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National security

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House Intelligence Committee holds Shanksville hearing on emerging AI, cyber threats 25 years after 9/11

Aug 31, 2026

NewsNation reported on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence's field hearing at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The panel, after a year of review, released findings on vulnerabilities despite 25 years without another 9/11-style attack. Chairman Rick Crawford described potential future threats beginning in cyberspace, targeting critical infrastructure, or involving AI, biological agents, and economic coercion. The symbolic event included input from Flight 93 families, first responders, and lawmakers emphasizing the need to strengthen defenses against evolving risks.

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House panel reviews 9/11 lessons on AI, cyber and state actor threats

Jul 21, 2026

The hearing was the second public session of a bipartisan House task force reviewing the 9/11 Commission report. Members and witnesses discussed how threats have evolved beyond terrorism to include great-power competition, AI-enabled cyber and influence operations, drones, and gray-zone activities by China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. Experts testified that the US homeland is no longer a sanctuary and that intelligence and law enforcement structures must adapt faster.

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