by Cat Zakrzewski | Jan 29, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (UPI) — National Intelligence Director James Clapper said Wednesday that leaks by Edward Snowden have left the United States “less safe and its people less secure.” Joining top government officials to discuss national security threats to the...
by Patrick Svitek | Mar 12, 2012 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is not known to bite his tongue. So when the former budget guru was called to testify on the Pentagon’s spending plan earlier this month before Congress, he also refused to mince words. Before the Senate Budget...
by Shirley Li | Mar 6, 2012 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama faced an eager press Tuesday in his first official news conference this year, taking on tough topics ranging from the question of possible U.S. involvement in Syria to conservative political commentator Rush Limbaugh. After quickly...
by Patrick Svitek | Feb 29, 2012 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Wednesday told lawmakers he is willing to go only so far in trimming the Pentagon budget to avoid putting the nation at serious risk. Testifying before the House Budget Committee, Panetta reiterated what he said to the...
by Ariel Rothfield | Feb 28, 2012 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON—Secretary of State Hilary Clinton defended the State Department’s tight 2013 budget Tuesday, saying the agency had to make “difficult trade-offs and painful cuts.” “The request represents an increase of less than the rate of inflation and just over 1...
