Trump Likely Couldn’t Get A Security Clearance. What Happens If He Wins?

WASHINGTON — Facing multiple criminal prosecutions and over a half billion dollars in civil judgments, private citizen Donald Trump would almost certainly be denied even the lowest level security clearance, were he to apply. If he wins the November presidential election, though, he would immediately regain access to the nation’s most sensitive secrets — his … Read more

Defense Sec. Austin Hospitalized With Bladder Issue, But ‘Retaining The Functions’ Of Office

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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin: ‘I Should Have Told The President About My Cancer Diagnosis’

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