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DOJ Tests National Security Defense in Fight for Trump AgendaThe Trump administration is testing the deference the judiciary typically gives presidents in matters of national security and foreign affairs as it defends aggressive immigra...
By Carrie Cordero
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Will Sen. Mitch McConnell Sink Another Donald Trump Cabinet Nominee?Carrie Cordero, a senior fellow and general counsel at the Center for a New American Security, said she hoped the scrutiny of Gabbard would focus on her qualifications to run ...
By Carrie Cordero
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Trump’s Border Ambitions Threaten Broader Homeland Security WorkThe Department of Homeland Security’s starring role in President-elect Donald Trump’s planned immigration crackdown raises questions about the fate of the rest of its sprawlin...
By Carrie Cordero
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Legal Analysts Details ‘Practical Impact’ of Trump Win on Court Cases: ‘They Succeeded Spectacularly’CNN national security analyst Carrie Cordero and chief legal affairs correspondent Paula Reid on Tuesday detailed the “practical impact” of Donald Trump’s 2024 election win, e...
By Carrie Cordero
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Court to Decide Who Can See Secret Evidence U.S. Has Filed Against TikTokFormer Justice Department officials say the law will likely be on the government’s side in keeping the classified material about TikTok secret, but underscore the necessity fo...
By Carrie Cordero
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Will a FISA Lapse Cause a Disaster? It Depends on Who You Ask“If the government has obtained renewal of the certifications, even if the law is not reauthorized this month, those certifications remain in effect over the course of the yea...
By Carrie Cordero
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Homeland Security Tools at Risk as Congress Ducks To-Do List“Sunsets can have a useful forcing function for Congress to conduct oversight, but the downside of them when it comes to national or homeland security authorities is that it r...
By Carrie Cordero
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Trump’s lies tested limits of the bully pulpit. His right to say them is at core of criminal defenseThe federal charges against Trump focus on his actions — namely, that he wasn’t charged with incitement, which takes the issue of his speech off the table, according to legal ...
By Carrie Cordero
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Domestic Terrorism Bill Targets White Supremacists, Neo-NazisThree federal agencies would be tasked with rooting out domestic terrorism threats within the government and across the US under a bill slated for a House vote Wednesday. The ...
By Carrie Cordero
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Post-9/11 Surveillance Work Looms Over Biden’s Homeland PickCivil liberties advocates are sounding the alarm about President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security’s intelligence arm. Ken Wainstein, who would take...
By Carrie Cordero
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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Electric Grid is 'Attractive Target' for Domestic Violent Extremists in US, Intel Brief SaysDomestic violent extremists will "likely continue" to plot and encourage physical attacks against electrical infrastructure in the United States, according to a recent Departm...
By Carrie Cordero
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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
Homeland Security ‘Nerve Center’ Chief Seeks Broad Policy SwayA low-profile office in the Department of Homeland Security can steer the Biden administration’s major decisions on immigration, cybersecurity, and other vexing issues. Much w...
By Carrie Cordero
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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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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
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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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
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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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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Securing U.S. Democracy Initiative
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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Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
Massive hack of US government launches search for answers as Russia named top suspectDays after several US agencies confirmed their networks were compromised in a massive data breach, federal officials are still struggling to understand the scope of the damage...
By Carrie Cordero
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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
