by Benjamin Rosenberg | Jan 16, 2020 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Military suicide rates have reached record highs in recent years, a problem that President Donald Trump’s nominee for under secretary of the Army said Thursday reducing the number of suicides would be one of his top priorities. At his confirmation...
by Angelina Campanile | Jan 15, 2020 | National Security
WASHINGTON – The United States has spent $900 billion on the war in Afghanistan, $132 billion for reconstruction of the Afghan government, but much of the reconstruction money was wasted, stolen or failed to address the problems it was meant to fix, the Special...
by Gregory Svirnovskiy | Jan 15, 2020 | National Security
WASHINGTON – In the aftermath of last year’s increase in domestic extremist violence, government officials said Wednesday they need to work more closely with banks to find new ways to root out domestic terrorism. A study conducted by the Anti-Defamation League’s...
by Sneha Dey | Jan 15, 2020 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — An Iranian cyberattack against the United States is a certainty and could possibly impact water supply systems or businesses, counterterrorism experts told the House Committee on Homeland Security Wednesday. Iranian adversaries will likely attack through...
by Martha Castro | Jan 15, 2020 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON— Several Democratic and Republican members of Congress on Wednesday called on President Donald Trump to impose sanctions on those responsible for the death of Mustafa Kassem, an American citizen who died Monday in an Egyptian prison after being detained in...
by Joey Maya Safchik | Jan 14, 2020 | National Security
WASHINGTON — At a hearing Tuesday, the House Foreign Affairs Committee probed the recent tensions in Iran. Witnesses questioned whether the targeted strike was in response to an “imminent” threat, as President Trump has asserted. Notably absent was...
by Martha Castro | Jan 10, 2020 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON—The House of Representatives passed legislation to limit President Donald Trump’s ability to go to war against Iran without congressional approval Thursday, but it still needs approval by the Republican-controlled Senate. The measure, approved 224-194...
by Angelina Campanile and Joey Safchik | Jan 9, 2020 | National Security
WASHINGTON – A continuing U.S. military presence in Iraq is vital to U.S. interests, and President Donald Trump’s insistence that America doesn’t need Middle East oil is misguided, the head of the National Council on U.S. Arab Relations said Thursday. “The thought of...
by James Pollard | Jan 9, 2020 | Featured, National Security
James Pollard WASHINGTON — New York City had to undertake an “immense response” to ensure its security after the killing of Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani by U.S. armed forces, Deputy Police Commissioner John J. Miller told a House committee Thursday. The New York...
by Greg Svirnovsky and Cassidy Wang | Jan 9, 2020 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – The CEOs from the three biggest voting systems companies appeared before the House Administration Committee on Thursday as Chairwoman Rep. Zoe Lofgren said current voting technologies are vulnerable to foreign hackers whose attacks pose serious threats to...
by Cameron Peters | Mar 22, 2019 | Cybersecurity, Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Experts say electronic voting machines pose a threat to the security of American elections, but Congress has shown little interest in requiring more secure machines nationwide despite Russian hacking in the 2016 and 2018 elections. The states that have...
by Justin Askenazy | Mar 21, 2019 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — The Army is undergoing its greatest overhaul in over 40 years as it works to modernize its fighting capabilities. Army Futures Command, the first new Army command since 1973, was established in July 2018 to help the Army become more efficient as it...
