December 20, 2015 Republicans mocked for Putin warnings now say: 'Told ya so' Several prominent Republicans are claiming "told ya so" in the wake of Vladimir Putin's invasion of Crimea, after having predicted such aggression and tensions years ago, only to be mocked by the media at the time.
December 20, 2015 Lawmakers probe spy agency split over Russia's intentions in Ukraine Lawmakers have launched a review to find out why U.S. intelligence agencies disagreed on Russia's intentions ahead of its military intervention in Ukraine.
December 20, 2015 NSA phone data collection program ends, forcing debate over terror concerns The NSA’s sweeping authority to collect phone-record data expired Sunday, despite evidence that such programs helped European officials track down the perpetrators of the recent Paris suicide bombing attacks and stop other attacks.
December 20, 2015 Fiorina: Obama 'delusional' about magnitude of climate change as security threat Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina on Sunday called President Obama “delusional” to think climate change is the country’s biggest terror threat and criticized liberals and others trying to make a political statement about the recent Planned Parenthood shootings.
December 20, 2015 Former head of Defense Intelligence Agency responds to claims over ISIS intelligence The former head of the Defense Intelligence Agency said the White House can’t say it was not made aware of the growing threat ISIS posed in the region in an exclusive interview Monday with ӣƵ’ Megyn Kelly on “The Kelly File.”
December 20, 2015 Paris attacks re-ignite debate over NSA tactics, metadata program The deadly Paris attacks have re-ignited calls in Washington for the U.S. intelligence community to have more freedom to track suspected terrorists, after a period in which surveillance tactics were curtailed amid a civil liberties outcry.
December 20, 2015 Intel officers reviewing data before Paris attack for missed warnings; Obama says no lapses The U.S. intelligence community is scouring its own data to see if any warning signs were missed in the lead-up to Friday's deadly terror attacks in Paris, though top U.S. and French officials argued Monday that intelligence lapses were not to blame.
December 20, 2015 Obama plan for Syrian refugees scrambled by state opposition The Paris terror attacks may have put a clamp on President Obama's plans to resettle 10,000 Syrian refugees over the next year, as the number of governors saying they won't take them swells.
December 20, 2015 Several governors refuse to relocate Syrian refugees after Paris attacks The governors of Alabama and Michigan said Sunday that they would not resettle any refugees from Syria in their states, amid reports that at least one of the Paris attackers slipped through Europe’s immigration system and concerns about “gaping holes” impacting America’s screening process.
December 20, 2015 US military leaders propose sending more forces to Europe to deter Russia U.S. military officials have proposed sending more troops to Europe to deter the threat of aggression by Russia and have stepped training exercises aimed at countering possible interference with troop transfers by Moscow.