by Mila Jasper | Jan 16, 2018 | Featured, Immigration, National Security
WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said that she did not hear President Donald Trump call Haiti and African countries “shithole” or “shithouse” nations during a White House meeting last Thursday on an immigration deal....
by Ben Trachtenberg | Jan 12, 2018 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Friends and family of 24 new civil servants cheered as they took the oath of office Friday, administered by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Tillerson noted that the members of the 148th class are going to work in 14 different bureaus around the U.S.,...
by Jakob Lazzaro | Jan 12, 2018 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – The protests in Iran that started last month show serious splits between the political elites and average citizens, especially outside Tehran, and are a sign that the political climate may be shifting, several experts said Friday. At least 22 people have...
by Mila Jasper | Jan 11, 2018 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Eleven of the 41 remaining detainees at Guantanamo Bay should be freed because they have not been charged and their continued detention is illegally punitive, the human rights group Center for Constitutional Rights said Thursday in asking a federal court...
by Isabella Alvarenga | Nov 30, 2016 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s rhetoric on the campaign trail about Russia and Russian President Vladimir Putin has understandably created speculation about what U.S.-Russia relations will look like under President-elect Trump. As tensions with Russia increased...
by Evelyn Wang | Nov 30, 2016 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Former Clinton administration Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former Bush administration National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley called for a new approach to the Middle East Wednesday – taking the lead from the countries and providing the...
by David Fishman | Nov 30, 2016 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — The outgoing homeland security secretary, Jeh Johnson, all but endorsed a possible successor Wednesday, speaking on a panel about future threats to the nation. “I don’t know anybody who is stronger on border security in Congress,” Johnson said about...
by Andrew Merica | Nov 16, 2016 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – There are “significant concerns” about the U.S. military’s strength and its ability to combat global threats, according to a report released Wednesday by a leading conservative think tank. “Clearly, the takeaway on this … is that the...
by Dan Waldman | Nov 15, 2016 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Terrorism has “metastasized” and the only way to stop it is to prevent the spread of radical ideas to young Muslims, according to former CIA director Leon Panetta, Panetta appeared alongside former British Prime Minister Tony Blair Tuesday at the release...
by Benjamin Din | Nov 15, 2016 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — There is “no doubt” that America’s presence in the Pacific and Asia will continue because of potential threats from North Korea, China and the Islamic State, the commander of U.S. military activities in the region said Tuesday. Navy Adm. Harry B. Harris...
by Evelyn Wang | Nov 14, 2016 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — The year 2016 is a turning point for key issues of internet freedom, a report by watchdog organization Freedom House said Monday. Governments are now targeting messaging apps, said Freedom House’s Sanja Kelly at a panel hosted by Google....
by Ross Krasner | Nov 14, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON — The governor of an Iraqi province that was retaken from ISIS said Monday that lessons from the aftermath of the ordeal should be applied to the city of Mosul, assuming it is freed from the terror group. Najmaldin Karim, governor of Kirkuk province...
