Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Demers listens during a virtual news conference at the Department of Justice on Oct. 28, 2020. Sarah Silbiger/AP hide caption
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President Trump signs a "Buy American, Hire American" executive order at Snap-On Tools in Kenosha, Wis., in 2017. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Jake Sullivan, President-elect Joe Biden's incoming national security adviser, gives remarks last month in Wilmington, Del. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
Why Biden's National Security Adviser Plans To Focus On The U.S. Middle Class
Tuesday
Jake Sullivan is President-elect Joe Biden's incoming national security adviser. Mark Makela/Getty Images hide caption
Biden's National Security Adviser: Pentagon Hasn't Granted Meetings Since Dec. 18
Monday
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, pictured on Dec. 10, led her chamber in a vote to override President Trump's veto of the annual defense bill on Monday. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks Monday in Wilmington, Del., after being briefed by members of his foreign policy and national security teams. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
On a corrective podcast, Michael Barbaro — host of the New York Times podcast The Daily — did not disclose several key facts about his own connection to those who created the discredited Caliphate series. Evan Agostini/Associated Press hide caption
Host of 'The Daily' Clouds 'N.Y. Times' Effort To Restore Trust After 'Caliphate'
The far-reaching SolarWinds hack has hit not only federal agencies such as the Department of the Treasury, but computer systems for local U.S. governments as well. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Wednesday
Blackwater guards, from left, Dustin Heard, Evan Liberty, Nicholas Slatten and Paul Slough were pardoned by President Trump this week. The former government contractors were convicted in a 2007 massacre in Baghdad that left more a dozen Iraqi civilians dead. AP hide caption
Tuesday
An investigation by the inspector general for the U.S. Air Force showed Black service members are far more likely to be investigated or face disciplinary actions, among other disparities. Michael Sohn/AP hide caption
Monday
Army cadets make their way through campus at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., in 2007. This week, over 70 cadets were accused of cheating on an exam — the worst academic scandal since 1976, instructors say. Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Kevin Mandia, CEO of the cybersecurity firm FireEye, testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee in 2017. Mandia's company was the first to sound the alarm about the massive hack of government agencies and private companies on Dec. 8. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, seen here during a conference earlier this month in Atlanta, told the Mark Levin Show that Russia was "pretty clearly" behind a massive hack that breached multiple government agencies. Tami Chappell/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The Election Was Secure, But Russia Found Other Ways To Interfere In The U.S.
Christopher Krebs, former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, appeared on Capitol Hill on Dec. 16. Krebs told NPR that Russian intelligence is responsible for the massive hack that's affected the U.S. government. Greg Nash/Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Former Government Cybersecurity Head Blames Russian Intelligence For Massive Hack
Iraqi security forces stand guard in front the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Jan. 1. Over the weekend, eight small rockets launched by Iranian forces specifically targeted the International Zone in Baghdad, also called the "Green Zone," according to Secretary of State Michael Pompeo. Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP via Getty Images hide caption