by Benjamin Din | Oct 17, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Navy Secretary Ray Mabus defended Wednesday his decision to stop identifying sailors by their job titles, which has sparked controversy from the Navy’s rank and file. Mabus said at a National Press Club luncheon that his late-September decision to...
by Benjamin Din | Oct 5, 2016 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed to side with Duane Buck, a condemned man, during oral arguments Wednesday involving a decades-old Texas death-penalty case that included racially discriminatory references during court testimony. In 1997, Buck was sentenced to...
by Benjamin Din | Oct 4, 2016 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Worries – real or imagined – about a potentially rigged election may be eased by an international election observation mission focusing on the November General Election in the U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has said publicly that he...
by Benjamin Din | Sep 29, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham introduced legislation Wednesday to end economic aid to the Palestinian Authority if it continues its practice of compensating terrorists and their families. Along with Republican Sens. Dan Coats of Indiana and Roy Blunt of...
by Benjamin Din | Sep 28, 2016 | Featured, National Security
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Robert McDonald, secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, stand next to each other during the national anthem. Both leaders spoke at the launch of Hidden Heroes. (MNS) MSNBC anchor Richard Liu emceed the Hidden Heroes...
by Benjamin Din | Sep 27, 2016 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs has overpaid more than $100 million in pensions and other compensation to veterans who are in prison, VA Inspector General Michael Missal said Tuesday at a House Veterans Affairs subcommittee hearing. Federal law...
by Benjamin Din | Sep 26, 2016 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Law enforcement needs a nuanced understanding of how Islamic extremists recruit in order to be effective, Jesse Morton, a former extremist and al-Qaida recruiter, said at a George Washington University event Monday. For Revolution Muslim — a New...
by Benjamin Din | Sep 21, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump would be a “dangerous” and unfit commander-in-chief because he has never paid attention to national security issues, a group of retired generals and admirals said Wednesday “Donald Trump is not...
