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Immigration Defines Homeland Security Chief as He Thinks BiggerAlejandro Mayorkas leads a sprawling department tasked with keeping the U.S. safe from cyberattacks, domestic terrorism, natural disasters, and other looming threats. But crit...
By Carrie Cordero
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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
The OG wolf warrior lands in DCThe Department of Homeland Security is in need of “substantial updates” to maximize its strengths and improve its ability to adapt to threats, according to a new report publis...
By Carrie Cordero & Katie Galgano
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Homeland Security Watchdog Delayed Inquiry, Complaint SaysThe Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general blocked an inquiry into whether senior agency officials demoted an employee who criticized the Trump administration, ac...
By Carrie Cordero
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U.S. House to vote on select committee to probe deadly Capitol attackThe U.S. House of Representatives votes Wednesday on legislation to create a new select committee to probe the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, after Senate Republica...
By Carrie Cordero
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / National Security Human Capital Program / Transatlantic Security / Middle East Security / Technology & National Security / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
CNAS Responds: Assessing the Biden Administration's First 100 DaysPresident Biden will mark his first 100 days in office with a joint session address to Congress this evening. In the press note below, CNAS experts offer insights and reflecti...
By Richard Fontaine, Katherine L. Kuzminski, Ilan Goldenberg, Lisa Curtis, Martijn Rasser, Jacob Stokes, Ainikki Riikonen, Megan Lamberth, Nathalie Grogan & Jim Townsend
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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Congressional efforts to repeal Iraq war authorization raise questions about Iranian proxiesA House push to repeal the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) has picked up support across the political spectrum as President Joe Biden begins taking signifi...
By Richard Fontaine
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Congress looks to Biden as an ally as it tries to finally rewrite authority for the war on terrorThere's a new movement afoot to finally curb the President's 9/11 war powers, and the Republicans and Democrats pushing it have hope in a key ally: the President himself. On t...
By Richard Fontaine
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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Department of Homeland Security stuck in neutral while awaiting confirmation vote for MayorkasThe delay in confirming President Joe Biden's Homeland Security secretary has left the department without clear direction as it confronts a series of stark challenges, includi...
By Carrie Cordero
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / National Security Human Capital Program / Transatlantic Security / Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
CNAS Responds: Week One of the Biden PresidencyA week in, the Biden administration has made a series of moves across national security policy. In the advisory below, CNAS experts unpack key developments and possible outcom...
By Richard Fontaine, Carrie Cordero, Chris Dougherty, Jason Bartlett, Nathalie Grogan, Megan Lamberth, Emma Moore, Carisa Nietsche, Ainikki Riikonen & Rachel Ziemba
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National Security Human Capital Program / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Senators to grill Austin on domestic threats, civilian control of DefensePresident-elect Joe Biden’s pick for Defense secretary, Lloyd Austin, is likely to face tough questions during his confirmation hearing Tuesday before the Senate Armed Service...
By Richard Fontaine
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National Security Human Capital Program / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Conspiracy theories and a call for patriots entice veterans at the CapitolThe day President Trump’s supporters stormed the Capitol, Jeremy Michael Brown, a retired Special Forces soldier with multiple combat tours, was in Washington, D.C., dressed f...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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The Gutted, 'Unnerving' State of the Agencies Supposed to Keep the U.S. SafeAs the federal government girds against threatened riots in Washington this weekend and possible violence at the inauguration and state capitals across the country, it’s deali...
By Carrie Cordero
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National Security Human Capital Program / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Pelosi says she spoke to top general about ensuring Trump doesn’t launch nuclear attackSpeaker Nancy Pelosi told her House colleagues Friday that she had spoken to the Pentagon’s top general about keeping an “unstable president” from accessing the nuclear codes,...
By Jim Golby
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Defense / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Republicans confirm Rogers as ranking member of the House Armed Services CommitteeRep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) on Dec. 3 was officially selected to serve as the top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee in the 117th Congress. Departing ranking HASC ...
By Sarah Mineiro
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Trump’s postelection power plays risk troubles at home and abroadSince President Donald Trump lost his bid for reelection last week, his lies and lawsuits and his fuming and firings have left the country and the world wondering: Is he just ...
By Richard Fontaine
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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Trump's baseless election attacks undermining U.S. image abroadPresident Trump’s repeated demand on Thursday morning to “STOP THE COUNT!” of votes in the presidential election, combined with his other recent statements casting doubt on th...
By Richard Fontaine
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Here’s how Trump and Biden stack up on crucial foreign policy issues, from Iran to ChinaIn one week, the United States will either reelect President Donald Trump or send former Vice President Joe Biden to the White House. In addition to contending with the corona...
By Richard Fontaine
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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
As Trump’s Language Grows More Heated, Fears Rise of Political ViolenceThe arrest of more than a dozen right-wing extremists who are accused of targeting the governors of Michigan and Virginia is only the latest example of threats of violence, in...
By Carrie Cordero
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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Election Less Than a Month Away, Trump Leans on Barr and Pompeo for a LiftPresident Trump forced the State Department on Friday to commit to releasing at least some of Hillary Clinton’s emails before next month’s election, resurrecting a four-year-o...
By Carrie Cordero
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Technology & National Security / Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
TikTok ‘not a great look’ for lawmakers, security experts sayDespite official warnings for nearly a year about the security risks of the Chinese-owned TikTok video-sharing app, several politicians who might be ideal targets for Beijing’...
By Ainikki Riikonen
