National Security

A person uses their laptop

Up to 70% of world’s websites at risk after AI discovers critical security flaw

Emily Hallas · October 21, 2026 7:27 pm

Vice President JD Vance, left, and FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson, right.

FTC subpoenas OpenAI and Anthropic as federal investigation deepens over AI safety concerns

U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel hold a news conference to discuss "Tren de Aragua developments", today on July 01, 2026 at Briefing Room/DOJ in Washington DC, USA. (Lenin Nolly/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)

Largest-ever federal anti-transnational crime operation nets 1,296 Tren de Aragua arrests nationwide

Rep.-elect Nikki Budzinski, D-Ill., from left, Rep.-elect Becca Balint, D-Vt., Rep.-elect Summer Lee, D-Pa., Rep.-elect Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., Rep.-elect Hillary Scholten, D-Mich., and Yadira Caraveo, Democratic candidate in Colorado's 8th Congressional District, stand for a class photo of newly elected members of Congress.

House Democrat calls to abolish DHS and replace with ‘community safety’ department

Pages from the Anthropic website and the company's logos.

Anthropic warns AI ‘worms’ may be able to self-replicate on home devices within months

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin in front of a crowd.

Mullin spurns martyrdom concerns from livestreamed execution: ‘No one has to watch’

Claire Carter October 11, 2026 2:30 pm

President Donald Trump exits Air Force One with Sen. Lindsey Graham.

Secret Service director reveals Trump decoy plane stunt wasn’t the first time

Rena Rowe October 9, 2026 3:15 pm

A U.S. Border Patrol agent stands near a new section of border wall

Government uncovers cartel plot to kidnap Border Patrol and customs officers in Texas

Anna Giaritelli October 7, 2026 5:02 pm

Flock isn’t the only player in the license plate reader market — meet its Motorola rival

Claire Carter October 6, 2026 5:00 am

California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) looking out beyond microphones on podium.

Rob Bonta subpoenas OpenAI over Hugging Face hack

Rena Rowe October 1, 2026 2:21 pm

Fairford police stop

British authorities arrest dual national on suspicion of ‘preparation of terrorist acts’ in RAF Fairford case

Timothy Nerozzi October 1, 2026 1:59 pm

Trump

Mamdani receives federal security clearance giving him access to classified briefings

Rena Rowe September 30, 2026 3:43 pm

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), left, points his finger and speaks, and Jack Smith, right, testifying.

Hawley calls for Jack Smith to be disbarred during Senate hearing: ‘All about politics from Day One’

Molly Parks September 29, 2026 2:44 pm

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) speaks to reporters after a closed-door meeting with fellow Republicans, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 2, 2026.

Cotton pushes Pentagon to investigate missing F-35 components that ended up in China

Emily Hallas September 29, 2026 12:40 pm

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., discusses the war with Iran while gesturing with a dark backdrop behind as he speaks to reporters at the Capitol.

Jeffries calls on Johnson to cancel break and keep House in Washington to tackle AI

Lauren Green September 14, 2026 4:39 pm

Dario Amodei

AI guardrails debate explodes: What you need to know

Emily Hallas September 14, 2026 10:51 am

CEO of OpenAI Sam Altman.

Zuckerberg is pushing for open AI models: For economic gain or safety motives?

Emily Hallas September 12, 2026 4:23 pm