December 20, 2015 Obama discussing Islamic State with Jordan's king President Barack Obama on Friday touted "slow and steady progress" in the fight against Islamic State militants as he committed to increase aid to Jordan, a key ally in the Arab coalition battling the extremists.
December 20, 2015 Clinton says America should ‘empathize’ with its enemies Hillary Clinton is taking heat for saying America should “empathize” and show “respect” for its enemies.
December 20, 2015 Rand Paul introduces declaration of war against ISIS Sen. Rand Paul on Wednesday introduced a measure that declares the United States is at war with Islamic State of Iraq and Syria terrorists in the Middle East.
December 20, 2015 Feds urge US military members to scrub social media accounts over ISIS attack concerns Federal officials are warning U.S. military members to scrub their social media accounts of any material that could make them a target for the Islamic State, the most recent in a series of alerts about potential attacks against service members.
December 20, 2015 Terrorists reportedly plot passenger jet attacks over Europe A new report claims terrorists are plotting to blow up five jets bound for European cities before Christmas, in what one analyst said is a sign Al Qaeda is competing with the Islamic State for influence.
December 20, 2015 US cutting planned troop presence in Liberia The U.S. military is scaling back its planned Ebola response deployments to Liberia from 4,000 troops to 3,000, the U.S. commander in Liberia said Wednesday.
December 20, 2015 China takes new stealth jet for test flight during Obama visit China's military upstaged the Asian economic summit in Beijing this week by conducting flights tests of a new stealth jet prototype, as the White House called on Beijing to halt its cyber attacks.
December 20, 2015 US delays delivery of eight F-16 fighter planes to Iraq, re-routes them to Arizona Citing the escalating threat of the Islamic State, the U.S. announced it would delay delivery of eight F-16 fighter planes to Iraq, instead re-routing them to Arizona, where Iraqi pilots are participating in a U.S.-run training program, the Defense Department said.
December 20, 2015 Postal Service confirms security breach, Chinese government hackers reportedly suspected Chinese government operatives reportedly are suspected of hacking the U.S. Postal Service, in a security breach announced Monday as President Obama arrived in Beijing.
December 20, 2015 Federal workers, contractors reportedly behind many cyber breaches -- often by accident Federal employees and contractors are unwittingly undermining a $10 billion-per-year effort to protect sensitive government data from cyberattacks, according to a published report.