December 20, 2015 ӣƵ Poll: 65 percent want Congress to keep investigating Benghazi attack As the House Select Committee on Intelligence meets with witnesses to the Benghazi attack, Americans by a two-to-one margin want Congress to continue to investigate the Obama administration’s handling of the terrorist attack that killed four Americans including a U.S. ambassador.
December 20, 2015 State Department designates two Nigerian militant groups as terrorist organizations The State Department has designated two Nigerian militant groups -- Boko Haram and Ansaru -- as foreign terrorist organizations to help U.S. and other law enforcement agencies investigate and prosecute suspects associated with the two extremist networks.
December 20, 2015 Benghazi witnesses to testify behind closed doors on Capitol Hill New details about what took place on the night of the Benghazi terror attack more than a year ago may come to light when witnesses who were on the ground during the assault meet with congressional lawmakers later this month.
December 20, 2015 More missteps: Air Force officials in charge of nukes left open blast door, sources say Twice this year alone, Air Force officers entrusted with the launch keys to nuclear-tipped missiles have been caught leaving open a blast door that is intended to help prevent a terrorist or other intruder from entering their underground command post, Air Force officials have told The Associated Press.
December 20, 2015 'Unfair': Marine's career in jeopardy despite role exposing Afghan insider threat A good Marine is being put through the wringer -- with his career now hanging in the balance -- for mistakenly sending a threat warning from an unclassified email account, according to supporters.
December 20, 2015 Eyewitness accounts describe chaotic DC shooting scene Emily Wheeler was near the U.S. Capitol Thursday afternoon when she heard what could have been an explosion.“We just heard the gun shots pow pow pow pow – and then a black Infinity driving by and then a whole bunch of cop cars,” she told ӣƵ. “And then heard another pow pow pow pow like return fire and a kaboom like an explosion almost. I thought it was an explosion but maybe it was a car crash.”
December 20, 2015 Senators seek escalation of Iran sanctions after nuke talks Demands in Congress grew Wednesday for a speedy escalation of sanctions against Iran as two days of nuclear talks ended in Geneva, setting up a potential foreign policy clash with the Obama administration while it seeks a diplomatic end to the standoff with Tehran.
December 20, 2015 Marine who emailed threat warning now getting bipartisan Hill support A Marine facing military discharge for mistakenly sending a threat warning from an unclassified email account is now getting bipartisan support on Capitol Hill from member say he used the fastest and only method available to respond.
December 20, 2015 Al Qaeda opens first official Twitter account An official al Qaeda website that is restricted to members of the terrorist group opened its first Twitter account this week in what U.S. officials say is an effort to resolve a major split over Syria's Islamist rebels.
December 20, 2015 Russia, China hold large-scale war games Pentagon intelligence agencies are closely watching Russian and Chinese war games now taking place in Europe and Asia involving tens of thousands of troops.