News about issues of US national security, including comment and features from the Guardian
January 2025
Ex-CIA director Leon Panetta ‘hopeful’ that Trump will be more Reagan than ‘America First’ on national security
Vastly experienced former defense secretary who allowed women into combat is braced for backlash but feels ‘deep, deep down in my guts’ that norms will hold
December 2024
Trump confidant Elon Musk’s China ties pose security risk, ex-general warns
The Guardian view on arms control: essential to prevent the total devastation of nuclear war
The US supreme court’s TikTok case will put free expression on the line
Trevor Timm
Pete Hegseth’s guard retired from army after incident of alleged violent misconduct
Pete Hegseth will lift NDA related to sexual misconduct allegations, Lindsey Graham says
US appeals court upholds law forcing sale or ban of TikTok
Follow Margaret Sullivan
Joe Biden should pardon Reality Winner for her actions as a whistleblower
Margaret Sullivan
Conspiracy theories and cosying up to dictators: why intelligence experts are spooked by Tulsi Gabbard
Trump reportedly asks private equity investor to be deputy defence secretary
November 2024
Trump’s Gorka pick met with outrage: he’s ‘as dangerous as he is unqualified’
Who is Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence?
October 2024
US attacks Houthi targets in Yemen with B-2 stealth bombers for first time
Mark Milley fears being court-martialed if Trump wins, Woodward book says
September 2024
US homeland security chief warns of lone terror attacks at election poll sites
Alejandro Mayorkas says radicalized individuals could disrupt voting by targeting polling places and workers
Hillary Clinton slams Netanyahu and Columbia students in new book
Ex-secretary of state excoriates Israeli PM and says campus protesters had ‘blank stares’ when talking about Palestine
Trump-backed Senate candidate’s Navy Seal stories not cleared by Pentagon
Autobiography of Montana’s Tim Sheehy recalls special forces service but no record it was submitted for vetting
August 2024
Russia launching more sophisticated phishing attacks, new report finds
State-sponsored hacking campaigns are evolving in social engineering strategies and technical aspects
July 2024
Biden gives Oval Office address after assassination attempt – as it happened
This live coverage of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump is ending now. You can read all of our coverage of this story here.
June 2024
Explainer: who is Julian Assange and what are the details of his plea deal?
After five years in jail, Julian Assange is expected to plead guilty to a single charge that will allow him to walk free and return to Australia
