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DHS ‘Doubling Down’ on Election Security Heading Into 2020
Under Congress’ budget deal, the Homeland Security Department will receive $33 million to combat foreign influence campaigns and defend election security in fiscal 2019.
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As ISIS Fight Winds Down in Syria, Detainee Numbers Are Rising
Nearly 1,000 foreign fighters are in custody, U.S. Special Ops commander says — and in legal limbo.
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State of Defense 2019: Special Report
Our annual service-by-service look at the U.S. military finds the shift to great-power competition dogged by some old problems and some very new ones.
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A 'New INF' with China? No Talks Yet, US Arms Control Chief Says
State Department’s Andrea Thompson: “Right now, the focus is on Russia."
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AFRICOM Commander: SpecOps Cuts Won’t Help China, But We Could Use More Regular Troops
“It’s really a misleading narrative to say that optimization is causing us to walk away from Africa,” Gen. Waldhauser said in an interview.
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Trump: US Will Be Working with Mideast Partners ‘For Many Years to Come’
The president acknowledged that the Islamic State continues to pose a threat even though U.S.-led coalition forces have retaken 99 percent of its territory.
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Federal Agencies Ramp Up Classified Plans to Protect 2020 Elections
The departments of Justice and Homeland Security delivered their joint review of meddling during 2018 to the White House.
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Lawmakers Tell Pentagon: Revise and Resubmit Your Climate-Change Report
The most recent one didn’t even meet the legal requirements contained in the 2018 defense authorization act.
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