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MILITARY May 3, 2016

Lawmakers want details on vetting, including social media checks, for those bound for US

The investigation of the mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, was just hours old when lawmakers, law enforcement and the public started asking the same question: How did U.S. authorities miss the signs that a Pakistani woman asking for a visa because she was engaged to an American had been radicalized? Tashfeen Malik came to the U.S. on a K-1 fiance visa in July 2014 and passed multiple background checks and at least two in-person interviews, one in Pakistan and another after she married Syed Farook.

White House May 2, 2016

Obama to meet with San Bernardino families en route to Hawaii vacation

President Obama will fit in a meeting with families of the 14 victims in the San Bernardino terror attack, en route to his yearly vacation in Hawaii.

DEFENSE May 2, 2016

Poll: Americans say homegrown jihadists greater threat than foreign-born

The majority of Americans believe homegrown jihadists are a greater threat to the United States than foreign terrorists, according to a new poll released Thursday.

National Security April 28, 2016

Grassley raises concerns on prisons using terror-tied groups to vet Islamic chaplains

A top Senate Republican is warning that the federal Bureau of Prisons could be letting Muslim groups with terror ties vet chaplains and religious instructors, increasing the risk of indoctrination and radicalism behind bars.

Counter-terrorism April 22, 2016

James Comey: FBI spent over $1 million to unlock San Bernardino attacker's iPhone

The FBI paid a non-governmental third party over $1 million for technology that allowed the agency to unlock an iPhone 5C that belonged to San Bernardino gunman Syed Farook, according to a remark made by FBI director James Comey at a moderated discussion in London on Thursday.

Syria April 2, 2016

Video of military convoy new evidence Russia not pulling out of Syria

There is more evidence that Russian forces are not pulling out of Syria, but instead, more troops are arriving there, a new video from Russian state television Saturday apparently shows.

Counter-terrorism February 22, 2016

FBI owes it to victims to access San Bernardino killer's phone, director says

FBI Director James Comey said late Sunday that the agency owed the victims of last December's San Bernardino terror attack a "thorough and professional investigation", in an effort to explain why law enforcement officials are trying to compel Apple to help them gain access to a cellphone owned by one of the gunmen.

VIDEO February 11, 2016

DHS whistleblower: I was ordered to delete, modify records

Former DHS employee explains

Conflicts February 9, 2016

Pentagon seeks funding for Libya, Africa military operations

The Pentagon is seeking $200 million in the 2017 budget for counterterrorism operations in Libya and other portions of North and West Africa, as the Islamic State threat in that region continues to grow.

VIDEO January 20, 2016

Kent State professor accused of trying to recruit for ISIS

Teacher now under FBI investigation

Counter-terrorism January 9, 2016

Two Mideast refugees arrested on terror charges appear in US courts

Two men born in Iraq who came to the U.S. as refugees had court dates in California and Texas Friday on terror-related charges, as investigators say one of the men wrote that he wanted to travel to Syria because he was "eager to see blood."