Chelsea Manning leaves the Albert V. Bryan U.S. District Courthouse in northern Virginia in March. A top official with the United Nations says that her punishment for refusing to testify amounts to torture. Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption
Outraged Iraqi protesters, angered by U.S. strikes on armed battalions belonging to an Iranian-backed militia, attack the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday. Murtadha Sudani/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption
Protesters set fires in front of the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad on Tuesday. Khalid Mohammed/AP hide caption
During a Christmas Eve video teleconference, President Trump speaks with members of the military from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
People attend the visitation service for Margie Reckard at La Paz Faith Center in El Paso, Texas, in August 2019. She was killed in white supremacist attack that targeted Latinos at a Walmart. Paul Ratje/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
In this Dec. 25 photo, an Army carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael Goble, at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. The U.S. Special Forces soldier died in Afghanistan this week while seizing a Taliban weapons cache. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
Liese Siegenthaler (left) and Maggie Feldman-Piltch attended the recent conference. #NatSecGirlSquad creates opportunities for networking and mentorship and provides professional development support to women at various stages of their national security careers. Rachel Treisman/NPR hide caption
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael James Goble, who was killed during combat operations in Kunduz province, Afghanistan, on Sunday. U.S. Army/Department of Defense hide caption
Experts worry that North Korea may be about to test an advanced solid-fuel missile. Wong Maye-E/AP hide caption
The federal courthouse in Washington D.C. that houses the secret court overseeing U.S. surveillance. A scathing report has sparked discussion about potential reform. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
President Donald Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act on Friday, notably creating the new Space Force. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Joseph Maguire has been acting director of national intelligence since August — the longest the position has remained unfilled since its 2004 creation, which was prompted by the attacks of Sept. 11. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
John Bolton after a meeting in Minsk, Belarus, in late August, nearly two weeks before his ouster as President Trump's national security adviser. Sergei Gapon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Former National Security Adviser John Bolton speaks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington on Sept. 30, 2019. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption