Tag: Terrorism

Beltway Confidential

Rep. Jackie Speier: Taliban are ‘part of the fabric of Afghanistan’

Charles Hoskinson · June 10, 2014 7:26 pm

House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer of Maryland speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington in this Dec. 5, 2013 file photo. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Obama would have been ‘wise’ to notify Hill leaders of Bowe Bergdahl swap, top Democrat says

Sean Lengell · June 10, 2014 7:07 pm

House Speaker John Boehner said President Obama's decision to release five Taliban leaders in exchange for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will come back to haunt the United States. (AP Photo)

National Security

John Boehner on Bowe Bergdahl deal: ‘We’re going to pay for this’

Susan Crabtree · June 10, 2014 4:03 pm

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officers at the scene of a shooting Sunday, June 8, 2014 in Las Vegas. Police say two suspects shot two officers at a Las Vegas pizza parlor before fatally shooting a person and turning the guns on themselves at a nearby Walmart. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Beltway Confidential

Justice Department reconstitutes domestic terror task force

Kevin Daley · June 9, 2014 10:36 pm

Hillary: Benghazi ‘More of a Reason to Run’ for President

Daniel Halper · June 9, 2014 9:16 pm

Smoke rises above Karachi airport terminal Monday, June 9, 2014 in Pakistan. Gunmen disguised as police guards attacked the terminal with machine guns and a rocket launcher during a five-hour siege that killed 13 people as explosions echoed into the night, while security forces retaliated and killed all the attackers, officials said Monday. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)

US condemns deadly attack on Pakistan airport

Lara Jakes · June 9, 2014 8:09 pm

Fire illuminates the sky above Karachi airport terminal where security forces are fighting with attackers Sunday night, June 8, 2014, in Pakistan. Gunmen disguised as police guards attacked the terminal with machine guns and a rocket launcher during a five-hour siege that killed 13 people as explosions echoed into the night, while security forces retaliated and killed all the attackers, officials said Monday. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

Pakistani Taliban vows more violence after attack

REBECCA SANTANAADIL JAWAD · June 9, 2014 8:04 pm

As you watch the Stanley Cup finals this week, keep in mind that you, as a taxpayer, are bearing some of the carrying costs of the arenas where the Rangers and Kings are skating. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Should taxpayers insure office buildings and sports stadiums against terrorist attacks?

Timothy P. Carney · June 9, 2014 7:27 pm

Secretary of State John Kerry greets residents during the inauguration of the Tony Vaccaro square, in front of Saint-Briac-sur-Mer city hall, western France, Saturday, June, 7, 2014. (AP Photo/ Jean Sebastien Evrard, Pool)

Beltway Confidential

John Kerry: Charge troops are in danger is ‘baloney’

Kevin Daley · June 9, 2014 5:10 pm

Hillary Blames Some Benghazi Failures on Hired Hands

Daniel Halper · June 9, 2014 11:18 am

A Pakistani soldier takes position at Jinnah International Airport where security forces are fighting with gunmen who disguised themselves as police guards and stormed a terminal used for VIPs and cargo, Sunday night, June 8, 2014, in Pakistan. The airport attack still was ongoing early Monday in Karachi, a sprawling port city on the southern coast of Pakistan, although officials said all the passengers had been evacuated. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)

Attack on Pakistan airport leaves at least 23 dead

Washington Examiner · June 9, 2014 3:56 am

The LA Times Whitewashes the Taliban Five

Thomas Joscelyn · June 7, 2014 8:35 pm