National Security
Tuesday
Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden speaks via video conference at Johns Hopkins University in February. Juliet Linderman/AP hide caption
Thursday
Members of the 320th Missile Squadron missile combat crew work through a scenario in the 90th Operations Support Squadron's Missile Procedure Trainer on F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., in June 2014. The MPT is a simulator that allows missile crews to practice contingencies they might face while on alert. R.J. Oriez/U.S. Air Force hide caption
Wednesday
President Obama, speaking in Prague in 2009, said: "I state clearly and with conviction America's commitment to seek the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons." While Obama has pushed for a reduction in nuclear arms throughout his presidency, he has also agreed to an expensive upgrade of America's aging nuclear arsenal. Charles Dharapak/AP hide caption
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (right), along with British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond (left), speak to reporters in London on May 12. They tried to assure European banks they won't be penalized for conducting legitimate business with Iran. Critics say it should not be up to the U.S. to encourage investment in Iran. Josh Lederman/AP hide caption
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at an International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers training center on Tuesday in Commerce, Calif. John Locher/AP hide caption
Monday
TSA agents work at a security checkpoint at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey on Monday. The House committee says the head of security for TSA has been removed from his post after inquiries into the agency's management. Mel Evans/AP hide caption
Saturday
Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour is believed to have been killed in a U.S., airstrike. Rahmat Gul/AP hide caption
Passengers at O'Hare International Airport wait in line to be screened at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
Law enforcement personnel stand south of the White House on Constitution Ave., in Washington, D.C., on Friday,. The White House was placed on a security alert after a Secret Service officer shot a man brandishing a firearm near a security checkpoint on a street outside the White House. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
Friday
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ARGO — The Rescue of the Canadian Six was painted by an undercover CIA employee. It depicts an operation in which six Americans ("The Canadian Six") were rescued after the U.S. embassy in Tehran was taken over in 1979. Courtesy of CIA hide caption
Thursday
Ships transporting containers like these at the Port of Tacoma, Washington, last year carry the goods at issue in the TPP deal. A new report says the trade pact would boost the U.S. economy, but only by a modest amount. Ted S. Warren/AP hide caption
Wednesday
A MiG-21 fighter — a leftover monument from the Soviet era — is the centerpiece of the Aviators Neighborhood in Deveselu, Romania. Now the base has become a U.S. Navy facility that is part of NATO's anti-missile shield for Europe. Gabriel Amza for NPR hide caption
Tuesday
Eric Fanning testifies during the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on his nomination to be secretary of the Army in January. His nomination was confirmed by the Senate Tuesday. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images hide caption
Monday
Protesters gathered outside the federal courthouse in Minneapolis where three young Somali-Americans are on trial for allegedly planning to go to Syria to join the Islamic State. The demonstrators say the FBI and local law enforcement is targeting and entrapping Somali-Americans in terrorism cases. Six men have already pleaded guilty. Dina Temple-Raston / NPR hide caption