. An unnamed woman was denied a top-secret security clearance this year due to being a “close” relative of an authoritarian dictator of an unnamed country, according to a publicly available doc from the DOD’s Office of Hearings & Appeals Haley Britzky reports cnn.com/2024/04/30/pol…

CNN got exclusive access to join one of the longest military missions the US carries out. Mechanical issues served as a reminder the military still relies on an aircraft first flown in the 1950s Oren Liebermann reports
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Biden admin preparing to prevent Americans from using Russian-made Kaspersky software over national security concern. Sean Lyngaas reports

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The US Dept of Defense is analyzing a balloon discovered by fishermen off the coast of Alaska last week to determine whether it was a spy balloon
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Paul Whelan tells CNN that Navalny’s death in prison is ‘extremely worrying’ for him, telling Jennifer Hansler that “if they can get to him, they can get to me.” Whelan turned 54 years old today in his remote prison camp
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SCOOP:Commercial fishermen off the coast of Alaska have found what officials are concerned could be another spy balloon and are bringing it to shore with them, three sources familiar with the matter tell Katie Bo Lillis & Evan Pérez
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House Intel Chairman announces “serious national security threat,” multiple sources say it is related to Russia Natasha Bertrand Oren Liebermann Natasha Bertrand report
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Exclusive: Preparing for election threats
What if violence erupts on Election Day? What if deepfake videos sow unrest? Federal officials are wrestling with how to respond. Sean Lyngaas reports
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NEW reporting by Sean Lyngaas Chinese hackers behind a campaign to infiltrate transportation hubs and other critical American infrastructure have had access to some of their targets’ computer networks for “at least 5 years'
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US warship had close call with Houthi missile in Red Sea. A cruise missile came within 1 mile of the USS Gravely, officials tell Natasha Bertrand & Oren Liebermann
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NEWS: The US & Iraq are expected to soon begin talks on the future of the US military presence, according to sources familiar with the matter, amid public calls from the Iraqi government for the US to withdraw its troops Natasha Bertrand & Oren Liebermann report
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SCOOP: Nearly half of the 29k air-to-ground munitions Israel has used  since Oct. 7 have been unguided, otherwise known as “dumb bombs,” according to a new US intel assessment. Less precise bombs can pose greater threat to civilians
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Exclusive: Paul Whelan told Blinken being left out of prisoner swap with Russia painted a target on his back. Another exclusive interview by Jennifer Hansler
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FIRST ON CNN: US will transfer weapons seized from Iran to Ukraine, US officials tell Natasha Bertrand

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Inside the crucial final hours as American diplomats tackled last minute obstacles to bring five Americans imprisoned in Iran home. Jennifer Hansler reports
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Exclusive: The FBI is investigating dozens of migrants who crossed the US southern border with help of a smuggler with ties to ISIS. Katie Bo Lillis Evan Pérez Priscilla Alvarez & Natasha Bertrand report.
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Russian intel is operating a systematic program to launder pro-Kremlin propaganda through private relationships between Russian operatives and unwitting US & western targets, according to newly declassified US intelligence. Katie Bo Lillis reports
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SCOOP: Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke by phone on Wednesday with wrongfully detained American Paul Whelan, who is being held in a remote prison camp in Russia, a source familiar told CNN
s Kylie Atwood & Jennifer Hansler
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‘This isn’t some random dude with a duffel bag’: To catch fentanyl traffickers, feds dig into crypto markets.. Sean Lyngaas reports
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NEW: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Austin has issued guidance to the military workforce for the first time about how Pentagon leadership roles will likely need to be reshuffled as a result of Sen. Tommy Tuberville's hold on military confirmations. Natasha Bertrand reports cnn.com/2023/08/04/pol…