missile interceptors in the Pacific.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
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Trump Orders Hasty Afghanistan, Iraq Drawdowns to Beat Biden Inauguration

Majority Leader McConnell leads chorus of bipartisan, shocked opposition to the 11th hour order read by Acting Defense Secretary Miller.

  • Katie Bo Williams
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Today's D Brief: Miller tries again; Faster Afghanistan drawdown?; ICBM downed in test; COVID & boot camp; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Today's D Brief: Miller’s memo; COVID packing ICUs; Helicopter victims, ID’d; Army’s next missiles; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
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Coronavirus Cases Are Spiking at Federal Agencies

More than 100,000 federal personnel have now tested positive for COVID-19, with some agencies experiencing acute upticks.

  • Eric Katz
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Today's D Brief: ‘The most secure’ election; Syria ‘shell games’; China’s new joint ops doctrine; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Outgoing Syria Envoy Admits Hiding US Troop Numbers; Praises Trump’s Mideast Record

‘We were always playing shell games,’ says Amb. Jim Jeffrey, who also gives advice to President-elect Biden.

  • Katie Bo Williams
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Today's D Brief: Deadly helo crash; What’s with the Pentagon churn?; 400K COVID deaths predicted; Navy’s ghost ship; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Most States Aren’t Ready to Distribute the Leading COVID-19 Vaccine

State officials don’t know how they’ll deal with difficult storage and transport requirements, especially in rural areas seeing a spike in infections.

  • Isaac Arnsdorf, Ryan Gabrielson and Caroline Chen, ProPublica
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Pentagon purge continues; Still no evidence of election irregularities; Worst COVID day since March; Virtual flight-test for a nuke; and a bit more...

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
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Esper fired; Trump keeps fighting; Election-crimes chief quits; SDF to Biden: ‘send more troops’; Caucasus cease-fire; and a bit more...

  • Bradley Peniston and Kevin Baron
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Today's D Brief: Transition on hold; Biden’s natsec priorities; COVID accelerates; Promising vaccine results; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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Today's D Brief: Election update; Disinfo spreads online; Esper’s next moves?; COVID hospitalizations rise sharply; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
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Misinformation 2020: What the Data Tells Us About Election-Related Falsehoods

Here are urgent lessons from the year’s most-spread false themes — and the ones going viral right now.

  • Peter W. Singer
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Today's D Brief: New COVID peak in the US; 800,000 get misleading robocalls; NSA sees no big hacks; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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A Big 2020 Election Hack Never Came. Here’s Why

America’s cyber defenders are getting more proactive — and more chatty.

  • Patrick Tucker
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Today's D Brief: Too close to call; HASC, SASC races; Cyber ops; UK sees “severe” terror risk; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Marcus Weisgerber and Bradley Peniston
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Robocalls Told at Least 800,000 Swing State Residents to 'Stay Home' on Election Day. The FBI Is Investigating.

A firm that tracks robocalls said more than 3 million calls were made on Nov. 3, which contained a cryptic message instructing people to “stay safe and stay home.” The tactics join other efforts to confuse voters this election cycle.

  • Jack Gillum and Jeremy B. Merrill, ProPublica
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