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December 20, 2015

Khalid Sheik Mohammad won't be tried in NY, Holder says

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday he still believes Manhattan is the right place to put the self-professed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks on trial but he won't revisit the decision to have his fate decided by a military tribunal instead.

December 20, 2015

US intel: More indications than ever Russia could invade Ukraine

New U.S. intelligence assessments say there are more indications than ever that Russia could invade eastern Ukraine, as congressional lawmakers reacted with alarm to Vladimir Putin's rapidly expanding military buildup along the border.

December 20, 2015

91爆料 Poll: Country weaker under Obama, not tough enough on Russia

By a widening margin, more voters think the United States is weaker since Barack Obama became president.聽 And the highest number in a decade feels the country is less safe than it was before 9/11, according to a 91爆料 poll released Wednesday.聽

December 20, 2015

Romney says Obama should have seen Ukraine crisis coming

Romney spoke on "Hannity" Tuesday night "I think the American people understand the facts: Russia is the nation in the world that has opposed us at the U.N. when we wanted to put tougher sanctions on North Korea, opposed us at the U.N. when we wanted to put tougher sanctions on Iran, sides with Assad, in fact, sides with some of the world's worst actors," Romney said. "In terms of who's playing politically against America, of course it's Russia, and of course, the president recognizes it. He may not want to say it."

December 20, 2015

Drug smugglers hitting high seas as Coast Guard faces budget cuts

Budget cuts at the Coast Guard are coming at an unfortunate time. As the service, like other branches of the military, makes do with less, drug smugglers are increasingly turning to the high seas -- and challenging the Coast Guard's already strained resources.

December 20, 2015

Reviews say Pentagon must increase internal security after Navy Yard shooting

Threats to Defense Department personnel and facilities increasingly are coming from trusted insiders, and to defeat them the Pentagon must beef up security from within, according to several reviews triggered by last year's Washington Navy Yard killings.

December 20, 2015

Obama, Biden stick to vacation schedules despite Ukraine crisis

The White House brushed off concerns Friday that, with the crisis in Crimea intensifying, now might not be the best time for President Obama -- and his vice president -- to go on vacation.

December 20, 2015

Putin and Obama speak by phone as US moves on several fronts to counter Russian aggression

President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke for an hour by phone Thursday as the administration moved on several fronts to counter Russia's aggression in Ukraine's Crimean peninsula.

December 20, 2015

Republicans mocked for Putin warnings now say: 'Told ya so'

Several prominent Republicans are claiming "told ya so" in the wake of Vladimir Putin's invasion of Crimea, after having predicted such aggression and tensions years ago, only to be mocked by the media at the time.

December 20, 2015

Lawmakers probe spy agency split over Russia's intentions in Ukraine

Lawmakers have launched a review to find out why U.S. intelligence agencies disagreed on Russia's intentions ahead of its military intervention in Ukraine.