June 21, 2017 White House confirms National Security Agency chief to step down White House press secretary Jay Carney on Thursday confirmed that National Security Agency Director Gen. Keith Alexander would step down early next year but downplayed suggestions his departure had anything to do with recent damaging leaks from Edward Snowden.
May 25, 2017 Las Vegas authorities on alert over new ISIS propaganda video A legitimate Islamic State group propaganda video was posted on social media last week that featured a brief clip of the Las Vegas Strip.
May 25, 2017 AUMF against ISIS, Al Qaeda introduced in the Senate Senators Jeff Flake and Tim Kaine introduced on Thursday a bipartisan Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) against the Islamic State, Al Qaeda and the Taliban that, if passed, could be the first such resolution since 2002.
May 24, 2017 Ex-FBI translator marries ISIS fighter she was ordered to investigate, court documents show A former FBI translater with top secret security clearance traveled to Syria in 2014 to marry an ISIS leader she was ordered to investigate, court documents revealed.
May 24, 2017 US terror alert system, explained The current United States terror alert system, known as the National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS), issues both alerts and bulletins.
May 23, 2017 Ariana Grande concert attack: US law enforcement monitoring incident Local law enforcement agencies across the U.S. said Monday night that they were monitoring the situation in Manchester, England, after an explosion ripped through an Ariana Grande concert, killing at least 19 and injuring dozens.
March 31, 2017 South Carolina man accused of trying to join ISIS is caught before boarding flight A South Carolina man was arrested late Thursday as he prepared to board an overseas flight, where he is accused of trying to join the ISIS terror organization, according to the Justice Department.
March 6, 2017 300 refugees subjects of FBI terror investigations, U.S. officials say Hundreds of people admitted to the United States as refugees are the subjects of FBI counterterrorism investigations involving ISIS – including some individuals from countries cited on President Trump’s revised travel ban.
January 12, 2017 US lawmakers, analysts warn Canada's Syrian refugee plan puts America at risk U.S. officials are having a hard enough time vetting Syrian refugees coming to America -- now, Canada's plan to open its borders even wider is stirring additional security concerns.
January 11, 2017 US designates Indonesian group as terrorist organization The United States designated an Indonesian radical group behind an attack in Jakarta as a terrorist organization on Tuesday.