December 20, 2015 White House says Obama will ask Congress to authorize military force against ISIS President Obama is expected to formally ask Congress to authorize the use of military force against the Islamic State terror group in the coming days, even as lawmakers said crafting and passing such a measure would be a challenge.
December 20, 2015 Obama Pentagon pick Carter says he won't bend to White House pressure to release Gitmo prisoners Ashton Carter, President Obama's nominee for Defense Secretary, pledged Wednesday that he would not bend to administration pressure to increase the pace of detainee transfers from the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay.
December 20, 2015 McCain to Obama: 'Get over your temper tantrum, Mr. President' and focus on ISIS Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said on Sunday President Obama is letting his personal issues with newly elected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu affect his decision-making and shared policy goals.
December 20, 2015 CIA director says US will keep pressure on Iran over nuclear capabilities no matter outcome of ongoing talks CIA Director John Brennan said Sunday no matter the outcome of nuclear talks with Iran, the U.S. will “continue to keep pressure” on the country and learn from its past mistakes.
December 20, 2015 Northcom: Russian cruise missile threat to US grows Russia is developing a long-range cruise missile that poses a new threat to the United States, the commander of the U.S. Northern Command warned this week.
December 20, 2015 No charges for man who crashed drone on White House lawn An intelligence agency employee whose drone crashed on the White House lawn earlier this year won't face criminal charges.
December 20, 2015 Secret Service seeks $8 million to build fake White House for training Still smarting from a string of embarrassing security incidents, the Secret Service is asking Congress for $8 million to build a replica of the White House to better train its agents.
December 20, 2015 CIA chief says ISIS has 'snowballed' CIA Director John Brennan said Friday that the Islamic State had “snowballed” beyond Iraq and Syria, estimating that at least 20,000 fighters from more than 90 countries have gone to join the militant group, several thousand of them from Western nations, including the United States.
December 20, 2015 Watchdog: 'Potential instruments of terrorism' could be slipping into US on rail shipments Weapons of mass destruction and "potential instruments of terrorism" could be at risk of entering the country through cargo rail shipments, according to a new watchdog report.
December 20, 2015 White House fence jumper pleads guilty to 2 charges A knife-carrying Army veteran who scaled a White House fence and dashed into the executive mansion before being caught has pleaded guilty in connection with the case.