by Yunita Ong | Jan 20, 2015 | National Security, State of the Union
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is likely to sidestep the thorny topic of immigration reform during his State of The Union address Tuesday night in favor of issues such as inequality, experts predict. After the House voted to overturn the president’s...
by Stephanie Haines | Feb 26, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON – – New Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson Wednesday agreed with members of a congressional committee that his agency needs to focus more on border security. The House Homeland Security Committee hosted Johnson, who became the secretary of the...
by Ellen Garrison | Feb 26, 2014 | Health & Science, National Security
WASHINGTON – Amid revelations of government surveillance, the Food and Drug Administration found itself in front of a House committee Wednesday dealing with allegations of unreasonable computer monitoring of whistleblowing FDA employees. The Republicans on the...
by Ryan McCrimmon | Feb 19, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON – With U.S. troops set to leave Afghanistan by the end of the year, a report released Wednesday suggested that nonmilitary alternatives like art and community engagement can be effective ways to continue combatting violent extremism in the region. The...
by Ryan McCrimmon | Feb 12, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON — A panel of Middle East policy experts say the growing jihadist movement in Egypt poses an increasing threat to the United States. The experts told the House Homeland Security Committee Tuesday that terrorist and insurgent groups are thriving in the...