Threats August 17, 2016 US officials: Up to 100,000 Iran-backed fighters now in Iraq As many as 100,000 Iranian-backed Shiite militia are now fighting on the ground in Iraq, according to U.S. military officials -- raising concerns that should the Islamic State be defeated, it may only be replaced by another anti-American force that fuels further sectarian violence in the region.
Middle East August 4, 2016 Obama denies US paid Iran to release hostages, says ISIS still a threat President Obama on Thursday pushed back on claims that the United States paid $400 million for the release of four American hostages in Iran.
Threats August 4, 2016 Carter calls ISIS a 'cancer,' says coalition allies need to do more Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Thursday that ISIS is a cancer that needs to be defeated ‘as fast as we can,’ and that he has told coalition allies that they have to do more in the fight to defeat the Islamist terror group.
Threats July 30, 2016 Trump's REAL point about Russian hackers: We are nearly defenseless in the cyber sphere President Obama’s Cybersecurity National Action Plan unveiled with great fanfare back in February, never even mentioned Russia or China, let alone ISIS...
Threats July 29, 2016 Sources: Dem campaign arm hack bears similarities to DNC breach A newly discovered hack into the House Democrats' campaign arm bears similarities to the recent breach of Democratic National Committee files, sources told ӣƵ -- with early indications pointing once again to possible Russian involvement.
Threats July 15, 2016 France terror attack stokes refugee debate on campaign trail The terror attack Thursday in Nice, France, that left at least 84 people dead has reignited the refugee debate in the 2016 presidential race, with Donald Trump blasting Hillary Clinton’s calls to let in thousands more and saying, “we’d better get awfully tough.”
Threats July 1, 2016 US: Up to 116 civilians killed in drone, other air attacks The White House said Friday that as many as 116 civilians have been killed by drone and other U.S. strikes in Pakistan, Yemen and Africa since President Obama took office in 2009.
ӣƵ Poll June 30, 2016 ӣƵ Poll: Voters show anxiety about guns, terrorism An increasing number of voters say the terrorists are winning the war against the United States. Over half think profiling and stricter gun laws would make the country safer. Meanwhile, 4-in-10 voters say shootings like the one in Orlando make them feel they need to own a gun.
National Security June 28, 2016 Huge number of successful cyberattacks at one federal agency, report reveals EXCLUSIVE: In 2014, a single U.S. government agency was hit with a blizzard of more than 1,370 external attacks on its most vital computer systems, with three out of every eight incidents resulting in a loss of data, according to a new report by the watchdog Government Accountability Office, suggesting hackers have been far more successful at getting at sensitive government information than previously disclosed.
DEFENSE June 23, 2016 Pentagon transfers former bin Laden bodyguard from Guantanamo detention center The Pentagon announced Wednesday the transfer of Abdel Malik Ahmed Abdel Wahab Al Rahabi from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility to Balkan nation of Montenegro.