Trump national security articles
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Trump 'cracks a smile' as witness recalls joke at high-profile national security meeting
Former President Donald Trump cracked a smile Thursday as his old friend and now witness for the prosecution, ex-National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, regaled jury with tales of past exploits.According to CNN, Pecker described a meeting at Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan in January 2017.READ MORE:'Cutting him to shreds': Judge tells Trump's attorney he's 'losing all credibility'The former publisher remembered meeting some officials who served in Trump's administration, including former...
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The Supreme Court’s decision in Trump’s immunity case could take a sledgehammer to our national security
Imagine a large group of activists assembled outside the White House, peacefully protesting a recent decision by the president. They are waving signs denouncing the new policy, holding banners demanding change and chanting slogans about that president. As their numbers begin to swell, as their voices grow louder, the president issues an order to military commanders: Take them out. Our military leadership would then be faced with an impossible choice. They’d either have to follow the clearly...
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National Guard delays Alaska staffing changes that threatened national security, civilian rescues
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Air National Guard has delayed its plan to downgrade the status of about 80 members of its Alaska unit, a move that would have threatened national security and civilian rescues in the nation’s most remote state. The Alaska Air National Guard confirmed the delay in an email to The Associated Press on Friday. AIR NATIONAL GUARD CHANGES IN ALASKA COULD AFFECT NATIONAL SECURITY, CIVILIAN RESCUES, STAFFERS SAY Efforts by the state’s politicians and Alaskans "have been...