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Newtown bikers travel 400 miles for gun control reforms

Newtown bikers travel 400 miles for gun control reforms

by Alyssa Howard | Mar 12, 2013 | National Security, Politics

Members of Team 26, a group of cyclists who rode from Newtown, Conn. to Washington to call for gun control laws, wipe each other off after finishing the 400-mile ride. (Tom Meyer/ Medill News Service)Rep. Elizabeth Esty, a Connecticut Democrat, hugs Monte Frank, the...

Senate Armed Services Committee discusses growing cyber security threats

by Mitchell Armentrout | Mar 12, 2013 | National Security, Politics

WASHINGTON — The military’s top cyber-security fighter said Tuesday that network threats to the nation are on the rise, calling on lawmakers to pass legislation that helps establish lines of authority in cyberwarfare. “When you look at the strategic landscape from our...
Senate committee approves universal background checks for gun buyers

Senate committee approves universal background checks for gun buyers

by Rachel Janik | Mar 12, 2013 | National Security, Politics

WASHINGTON – Although the more controversial  assault weapons ban remains stalled, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill Tuesday that would require universal background checks on gun buyers, sending the measure to the full Senate for a vote. Sen. Chuck...
Senate intel committee in rare open hearing on security threats

Senate intel committee in rare open hearing on security threats

by Josh Solomon | Mar 12, 2013 | National Security, Politics

WASHINGTON — One day after North Korea threatened a preemptive nuclear strike against the U.S., , intelligence officials testified at a Senate panel Tuesday that it is very possible for the “belligerent” nation to attack its neighbors to the south. In a rare hearing...
Hagel in rough start at Pentagon, now facing sequester cuts

Hagel in rough start at Pentagon, now facing sequester cuts

by Kris Anne Bonifacio | Mar 12, 2013 | National Security, Politics

WASHINGTON — Chuck Hagel faced an uphill battle winning confirmation as secretary of Defense, but his first few weeks on the job are proving to be an even bigger challenge. For his first foreign trip as defense secretary, Hagel headed to Afghanistan where his visit...
Brennan confirmed as CIA head after Rand Paul drops filibuster

Brennan confirmed as CIA head after Rand Paul drops filibuster

by Kris Anne Bonifacio | Mar 7, 2013 | National Security, Politics

WASHINGTON – The Senate voted Thursday to confirm John Brennan as the next CIA director, ending a rare talking filibuster by Sen. Rand Paul after nearly 13 hours. The 63-34 tally included 13 Republicans voting for Brennan and three Democrats voting against his...

House Subcommittees meet to talk Islamist Militant Threats to Eurasia

by Gideon Resnick | Feb 27, 2013 | National Security

WASHINGTON – There are no imminent threats from Islamist radical groups to Central Asia, but there is concerned that the groups could become a threat after the U.S. withdraws from the region is the 2014 troop drawdown in Afghanistan, a key State Department...

E-records process for veterans falls behind schedule, over budget

by Mitchell Armentrout | Feb 27, 2013 | National Security

WASHINGTON – Decade-long efforts to streamline medical recordkeeping for military personnel between the defense and veterans affairs departments are costing at least $1 billion in “down-the-drain-funding,” the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee chairman said Wednesday....
Napolitano’s agenda for homeland security affected by sequester

Napolitano’s agenda for homeland security affected by sequester

by Stephanie Yang | Feb 26, 2013 | National Security

WASHINGTON—Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano today said improving aviation security, immigration reform and cybersecurity are the main priorities of her agency this year in in her annual state of homeland security address. However, Napolitano said the $85...
Senate approves defense nominee Hagel after bruising confirmation process

Senate approves defense nominee Hagel after bruising confirmation process

by Marshall Cohen | Feb 26, 2013 | National Security, Politics

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Chuck Hagel for defense secretary, handing a victory to President Barack Obama after a two-month showdown. Senators voted 58-41 to confirm Hagel. Only four Republicans joined a unified Democratic caucus to support Hagel’s...

Experts: Relaxing Iran sanctions could spark breakthrough in negotiations

by Gideon Resnick | Feb 19, 2013 | National Security

WASHINGTON – U.S. sanctions against Iran must be eased in order to convince the nation not to escalate its nuclear program, and negotiations between the two countries should move forward quickly, several Middle East experts said Tuesday. Kenneth Pollack, senior fellow...
Protesters decry Obama ‘terrorist kill list,’ call for more spending on domestic needs

Protesters decry Obama ‘terrorist kill list,’ call for more spending on domestic needs

by Alyssa Howard | Feb 19, 2013 | National Security

Video by Catherine Reid WASHINGTON — Wind and rain didn’t deter CODEPINK from staging a White House protest Tuesday against the Obama administration’s drone warfare policy and the president’s nomination of John Brennan to head the CIA. CODEPINK is a women’s grassroots...
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