Tag: Terrorism

French police say an 8-year-old girl was killed and at least five people were injured when a driver slammed into the sidewalk cafe of a pizza restaurant in a small town east of Paris. (@Habibies/Twitter)

1 girl dead, multiple injured after car rams pizzeria east of Paris

Associated Press · August 14, 2017 8:01 pm

Jerry Drake Varnell, of Sayre, Okla., wanted to detonate a bomb in the city because of his hatred for the federal government, and his admiration for the 1995 Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh, according to court documents. (iStock photo)

National Security

FBI: Man who admired Timothy McVeigh wanted to detonate bomb in Oklahoma City

Todd Shepherd · August 14, 2017 4:59 pm

James Alex Fields Jr., who was charged with second-degree murder and other counts after authorities say he rammed his car into a crowd of protesters in Charlottesville, Va., was denied bail during his first court appearance Monday.

National Security

James Alex Fields denied bail for allegedly crashing into Charlottesville protesters

Anna Giaritelli · August 14, 2017 2:55 pm

President Trump will return to his home at Trump Tower in Manhattan Monday evening as at least three groups plan to rally outside the Midtown skyscraper in protest of his handling of a deadly attack in Charlottesville, Va., over the weekend, according to multiple reports. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Three protests planned for Trump’s return to Manhattan Monday night

Anna Giaritelli · August 14, 2017 1:17 pm

Charlottesville Mayor Mike Signer, right, said Monday that President Trump missed his chance to take a strong stand against white supremacism, by failing to identify it in a Saturday statement. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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Charlottesville mayor: Trump ‘whiffed’ by not mentioning white supremacists

Pete Kasperowicz · August 14, 2017 11:33 am

"This is not a time for vagaries, this isn't a time for innuendo or to allow room to be read between the lines," Gardner said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Security

Sen. Cory Gardner: Comments can not leave ‘room between the lines’

Todd Shepherd · August 13, 2017 3:15 pm

A Fateful Decision

Thomas Joscelyn · August 12, 2017 2:00 pm

White House Divided

Peter J. Boyer · August 12, 2017 12:57 pm

White House Divided

Peter J. Boyer · August 11, 2017 6:20 am

A Fateful Decision

Thomas Joscelyn · August 11, 2017 6:20 am

The situation in Afghanistan continues to deteriorate, and I have urged the Pentagon to consider new strategies. It's time to act creatively and aggressively so that all of America's sacrifices there since 9/11 will not have been in vain. (AP Photos/Rahmat Gul)

Dana Rohrabacher: We need a new Afghanistan strategy

Rep Dana Rohrabacher · August 11, 2017 4:01 am

President Obama has authorized airstrikes against ISIS, while relying on Turkey and other local forces to provide the ground forces that have worked to recapture ISIS-held territory in Syria. (Militant photo via AP, File)

Muslims have the most to lose if we play dumb on Islamic terrorism

Clifford Smith · August 11, 2017 4:01 am