by Daniel Hersh | Feb 9, 2015 | National Security
By Daniel Hersh WASHINGTON – With militant Islamist group Boko Haram continuing its aggressive hostilities, Nigeria’s election, which has been postponed from Saturday until March 28, may be marred by violence, especially violence toward women, experts said Monday....
by Tyler Pager | Feb 9, 2015 | National Security
By Tyler Pager WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed the importance of continuing diplomatic efforts to resolve the situation in Ukraine, but Obama said he would consider sending lethal arms if diplomacy fails. At a joint...
by Tal Axelrod | Feb 5, 2015 | National Security
By Tal Axelrod Diane Foley, whose son Jim was killed in Syria, and Debra Tice, whose son is still held hostage, speak about their sons’ experiences and the dangers of conflict journalism.
by Olivia Marcus | Feb 4, 2015 | National Security
WASHINGTON – A team ordered by the president to review U.S. hostage policy is interviewing hostages’ families for input, a spokeswoman for the government’s Hostage Policy Review Team said Wednesday. U.S. hostage policy came under scrutiny last year after the...
by Olivia Marcus | Feb 4, 2015 | National Security
WASHINGTON – The mother of James Foley—an American journalist killed by ISIS militants last year—is imploring the American press to stand by freelancers who are captured while reporting abroad. “As Americans, I think we need to do some soul searching,” said Diane...
by Tyler Pager | Feb 4, 2015 | National Security
By Tyler Pager WASHINGTON – Automatic cuts to the Defense Department budget are “risky” because they imply diminish U.S. projection of power overseas, Ashton Carter said Wednesday at a Senate confirmation hearing in which there appeared to be little opposition to his...
by Ashley Gilmore | Feb 4, 2015 | National Security
WASHINGTON— The terrorist group, ISIS, is using social media as a new and effective propaganda weapon to spread its message, , Daniel Cohen, of the Institute for National Security Studies, said Wednesday. Located in Israel, the institute focuses on research of...
by Daniel Hersh | Feb 4, 2015 | National Security
WASHINGTON – Republican congressmen grilled Obama administration officials on President Barack Obama’s decision to restore diplomatic relations with Cuba, criticizing the secrecy of the negotiations and the abruptness of the policy shift. Foreign Affairs Committee...
by Haley Hinkle | Feb 3, 2015 | National Security
WASHINGTON – While supporting President Barack Obama’s decision to normalize relations with Cuba, Cuban human rights activists told a Senate subcommittee Tuesday that opening trade and tourism between the U.S. and Cuba won’t end the Castro regime’s civil rights abuses...
by Daniel Hersh | Feb 3, 2015 | National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON – Gang shootings in the Washington metropolitan area have been on the rise in the last few months but how the gangs operate differs significantly based on their location – and that has caught the attention of law enforcement officials. “I know the...
by Astrid Goh & Tara Longardner | Feb 3, 2015 | Health & Science, National Security, Topics
By Astrid Goh WASHINGTON — Veteran Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald brought his message of transparency about health care benefits to a town hall Tuesday morning. Deputy VA Secretary Sloan Gibson and members from the Veterans Affairs Committee also participated in...
by Tyler Pager | Feb 2, 2015 | National Security
By Tyler Pager WASHINGTON – The Pentagon requested $534 billion for 2016 on Monday as part of President Barack Obama’s budget, $35 billion dollars above the caps set by Congress in the automatic spending cuts. In addition, it proposed $51 billion for overseas...
