by Jack Corrigan | Feb 15, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON — More than 100 older Americans have been arrested abroad in the last 16 months because of scams used by international drug traffickers to turn unsuspecting seniors into drug mules, the Department of Homeland Securityreported Wednesday. Federal law...
by Jack Corrigan | Feb 8, 2016 | Immigration
WASHINGTON — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s plan to admit 25,000 Syrian refugees by the end of February has raised questions for the US Senate Homeland Security Committee, with some senators worried that the plan may pose a threat to national security. The...
by Jack Corrigan | Feb 3, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s plan to admit 25,000 Syrian refugees by the end of February has raised questions for the Senate Homeland Security Committee, which worries that the ambitious goal may pose a threat to U.S. National Security....
by Jack Corrigan | Jan 20, 2016 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON — An influential Senate committee reaffirmed bipartisan support for dealing with America’s growing mental health crisis and promised to take quick action to improve treatment and awareness programs, particularly those geared to adolescents. A 2014...
by Jack Corrigan | Jan 12, 2016 | SOTU2018, Topics
WASHINGTON – With all eyes turned to Capitol Hill, President Barack Obama began the process of solidifying his place in history in his final State of the Union speech Tuesday night. Though he talked about plans for his last year in office – tightening federal gun...
by Jack Corrigan | Jan 11, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON — In an attempt to further stifle North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un’s nuclear ambitions, the U.S. House introduced a bill on Monday that would apply new financial sanctions to North Korea and call for stricter enforcement of existing sanctions. Though...
