National Security News

• Climate change is now a national security priority for the Pentagon
  
  The Pentagon will now be prioritizing climate change as a national security threat, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday.
  Fox News.  Wednesday, 27 Jan 2021.
• Trump's national security failures and successes
  
  On "Intelligence Matters" this week, Mike Morell talks with John Hannah and David Adesnik about Trump's foreign policy accomplishments and failures.
  CBS News.  Wednesday, 27 Jan 2021.
• Intelligence Matters: A CBS News original national security podcast
  
  "Intelligence Matters" is a weekly podcast about national security and policy hosted by CBS News senior national security contributor Michael Morell
  CBS News.  Wednesday, 27 Jan 2021.
• Biden has first call as president with Putin, addresses nukes and election interference
  
  President Biden called Russia President Vladimir Putin Tuesday, to address a wide range of topics on national security, including the renewal of a nuclear arms treaty, bounties placed on U.S. ...
  Fox News.  Wednesday, 27 Jan 2021.
• Jen Psaki says ALL violence will be reviewed in efforts to tackle domestic extremism
  
  Speaking in the White House press briefing Tuesday, Psaki confirmed that the national security team will look at all violence through the same lens.
  Daily Mail.  Tuesday, 26 Jan 2021.
• Donald Trump will turn his impeachment trial into 'stab in the back' narrative predicts John Bolton
  
  Former National Security Advisor John Bolton writes that impeachment won't hold Donald Trump accountable and will allow him to jack up his fundraising operation.
  Daily Mail.  Tuesday, 26 Jan 2021.
• Lloyd Austin Confirmed as Defense Secretary
  
  In a 93-2 vote, Senators helped President Biden fill a critical national security position and elevated the first Black Pentagon chief.
  New York Times.  Saturday, 23 Jan 2021.
• Biden asks agencies for threat assessment on domestic terrorism after deadly Capitol riot
  
  The pro-Trump riot at the Capitol underscored that "The rise of domestic violent extremism is a serious and growing national security threat," Jen Psaki said.
  CNBC.  Friday, 22 Jan 2021.
• Georgia Rep. Marjorie Greene Files Articles Of Impeachment Against Biden
  
  'President Biden residing in the White House is a threat to national security'
  Daily Caller.  Thursday, 21 Jan 2021.
• Joe Biden's national security Cabinet nominees face Senate tests
  
  Nominees to head the State Department, the Pentagon, Homeland Security and the intelligence community could be in place in a matter of days.
  ABC News.  Tuesday, 19 Jan 2021.
• Biden national security advisor calls for Russia to immediately release detained Putin critic
  
  In the wake of Navalny's poisoning last year, Biden vowed "to work with our allies and partners to hold the Putin regime accountable for its crimes."
  CNBC.  Monday, 18 Jan 2021.
• NSA Will Install Trump Loyalist Michael Ellis As Its General Counsel
  
  The move comes amid concerns that the White House has politicized career appointments to critical national security roles in the waning days of the Trump administration.
  Forbes.  Sunday, 17 Jan 2021.
• Biden to Restore Homeland Security and Cybersecurity Aides to Senior White House Posts
  
  The two appointments illustrate how the president-elect appears determined to rebuild a White House national security team to focus on threats that critics say were ignored by President Trump.
  New York Times.  Wednesday, 13 Jan 2021.
• Hong Kong national security law: Activists say arrests confirm worst fears
  
  Activists say their worst fears about the Beijing-imposed national security law have been confirmed.
  BBC News.  Thursday, 7 Jan 2021.
• National security law: Hong Kong rounds up 53 pro-democracy activists
  
  More than 50 Hong Kong activists are held in the biggest crackdown since China imposed a new law.
  BBC News.  Wednesday, 6 Jan 2021.

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