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Kamala Harris became the first woman to have control over US nuclear weapons, but only briefly

While Biden underwent a medical procedure, Harris had all the authority of the president, including…

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Here's where the 'nuclear football' came from and why it follows US presidents wherever they go

The "football" is a briefcase that US presidents have to wage nuclear war at a moment's notice. No …

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Pentagon watchdog assessing 'nuclear football' security after rioters got alarmingly close to one during Capitol siege

The Department of Defense inspector general wants to know more about the plans if the satchel is "l…

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Trump has left the White House, but he still has the nuclear football

Nuclear experts say that the current situation is the product of an outdated and dangerous system t…

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Impeachment trial video shows Mike Pence rushing from the Capitol with a 'nuclear football' close behind as rioters stormed the building

Any attempted seizure of the critical briefcase would have been a "massive and unprecedented securi…

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Here's what happens to the 'nuclear football' if Trump skips Biden's inauguration

A former military aide and experts explain what likely happens to the world's most important briefc…

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Why New York AG Letitia James is probably Trump's biggest worry right now (not Jack Smith, Fani Willis or Alvin Bragg)

There are many paths to "no jail" for his criminal cases. But in three months, he'll face a state A…

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Trump's erratic presidency is the latest sign giving one person control of the nukes is 'dangerous,' experts say

"Having the president have sole authority to order a nuclear strike is just outrageous," an expert …

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Nuclear power could transform the US energy grid — but decades of roadblocks and rising prices are standing in the way

Experts say relying more nuclear power could reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, especially as t…

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Pelosi says she talked to the top US general about stopping an 'unhinged' Trump from launching a nuclear strike

"The situation of this unhinged President could not be more dangerous," the speaker of the House sa…

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Manhattan Project scientists hired Columbia University's football team to lug uranium into the physics lab on campus in the 1940s

During the development of the atomic bomb, physicists at Columbia University needed help moving ura…

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Researchers say China is constructing 300 possible missile silos, which could make its nuclear arsenal bigger than Russia's or America's

The new report tops earlier missile silo estimates. The silos could house hundreds of nuclear warhe…

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Blake Masters says the GOP isn't John McCain's party anymore. Now, he's taking on Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly for McCain's old seat.

"John McCain, rest his soul," Blake Masters, the GOP Arizona Senate nominee once said. "It's not hi…

Bryan Metzger   


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Here's how Donald Trump could theoretically run for president in 2024 from prison and govern the US behind bars, according to 9 legal scholars

Former President Donald Trump is running for the White House again in 2024. Legal experts say he ca…

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Trump lives in 'alternative reality' and truly believes his election-fraud claims, says UK film-maker with him around Jan. 6

Alex Holder revealed new details about Donald Trump's state of mind in the months culminating in th…

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Roman Abramovich injected himself into the Ukraine peace talks to curry favor with the governments sanctioning his business empire, experts say

The UK and the EU sanctioned Roman Abramovich last month. The Russian oligarch is now working for p…

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'I will not yield': Biden puts out a forceful call for the Senate to change its rules to pass voting rights legislation

President Biden and Vice President Harris visited Atlanta at a critical inflection point in Senate …

Grace Panetta   


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10 Things in Politics: Biden's EV arms race against China

And the shipping crisis isn't going away.

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Trump called McConnell 'a stupid person' and a 'knucklehead' for not eliminating the filibuster during his term, book says

"I don't think he's smart enough," former President Donald Trump said of the Republican leader, acc…

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