Trump to Travel to Southern Border, Will Deliver National Primetime Address Tuesday
The trip comes amid deliberations to end a partial government shutdown that has left more than 800,000 federal employees without pay. Keep Reading
NCSC Launches ‘Know the Risk, Raise Your Shield’ Campaign to Warn Private Industry of Cyber Threats
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Here’s How the Government Shutdown Is Affecting the U.S. Coast Guard
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Haspel Makes History: Top Three CIA Directorates Now Led by Women
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USS Cole Bombing Operative Jamal al-Badawi Killed in Airstrike
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Former Substitute Teacher from Texas Reportedly Captured Among ISIS Militants in Syria
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