National security

Lael Brainard slams food companies for ‘shrinkflation’ as White House attacks price gouging

National Economic Council Director Lael Brainard on Tuesday blamed higher consumer prices on “shrinkflation,” doubling down on the latest battlefront…

Supreme Court gives Trump prosecutor a week to respond to delay request in election case

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday told Department of Justice special counsel Jack Smith to respond to a…

Secretary Austin cancels Brussels trip for Ukraine, NATO meetings after hospitalization

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin canceled a trip to Brussels this week where he was set to attend meetings related to…

Trump attends Florida hearing in special counsel classified documents case

Former President Donald Trump arrived at a federal court in Florida on Monday morning for a closed hearing in the…

Senate moves forward with Israel, Ukraine funding after vote on Super Bowl Sunday

Senators on Sunday voted to move forward with a $95 billion aid package to fund Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, a…

Senate advances $95 billion Ukraine, Israel funding bill, faces uphill battle as budget talks loom

Senators on Thursday advanced a foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, garnering momentum for a funding package that…

Chinese firm behind ‘news’ websites pushes pro-Beijing content globally, researchers find

More than 100 websites disguised as local news outlets in Europe, Asia and Latin America are pushing pro-China content in a widespread influence campaign linked…

U.S. engineer contacted China before stealing missile tracking tech, DOJ says

Federal prosecutors charged an engineer who worked at a Los Angeles-area company with stealing trade secret technologies developed for use…

House Republican vote to impeach Mayorkas fails, a major defeat for Johnson

A Republican effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas failed Tuesday, after four members of the caucus bucked party…

Nikki Haley requests Secret Service protection, citing rise in threats

Former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley has requested a U.S. Secret Service protective detail, citing a rise in threats against…