by Jason Mast | Sep 27, 2016 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – The woman who is closer to President Barack Obama than any other White House official has met with and praised the Koch brothers, the conservative billionaires who funded the Tea Party and publicly feuded with the president. Senior Advisor Valerie...
by David Fishman | Sep 27, 2016 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Republican senators sharply criticized FBI director James Comey Tuesday for his agency’s handling of recent terrorism incidents, including a bombing in New York and a shooting in an Orlando nightclub. “Let’s just admit we’re...
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 Darby Hopper | Sep 26, 2016 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — Indonesia’s strategy to combat Islamic State inroads with Muslim-based civic organizations should serve as a model for global counterterrorism, an Indonesian scholar said Monday. Abubakar Eby Hara, a senior lecturer at the University of Jember and a...
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 Isabella Alvarenga | Sep 25, 2016 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON— Inauguration platform construction officially started with The First Nail Event on Wednesday morning. However, according to Maj. Gen. Bradley Becker, security preparations for the inauguration started long before that. Published in...
by Michelle Kim | Sep 22, 2016 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — The bloody journal found on New York and New Jersey bombing suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami was displayed at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing Wednesday, showing his path to radicalization that included praise for Osama bin Laden and slain...
by David Fishman | Sep 21, 2016 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — The European Union urged President Barack Obama on Wednesday to block a bill that would allow survivors of the 9/11 terror attacks to sue Saudi Arabia, calling it a rolling back of the principle of sovereign immunity that could lead to reciprocal action....
by Andrew Merica & Ben 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...
by Alex Lederman | Mar 19, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government’s definition of terrorism is not hard to find. It’s posted on the FBI’s website. Terrorism needs to involve dangerous acts to human life that violate federal or state law. It must appear to be aimed at intimidating the civilian...
by Isabella Gutierrez | Mar 18, 2016 | National Security
WASHINGTON – When Apple said no to the FBI order to unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists, a debate between privacy advocates and national security officials erupted. But the tension between those two interests is as old as the Bill of Rights....
by Alex Lederman | Mar 18, 2016 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON – Republican senators said Thursday the Obama administration has failed to combat nuclear proliferation, especially in Russia, North Korea, Iran and Pakistan, but two State Department officials said the bigger threat is nuclear weapons in the hands of...
