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Mark Makela / Getty The Secret Service Is Bracing for Dangerous Times
Any chance of a normal security environment for the president-elect evaporated during the Capitol siege.
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Shutterstock / Paul Spella / The Atlantic It’s Time to Listen to the Doomsday Planners
Another pandemic, or a terrorist attack, could cripple an unprepared executive branch.
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An Educated Guess About How the NSA Is Structured
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Chris Christie: Fit to Be President?
The psychological and political aftermath of the governor's weight-loss surgery
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Reuters The Day the Secret Service Almost Shot Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
The intelligence brief on the apparent accident was three sentences long, and it scared the hell out of White House officials.
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Did America's Cyber Attack on Iran Make Us More Vulnerable?
The covert operation set back Tehran's nuclear program several years -- but may have put America's own infrastructure at risk.
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The Story of How U.S. Special Forces Infiltrated Pakistan
Using special tracking technology and CIA oversight, teams have quietly crossed the border to challenge al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and their supporters in the Pakistani spy service.
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Obama Got Us Out of Iraq, but Voters Just Don't Care Anymore
Although it was a signature issue for Sen. Obama during his campaign, President Obama won't get much political capital for following through on his promise.
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U.S. Drone That Went Down in Iran Was High-Tech Intel Tool, Officials Say
The drone that Iran claims to have shot down was a stealth RQ-170 "Sentinel"
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A Hot Flash in the Cold War With Pakistan
A NATO attack kills 24 Pakistani soldiers and Pakistan responds by closing U.S. supply routes into Afghanistan. Is the relationship between Washington and Islamabad about to disintegrate?
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Mitt Romney Ramps Up Attacks on Obama
Judging by his latest barrage of criticism, the former Massachusetts governor is already running against the president -- sort of
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Newt's Gift to Obama: A GOP Immigration Rift
With his "humane" argument, the former House speaker has put the president's chief rival, Mitt Romney, in a difficult spot
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Why Did Perry Get Into the Race, Really?
Republican consultants at loose ends and looking for work sold the Texas governor a bill of goods about his prospects
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Will Nuclear Watchdog Report Change U.S. Policy Toward Iran?
The International Atomic Energy Agency says Iran may still be working toward a bomb
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Fayaz Aziz / Reuters The Ally From Hell
Pakistan lies. It hosted Osama bin Laden (knowingly or not). Its government is barely functional. It hates the democracy next door. It is home to both radical jihadists and a large and growing nuclear arsenal (which it fears the U.S. will seize). Its intelligence service sponsors terrorists who attack American troops. With a friend like this, who needs enemies?
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Obama to Issue So-Called 'WikiLeaks' Executive Order
Federal agencies will be instructed to safeguard their secrets to prevent future leaks
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Obama to Issue 'Wikileaks Order'
After the leak of classified State Department cables, the president will direct federal agencies on sharing information
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Why U.S. Presidents Lecture the UN
American leaders consistently hector the global body, challenging it to live up to its charter
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Obama's Lonely Middle Ground
The president and Congress just haven't gotten along. In tonight's speech, he'll face a tough political calculus yet again.
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Fighting Perception of Weakness, Obama Puts Onus on Lawmakers
"Leading from behind" has left the president with low approval ratings, and the White House is now shifting its strategy
