The director of national intelligence on Monday night released what appeared to be the original court document authorizing the National Security Agency to conduct sweeping collections of Americans’ communications records for counterterrorism purposes.
Read MoreLeaders of Syria’s largest rebel faction and top commanders for al Qaeda’s Iraqi and Syrian factions have reached a peace deal, agreeing to come together to battle the growing Iranian presence in the country.
Read MoreWASHINGTON — The US Senate this week could begin a combative process on a Pentagon policy bill, but the bluster almost entirely will exclude the defense sector’s most-pressing concern: sequestration.
Read MoreThe secretary doesn’t agree with Obama’s team, especially Susan Rice, on how to deal with Egypt. Unfortunately for Rice, Kerry is the one on the ground—and he’s doing things his way.
Read Moreby Luis Arias Earlier this week Marvel Comics announced that the new Ms. Marvel would be a Pakistani-American Muslim from New Jersey. She is the first solo Muslim-American to be featured as the lead character in a monthly comic series. Her name will be Kamala Khan. While not the first Muslim character in Marvel’s universe, Kamala…
Read MoreWASHINGTON — President Obama made a vigorous appeal to Congress on Thursday to give breathing space to his efforts to forge a nuclear deal with Iran, and the prospects for an interim agreement may have improved with the release of a report by international inspectors who said that for the first time in years, they…
Read MoreWASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats’ frustration with the Obama White House continued to seep into public view Thursday, with the party’s top House Armed Services Committee (HASC) member criticizing the administration’s national security team.
Read MoreIn recent months, the leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees have held a series of hearings and briefings on how sequestration has harmed U.S. military readiness. Perhaps the most important of these is scheduled for Thursday, November 14, when Chairman Rob Wittman (R-VA) and Ranking Member Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU) of the House…
Read MoreWASHINGTON — Secretary of State John Kerry and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. pressed senators on Wednesday to give the Obama administration some breathing room to reach an accord with Iran to freeze its nuclear programs, warning that a new round of sanctions could mean war instead of diplomacy.
Read MoreIn May, President Barack Obama responded to critics of his counterterrorism policies by declaring that he was ready to work with Congress “to refine, and ultimately repeal” the authorization for the use of military force that served as the legal foundation and operational genesis of the war on terror. “Our systematic effort to dismantle terrorist…
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