Tag: Syria

National securityÂ hasÂ already playing an outsized role in the GOP nomination fight, and the events of Friday could elevate Republican voters' existing concerns that the homeland is vulnerable to an attack by Islamic radicals.Â (AP Photo)

Which party will emerge from its gathering storm?

Michael Barone · November 22, 2015 5:01 am

Leaked government document says refugees will land in Toronto and Montreal as early as Dec. 1. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

National Security

Report: Canada to accept up to 900 refugees a day

Daniel Chaitin · November 21, 2015 10:37 pm

An Economist’s View of the Syrian Refugees

Irwin M. Stelzer · November 21, 2015 7:04 pm

Vice President Joe Biden championed the cause of admitting Syrian refugees in the United States. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

National Security

Biden: ‘Refugees face most rigorous screening’ of anyone

Curt Mills · November 21, 2015 3:46 pm

Washington Secrets

Zogby report card: Obama dips as he loses vote on Syrian refugees

Paul Bedard · November 21, 2015 12:00 pm

Editorial cartoon: Strange missile-fellows

Editorial cartoons

Editorial cartoon: Strange missile-fellows

Washington Examiner · November 21, 2015 1:23 am

Watch: Willie Nelson talks Trump, refugees and weed

Watch: Willie Nelson talks Trump, refugees and weed

Joshua Axelrod · November 20, 2015 9:20 pm

White House press secretary Josh Earnest sought to downplay the defection of 47 House Democrats on a GOP bill to halt the Obama administration's plan to allow 10,000 Syrian refugees into the U.S. this year. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

White House downplays Dem defections on Syrian refugees bill

Nicole Duran · November 20, 2015 7:17 pm

A woman is being evacuated from the Bataclan concert hall after a shooting in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

Washington Secrets

It’s war! Americans, 2-1, say U.S at war with Islamic terrorism

Paul Bedard · November 20, 2015 4:30 pm

"It is important to remember that many are fleeing because they have been targeted by the Assad regime and ISIS for persecution ... on the basis of their identity," the U.S. Holocaust Museum said in a statement. (Wikimedia Commons)

U.S. Holocaust Museum: Let’s not ‘turn our backs on’ Syrian refugees

Kelly Cohen · November 20, 2015 4:26 pm

In the past five years, the U.S. has received fewer than 2,500 Syrian refugees, most of whom were women and children, through a highly rigorous process that usually takes two to three years to complete.Â (AP file photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

Threat posed by Syrian refugees is exaggerated. I should know, I help resettle them

Stephan Bauman · November 20, 2015 5:02 am

Instead of transporting refugees thousands of miles from their homes, we should work with our allies to create a safe haven for them inside Syria or in other parts of the Middle East. (AP Photo)

On refugees, protecting Americans must be our highest priority

Rep Vern Buchanan · November 20, 2015 5:01 am