Tag: Terrorism

President Donald Trump stands with former Army Staff Sgt. Ronald J. Shurer II before presenting him with the Congressional Medal of Honor for actions in Afghanistan, in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Oct. 1, 2018, in Washington.

Beltway Confidential

As US casualties hit new highs, Trump must fulfill promise to end war in Afghanistan

Brad Polumbo · August 23, 2019 5:43 pm

A crowd of young conservatives gather at Dan Crenshaw's youth summit in Houston

Young Turks contributor blames Reagan after backlash for mocking Dan Crenshaw’s war wounds

Jon Brown · August 23, 2019 12:36 am

Teen arrested for threat of ‘slaughter and murder’ at abortion clinic

Zach Halaschak · August 20, 2019 5:24 pm

In this Friday, May 27, 2011 photo, journalist James Foley poses for a photo during an interview with The Associated Press in Boston.

Beltway Confidential

Remember James Foley and the others

Tom Rogan · August 19, 2019 5:21 pm

National Security

ISIS prisoners in Syria getting short sentences and art classes in rehabilitation effort

Russ Read · August 15, 2019 8:34 pm

Israeli police remove a body of a Palestinian who was shot and killed after he allegedly attacked a policeman in Jerusalem's Old City on Thursday. One policeman was moderately injured in the stabbing attack, police said.

Knife-wielding terrorists allegedly stab police officer in Jerusalem

Ellie Bufkin · August 15, 2019 7:43 pm

This June 10, 2017 photo provided by Operation Resolute Support, U.S. Soldiers with Task Force Iron maneuver an M-777 howitzer, so it can be towed into position at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan. Sixteen years into its longest war, the United States is sending another 4,000 troops to Afghanistan in an attempt to turn around a conflict characterized by some of the worst violence since the Taliban were ousted in 2001. They are also facing the emergence of an Islamic State group affiliate and an emboldened Taliban, who by Washingtonâs own watchdogâs assessment now control nearly half of Afghanistan.

Beltway Confidential

We don’t need troops in Afghanistan to keep us safe from terrorism

Daniel DePetris · August 15, 2019 6:20 pm

Mohamed Ahmed Elsayed Ahmed Ibrahim is seen.

FBI looking for suspected al Qaeda operative in Brazil

Russ Read · August 13, 2019 9:15 pm

Emergency workers stand at a scene after a man, wielding a long knife, attempted to stab several people in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019.

VIDEO: Stabbing rampage in Australia is thwarted after leaving 1 dead and 1 wounded

Zach Halaschak · August 13, 2019 11:52 am

House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., walks past the West Wing on his way to a television interview on the North Lawn of the White House in Washington.

Steve Scalise says domestic terrorism should be a federal crime

Jerry Dunleavy · August 11, 2019 5:11 pm

The Pennsylvania Avenue entrance of the J. Edgar Hoover Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Building is seen in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017.

FBI may have stopped attack on mosques and synagogues by arresting man on child porn charges

Jerry Dunleavy · August 9, 2019 2:50 am

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, center, who has declared himself the interim president of Venezuela, greets supporters as he arrives at a demonstration demanding the resignation of President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela.

US brings ISIS fighters home for trial, but extremists could benefit from other nations’ inaction

Jerry Dunleavy · August 7, 2019 10:21 pm