FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before the House Select Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party Committee on Wednesday. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption
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U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas holds a press conference at a U.S. Border Patrol station earlier this month in Eagle Pass, Texas. House Republicans are trying to advance impeachment proceedings against the Secretary over what they say is his mismanagement of the border. Crossings have recently dropped dramatically. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption
Impeaching Mayorkas: High Crimes and Misdemeanors Or Politics As Usual?
Monday
National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby answers questions during the daily White House press briefing on January 29, 2024 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
With 3 Soldiers Dead, The U.S. Tries to Avoid Direct Conflict With Iran
Sunday
A soldier takes a break during the "Eager Lion" multinational military exercises that the U.S. is part of in Jordan in September 2022. Khalil Mazraawi/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Saturday
An F-16 fighter jet is pictured in Santiago, Chile, in September 2023. The U.S. State Department is moving forward with sales to Turkey. Javier Torres/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Monday
This image provided by the U.S. Navy shows an aircraft launching from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during flight operations in the Red Sea on Monday. Kaitlin Watt/U.S. Navy via AP hide caption
Saturday
This Dec. 29, 2019, aerial file photo taken from a helicopter shows Ain al-Asad air base in the western Anbar desert, Iraq. Nasser Nasser/AP hide caption
The Microsoft logo is shown at the Mobile World Congress 2023 in Barcelona, Spain, on March 2, 2023. In a blog post Friday, Microsoft said state-backed Russian hackers broke into its corporate email system. Joan Mateu Parra/AP hide caption
Wednesday
Houthi fighters and tribesmen stage a rally against U.S. and U.K. strikes on Houthi-run military sites near Sanaa, Yemen, on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024. AP hide caption
In this handout image provided by the UK Ministry of Defence, an RAF Typhoon aircraft takes off from RAF Akrotiri to join the U.S.-led coalition to conduct air strikes against Yemen's Houthi rebels on January 11, 2024 in Akrotiri, Cyprus. The strikes were done to protect global shipping in the region. Handout/MoD Crown Copyright via Getty Im hide caption
Is the US Already in a Regional Conflict in the Middle East?
Gregg Martin, author of 'Bipolar General,' at his home in Cocoa Beach, Fla. Michelle Bruzzese for NPR hide caption
The self-proclaimed 'Bipolar General' is waging war on the stigma of mental illness
Monday
Houthi fighters and tribesmen stage a rally against the U.S. and the U.K. strikes on Houthi-run military sites near Sanaa, Yemen, on Sunday, Jan. 14. AP hide caption
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was discharged from hospital Monday. Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Image taken from the bridge of HMS Diamond, seen here firing Sea Viper missiles in the Red Sea on Oct. 1. The HMS Diamond along with U.S. warships successfully repelled a large attack from the Iranian-backed Houthis in the Red Sea. UK MOD/Sipa USA via Reuters Conn hide caption
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a joint news conference with Israel's defense minister in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Dec. 18, 2023. Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images hide caption