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An einem kalten Januarmorgen erwachen die Vereinigten Staaten und entdecken, dass ein längst tot geglaubter Feind aus seinem Grab gekrochen ist, um das Land zu zerstören. Nach mehreren Morden an US-Agenten verdichten sich die Hinweise, dass der Killer ein berüchtigter Ex-KGB-Doppelagent ist. Geheimdienstagent Scot Harvath wird eingeschaltet. Zusammen mit der schönen russischen Agentin Alexandra Ivanova startet Harvath eine adrenalingeladene Jagd. Sie geraten mitten in eine teuflische Verschwörung, die die Vereinigten Staaten in die Knie zwingen soll.

The most unlikely terrorist enemy of all now holds a knife against the country’s throat. With both diplomatic and conventional military options swept from the table, the president calls upon Navy SEAL turned Secret Service agent Scot Harvath to disable a brilliantly orchestrated conspiracy intended to bring the United States to its knees. Teamed with beautiful Russian Intelligence agent Alexandra Ivanova and a highly trained CIA paramilitary detachment, Harvath embarks on an adrenaline-fueled search that spans the world.

President Cappuano has been working for months on his first State of the Union address, his highest profile moment yet as the country’s new president. He’s dealing with a wide array of complex issues and is counting down to the televised speech before a joint session of Congress. While he tries to strike the right tone to assure the American people that their new president is hard at work on their behalf, his wife, Metro Police Lt. Sam Holland is faced with one of the most confounding cases of her career and juggling some complex issues at home with the couple’s children.

Eigentlich waren die Weihnachtstage als dringend benötigte Auszeit für die Familie von Lieutenant Sam Holland und ihrem Mann US-Präsident Nick Cappuano gedacht. Stattdessen sieht sich Sam mit einem Serienvergewaltiger konfrontiert, der die Frauen in ihrer Stadt bedroht. Zusätzlich schlägt sich die Mordkommission weiter mit den Konsequenzen der aufgedeckten Skandale innerhalb der Washingtoner Polizei herum, deren Auswirkungen sie alle betreffen könnten. Währenddessen bereitet sich Nick auf den bisher wichtigsten Moment in seiner Amtszeit als Präsident der Vereinigten Staaten vor.

Ein verdeckter Treffpunkt des US-Geheimdiensts in Syrien wurde Ziel eines Anschlags. Noch bevor das dort stationierte Einsatzteam seinen Auftrag ausführen konnte, verwandelten Terroristen den Unterschlupf in ein Blutbad. Anti-Terror-Agent Scot Harvath trägt die Verantwortung für das Desaster. Fieberhaft sucht er nach den Drahtziehern. Es gibt einen Saboteur in den eigenen Reihen und Harvath muss ihn finden.

Nach einem gewaltigen Sturm über dem Mittelmeer wird die Leiche eines Mannes an Land gespült. Der Tote wird als ein hochrangiger Terrorist identifiziert, was bei der CIA Panik auslöst: Könnte er etwas mit dem »spektakulären Anschlag« zu tun haben, den der Geheimdienst bereits den ganzen Sommer über befürchtet? Um so schnell wie möglich Antworten zu erhalten, nutzt die CIA eine ungewöhnliche Quelle: Scot Harvath, der Navy SEAL, der zum verdeckten Terrorismusbekämpfer wurde.

The exciting new First Family Series continues with the Cappuano family’s first Christmas at the White House shadowed by a murder investigation that strikes a little too close to home.

Sam and Nick are ready to get out of DC—and the White House—for a much-needed vacation to celebrate their second anniversary. Due to ongoing political pressures, they decide to scuttle their plans for a return to Bora Bora to stay closer to home at their favorite oceanfront house at Dewey Beach in Delaware. But before they can make their escape, Sam is summoned back to work to deal with yet another crisis in the ongoing investigation into former Lieutenant Stahl.

Secret Service Agent Scot Harvath auf der blutigen Spur des kaltblütigsten Terroristen der Welt. Das größte Problem für Harvath: Er hat keine Ahnung, wie der Mann aussieht. Der Pfad des Mörders führt Harvath von den brennenden Wüsten Nordafrikas bis in die verwinkelten Gassen Roms.

Gerade haben Lieutenant Sam Holland und ihr Mann Nick Cappuano noch mit Freunden und Familie Thanksgiving gefeiert, da finden sie sich plötzlich auf dem Weg ins Weiße Haus wieder: Präsident Nelson ist unerwartet verstorben, und Nick muss als sein Vizepräsident und Nachfolger so schnell wie möglich den Amtseid ablegen.

From the national best-selling author of The Lions of Lucerne and Path of the Assassin comes another electrifying international thriller featuring all-American hero Scot Harvath, as he plunges into the frigid heart of the Russian tundra to save the fragile state of the union.

Hosted by CNN's Jake Tapper and Dana Bash, State of the Union features interviews with top newsmakers on politics and policy—covering Washington, the country, and the world.

Lieutenant Sam Holland has seen just about everything as a D.C. homicide detective, but she’s never been asked to lie to her closest colleagues and her husband—until now. With national security on the line, Sam makes a deal with the devil that quickly comes back to haunt her as she assists in a baffling case that leads right back to the Oval Office, where her husband is mourning the loss of his trusted aide, Navy Lieutenant Juan Rodriguez. For President Nick Cappuano, the betrayal cuts deep.

State of the Unions is labor‘s podcast, a production of the 12.5 million member, 56 union AFL-CIO, bringing you the issues and guests important to working people.

Matthew Keating, a one-time Navy SEAL and a former US President, has always defended his family as fiercely as he has his country. Now these defences are under attack. And it's personal. Keating's teenage daughter, Melanie, has been abducted, turning every parent's deepest fear into a matter of national security. As the world watches, Keating embarks on a one-man special-ops mission that tests his strengths: as a leader, a warrior, and a father. Because Keating knows that in order to save Melanie's life he will have to put his own on the line . . .

The 1984 State of the Union address, delivered January 25, 1984, praises “bipartisan cooperation” and says: “For a time we forgot the American dream isn't one of making government bigger; it's keeping faith with the mighty spirit of free people under God.” “Inflation has been beaten down from 12.4 to 3.2 percent…” “Real after-tax income increased 5 percent last year.” “We're seeing rededication to bedrock values of faith, family, work, neighborhood, peace, and freedom…”

The 1988 State of the Union Address delivered January 25, 1988, extols individual rights, the free market, and the value of work, family, and religion, resulting in “the longest peacetime expansion in history”. Reagan stresses unity and common goals, saying there are no Republicans, no Democrats -- just Americans.

In The Browns of California, journalist and scholar Miriam Pawel weaves a narrative history that spans four generations, from August Schuckman, the Prussian immigrant who crossed the Plains in 1852 and settled on a northern California ranch, to his great-grandson Jerry Brown, who reclaimed the family homestead 140 years later. Through the prism of their lives, we gain an essential understanding of California and an appreciation of its importance.

The Cold War is usually thought of in terms of fear, potential nuclear war, and espionage. While these were elements of the years between the end of World War II and the 1990s, the competition between the US and the USSR had some real benefits. Perhaps, the best and most impressive accomplishments during this time resulted from the Space Race.

Union tells the story of the struggle to create a national myth for the United States, one that could hold its rival regional cultures together and forge an American nationhood.