by Erin Bacon | Feb 3, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Refugees coming into the U.S. go through a lengthy screening process that for a select few has included checking social media posts, but soon all refugees’ tweets, Instagrams and other social posts may be checked, according to national security...
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 Julia Jacobs | Feb 3, 2016 | Politics
President Barack Obama made the first visit of his presidency to a U.S. mosque Wednesday, traveling to the Islamic Society of Baltimore — which includes a house of worship, K-12 school and health clinic. Follow along as we live blog Obama’s speech starting at...
by Alex Duner | Feb 2, 2016 | Politics
One of the most telling statistics from Monday’s Iowa caucuses was the margin with which Bernie Sanders beat Hillary Clinton among young caucus goers. Entrance polls found that voters ages 17 to 29 overwhelmingly preferred the 74-year-old socialist candidate, 84...
by Drew Gerber | Feb 2, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Foreign prosecutions are the best and sometimes only option for justice for American victims of overseas terrorism, especially attacks in Israel, a deputy assistant attorney general told a House oversight subcommittee Tuesday. The hearing was spurred by...
by Nicolas Rivero | Feb 2, 2016 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON — If the commercial space launch industry is to expand beyond a niche market, it will have to figure out how to get every-day people into space affordably, a panel of industry leaders said Tuesday. Commercial space launch companies generally sustain...
by Shane McKeon | Feb 2, 2016 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential campaigns should spend more on hiring and turning out people of color as the electorate grows more diverse, a Center for American Progress fellow said Tuesday. In an event at the left-leaning think tank, author Steve Phillips said...
by Erin Bacon | Feb 2, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Big-city police departments have special units for responding to terrorist attacks, but community police departments could be key to preventing future attacks – and they need more money, according to law enforcement experts like former Boston...
by Alex Lederman | Feb 2, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON – The United States must not reduce its commitment to Afghanistan in the wake of a difficult year, Gen. John Campbell, the outgoing commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, said Wednesday before the House Armed Services Committee. “Afghanistan is at an...
by Sabrina Rodriguez | Feb 2, 2016 | Education
WASHINGTON — Acting Education Secretary John King Jr. said the agency has addressed ehtical missteps by its top technology official, including the use of agency employees for personal work and failing to disclose outside income, while also working to correct...
by Jasper Scherer | Feb 2, 2016 | Health & Science
WASHINGTON — NASA should be more realistic in estimating the length of its missions because they regularly go longer than predicted — and that can be a good sign, a former top congressional staff member told researchers commissioned by NASA to assess the...
by Tyler Kendall | Feb 2, 2016 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Technology CEOs are “arguably the most powerful group in the country” and they aren’t humble when it comes to making their positions known, according to an expert on Silicon Valley. Advocating for free markets, less regulation and more...
