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Court to decide who can see secret evidence US has filed against TikTok
In The News
Former Justice Department officials say the law will likely be on the government’s side in keeping the classified material about TikTok secret, but underscore the necessity fo...
By Carrie Cordero
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Trump meets with Orbán, Saudis, Cameron as they prepare for his return
In The News
“Everyone is searching for clues as to what Trump would do if he got a second term,” said Richard Fontaine, a former State Department official and CEO of the Center for a New ...
By Richard Fontaine
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Will a FISA lapse cause a disaster? It depends on who you ask
In The News
“If the government has obtained renewal of the certifications, even if the law is not reauthorized this month, those certifications remain in effect over the course of the yea...
By Carrie Cordero
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Trump Holds Series of Meetings With Foreign Leaders
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Richard Fontaine, a former foreign policy adviser to Senator John McCain, agreed that Mr. Trump’s meetings were not extraordinary. But he said it was unusual for a foreign lea...
By Richard Fontaine
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CNAS Responds: State of the Union 2024
Press Note
Following President Biden’s address to Congress at the 2024 State of the Union, CNAS experts analyze key policy points from the speech and weigh in on the state of U.S. nation...
By Paul Scharre, Carrie Cordero, Katherine L. Kuzminski & Jonathan Lord
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CNAS Launches New Project: “21st Century Federalism and the National Security Implications”
Washington, February 7, 2024—Today, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) launches the 21st Century Federalism and the National Security Implications project. After ne...
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CNAS Responds: High Stakes in National Security for 2024
Press Note
Foreign policy and national security are top of mind for many Americans in 2024. The looming election and mounting threats set the stage for a high-stakes year, intensifying t...
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Homeland Security Tools at Risk as Congress Ducks To-Do List
In The News
“Sunsets can have a useful forcing function for Congress to conduct oversight, but the downside of them when it comes to national or homeland security authorities is that it r...
By Carrie Cordero
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Trump’s lies tested limits of the bully pulpit. His right to say them is at core of criminal defense
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The federal charges against Trump focus on his actions — namely, that he wasn’t charged with incitement, which takes the issue of his speech off the table, according to legal ...
By Carrie Cordero
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Intelligence Leaks Cast Spotlight on a Recurring Insider Threat: Tech Support
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Further restrictions on IT employees could be imposed to keep them from accessing classified information by limiting access to a more strict need-to-know basis, said Bob Ashle...
By Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley, Jr. (Ret.)
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Domestic Terrorism Bill Targets White Supremacists, Neo-Nazis
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Three federal agencies would be tasked with rooting out domestic terrorism threats within the government and across the US under a bill slated for a House vote Wednesday. The ...
By Carrie Cordero
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CNAS Senior Fellow and General Counsel, Carrie Cordero, Appointed by DHS Secretary Mayorkas to Prestigious Homeland Security Advisory Council
Press Release
Washington, March 17, 2022—Today, Carrie Cordero, senior fellow and general counsel at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) was appointed by Secretary of Homeland Sec...
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Post-9/11 Surveillance Work Looms Over Biden’s Homeland Pick
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Civil liberties advocates are sounding the alarm about President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security’s intelligence arm. Ken Wainstein, who would take...
By Carrie Cordero
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Electric Grid is 'Attractive Target' for Domestic Violent Extremists in US, Intel Brief Says
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Domestic violent extremists will "likely continue" to plot and encourage physical attacks against electrical infrastructure in the United States, according to a recent Departm...
By Carrie Cordero
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Homeland Security ‘Nerve Center’ Chief Seeks Broad Policy Sway
In The News
A low-profile office in the Department of Homeland Security can steer the Biden administration’s major decisions on immigration, cybersecurity, and other vexing issues. Much w...
By Carrie Cordero
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‘Backwater’ Intelligence Office Faces Test Under Biden Nominee
I&A has also struggled with the second prong of its mission: making sure the federal government and its state and local partners are talking. While the FBI works with stat...
By Christian Beckner
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Immigration Defines Homeland Security Chief as He Thinks Bigger
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Alejandro Mayorkas leads a sprawling department tasked with keeping the U.S. safe from cyberattacks, domestic terrorism, natural disasters, and other looming threats. But crit...
By Carrie Cordero
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The OG wolf warrior lands in DC
The Department of Homeland Security is in need of “substantial updates” to maximize its strengths and improve its ability to adapt to threats, according to a new report publis...
By Carrie Cordero & Katie Galgano
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Homeland Security Watchdog Delayed Inquiry, Complaint Says
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The Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general blocked an inquiry into whether senior agency officials demoted an employee who criticized the Trump administration, ac...
By Carrie Cordero
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U.S. House to vote on select committee to probe deadly Capitol attack
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The U.S. House of Representatives votes Wednesday on legislation to create a new select committee to probe the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, after Senate Republica...
By Carrie Cordero
