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Rob Porter is a national security scandal, too

Porter may have had access to America’s top secrets. Chief of Staff John Kelly has some explaining to do, writes Miller Center CEO William Antholis.

Rob Porter Is a National Security Scandal, Too

For White House and the National Security Council staff veterans, the revelation that Porter did not have a full security clearance raises a number of real questions that must be answered. Those questions speak directly to the safety of America’s most sensitive intelligence officers and most dangerous operations.

William J. Antholis

Listen: Lawmakers move at slow pace to avert shutdown

A brief update on Thursday’s efforts to avert a government shutdown; later, former Obama aide Christopher Lu joins us to discuss White House security clearance procedures in the wake of controversy over a staffer who resigned this week.

Chris Lu

McKinley and the Philippines

The Miller Center's Philip Zelikow reconstructs the US decision to take the Philippines in 1898 and '99.

Philip Zelikow

How three of America's biggest companies might undo decades of conservative health-care policy

Techno-utopian visions of algorithm-driven health-care apps and artificial medical intelligence robots aside, the most important components of the still-theoretical project are actually deeply rooted in the history of health care, both in the United States and around the world. This history illustrates the potential promise of the new initiative: It might provide cheaper, better care for all Americans while facing fewer political hurdles and requiring fewer jarring changes to the system.

Guian McKee

War and Terrorism

Why did America cross the Pacific?

The Miller Center's Philip Zelikow reconstructs the U.S. decision to take the Philippines