May 2, 2016 ‘Worst-case scenario’: Yemen chaos, Saudi king’s death pose new challenges for US The collapse of the Yemeni government, coupled with the death early Friday of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, have in an instant thrown the future of America’s fight against Islamist extremists in the volatile region into question -- while potentially giving Iran more sway.
May 2, 2016 Senate opens showdown with Obama over Iran sanctions Senators in both parties squared off with the Obama administration Wednesday about whether new sanctions would scuttle nuclear talks with Iran as House Speaker John Boehner, without consulting the White House, invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress.
May 2, 2016 Terror threat taking back seat in State of the Union? Ahead of President Obama’s State of the Union address, the American people have heard about tax hikes, community college, diplomacy with Cuba, and mortgage insurance.
May 2, 2016 US Central Command Twitter account back online after pro-ISIS hack The Twitter account and YouTube page for U.S. Central Command were hacked on Monday and for several minutes carried incendiary messages promoting the Islamic State -- including one that said, "AMERICAN SOLDIERS, WE ARE COMING, WATCH YOUR BACK. ISIS."
May 2, 2016 NOAA employee charged with computer breach met senior Chinese official in Beijing A federal weather service employee charged with stealing sensitive infrastructure data from an Army Corps of Engineers database met a Chinese government official in Beijing, according to court documents that reveal the case to be part of an FBI probe of Chinese economic espionage.
April 29, 2016 An exclusive look inside FBI's leadership academy for law enforcement executives Famously known as the training grounds for incoming special agents, the FBI’s sprawling academy in Quantico, Virginia also plays host to some 1,000 domestic and international law enforcement executives every year.
April 29, 2016 US weighing under-the-radar routes for Syrian refugees? The Obama administration appears to be bowing to international pressure and pursuing under-the-radar “alternative” ways to bring in more Syrian and other refugees -- as soon as this year.
April 28, 2016 Obama did not press Putin on recent military provocations in phone call President Obama did not raise Russian military provocations against a Navy warship and Air Force intelligence jet last week during a Monday phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the White House disclosed Monday.
April 28, 2016 Obama to visit CIA as US weighs next steps on Islamic State President Obama will pay a rare visit to CIA headquarters Wednesday as the United States weighs sending more forces to Iraq to fight the Islamic State group.
April 28, 2016 Few airports require employee screening before work The head of the Transportation Security Administration appeared to acknowledge in a recent Capitol Hill hearing that only three U.S. airports require employees to go through screening checks before coming to work, even after reports surfaced that dozens of airport workers have potential terror ties.