Tag: Terrorism

An Islamic State militant holds the group's flag as he stands on a tank they captured from Syrian government forces. (Rased News Network via AP, File)

The GOP’s Christmas gift to Islamic State

Peter Certo · December 14, 2015 5:05 am

President Barack Obama and French President Francois Hollande pay their respects at the memorial outside the Bataclan in Paris on November 30. (SIPA via AP)

GOP banks on failed Islamic State policy for 2016

Nicole Duran · December 14, 2015 5:01 am

As the legal architecture surrounding surveillance capability evolves, indiscriminate data collection is becoming more difficult, and calls for targeted deterrence mechanisms are becoming a hallmark of this year's end.

Targeted surveillance could be the new weapon against terrorism

Rudy Takala · December 14, 2015 5:01 am

Republican presidential candidate, Ohio Gov. John Kasich said, "Trump is not going to be president, and he's not going to be our nominee." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Kasich: ‘Trump is not going to be president’

Sarah Bedford · December 13, 2015 4:26 pm

"My judgement's great," Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said. "You don't make that kind of success without judgement." (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Trump: Ted Cruz ‘a maniac’ in Senate

Sarah Bedford · December 13, 2015 2:46 pm

"Prejudice and discrimination helps ISIL, and it undermines our national security," said President Obama. (AP Photo)

Obama: ‘Prejudice and discrimination helps’ the Islamic State

Curt Mills · December 12, 2015 4:16 pm

The .50 caliber sniper rifle is a bolt-action rifle, and bolt-action rifles weren't covered by the now-defunct 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban. (AP Photo/Warren Westura)

NY Times shows it doesn’t know much about guns

Becket Adams · December 12, 2015 5:01 am

Rubio: Obama ‘made things worse’ after San Bernardino

Anna Giaritelli · December 12, 2015 3:14 am

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., on Friday called on his state's governor to ban gun ownership for "suspected terrorists." (AP Photo)

Durbin asks Illinois to ban guns for ‘suspected terrorists’

Curt Mills · December 11, 2015 10:44 pm

"Under President Obama, there has been a historic commitment in tightening our border security, both in terms of personnel and technology that has been deployed to secure our borders," said White House press secretary Josh Earnest. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

National Security

White House insists Americans safer under Obama

Nicole Duran · December 11, 2015 7:20 pm

Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., claimed that those who were accidentally on the watch list could use an appeals process to remove themselves. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Dem lawmaker: No guns for people on terror watch list

Ariel Cohen · December 11, 2015 2:40 pm

Playing to Our Strengths

Ann Marlowe · December 11, 2015 5:23 am