National Security

Workers continue to deploy large buoys to be used as a border barrier along the banks of the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. The floating barrier is being deployed in an effort to block migrants from entering Texas from Mexico.

Abbott spent years fortifying the Texas border. Hinojosa could undo it all

Anna Giaritelli · November 6, 2026 2:19 pm

Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll testifies before the House Armed Services Committee hearing on the budget request of the Department of the Army, on Capitol Hill, Friday, May 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

OpenAI hires ex-Army Secretary Dan Driscoll two months after Pentagon exit

A Border Patrol agent's yellow-and-black patch on their arm of uniform is seen while they hold a news conference.

Federal police investigating fatal shooting in Laredo, Texas, involving Border Patrol: Report

Map showing the location of Pickaxe Mountain in Iran.

Why Trump is not going to use a nuclear weapon against Iran

Nvidia defends CEO’s ties to executive accused of aiding Chinese intelligence

A prisoner with MS-13 gang tattoos

Trump officials taking more steps to fight cartels with national security tools

Hudson Crozier October 29, 2026 1:03 pm

Big Bend National Park in Texas.

Trump border chief defends Big Bend wall plans as court battle delays construction

Anna Giaritelli October 28, 2026 8:05 am

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin

House Freedom Caucus praises DHS ending Chinese travel program amid birth tourism concerns

Mackenzie Chase October 27, 2026 1:36 pm

Marco Rubio.

Intelligence chief Jay Clayton warns Rubio of rising Iranian threats

Emily Hallas October 24, 2026 6:18 pm

A person uses their laptop

Up to 70% of world’s websites at risk after AI discovers critical security flaw

Emily Hallas October 21, 2026 7:27 pm

Vice President JD Vance, left, and FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson, right.

FTC subpoenas OpenAI and Anthropic as federal investigation deepens over AI safety concerns

Emily Hallas October 15, 2026 12:50 pm

U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel hold a news conference to discuss "Tren de Aragua developments", today on July 01, 2026 at Briefing Room/DOJ in Washington DC, USA. (Lenin Nolly/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)

Largest-ever federal anti-transnational crime operation nets 1,296 Tren de Aragua arrests nationwide

Anna Giaritelli October 15, 2026 5:00 am

Rep.-elect Nikki Budzinski, D-Ill., from left, Rep.-elect Becca Balint, D-Vt., Rep.-elect Summer Lee, D-Pa., Rep.-elect Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., Rep.-elect Hillary Scholten, D-Mich., and Yadira Caraveo, Democratic candidate in Colorado's 8th Congressional District, stand for a class photo of newly elected members of Congress.

House Democrat calls to abolish DHS and replace with ‘community safety’ department

Anna Giaritelli October 14, 2026 1:40 pm

Pages from the Anthropic website and the company's logos.

Anthropic warns AI ‘worms’ may be able to self-replicate on home devices within months

David Zimmermann October 13, 2026 11:11 am

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin in front of a crowd.

Mullin spurns martyrdom concerns from livestreamed execution: ‘No one has to watch’

Claire Carter October 11, 2026 2:30 pm

President Donald Trump exits Air Force One with Sen. Lindsey Graham.

Secret Service director reveals Trump decoy plane stunt wasn’t the first time

Rena Rowe October 9, 2026 3:15 pm

A U.S. Border Patrol agent stands near a new section of border wall

Government uncovers cartel plot to kidnap Border Patrol and customs officers in Texas

Anna Giaritelli October 7, 2026 5:02 pm