Terrorism

FILE - This Sept. 11, 2001 file photo shows smoke rising from the burning twin towers of the World Trade Center after hijacked planes crashed into the towers, in New York City. The U.S. government is aware of no credible or specific information that points to any terror plot tied to the anniversary of the September 2001 attacks, according to a new confidential threat assessment from the FBI and Homeland Security Department obtained by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

National Security

FBI, DHS: No specific threat to 9/11 anniversary

September 6, 2013 7:30 pm

Of all the unknowns surrounding the conflict in Syria, the most complex puzzle is what would happen if President Bashar al-Assad loses power.(AP/Vahid Salemi)

Assad can be removed, but what comes after him?

Philip Klein -

September 6, 2013 4:00 am

President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin attends a meeting during the G20 summit Friday in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Iliya Pitalev/Getty Images)

Beltway Confidential

You’re either with Assad and Putin, or you’re with Obama and al Qaeda

Timothy P. Carney -

September 6, 2013 4:00 am

President Barack Obama is simultaneously saying he intends to take military action against the Syrian regime of Bashar Assad to punish it for using chemical weapons, but that he will not put U.S. troops on the ground in Syria. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Columnists

Would al Qaeda benefit from Syria strike?

Terence Jeffrey -

September 5, 2013 4:00 am

Washington Secrets

Book: Clinton’s State told Benghazi was a ‘terrorist attack’ minutes after it began

Paul Bedard -

September 3, 2013 4:00 am

Secretary of State John Kerry makes a statement about Syria at the State Department in Washington, Friday, Aug. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

National Security

‘This matters to us’: Complete text of John Kerry’s remarks on Syria

Washington Examiner -

August 30, 2013 4:00 am

News

Report says DNA test verified bin Laden’s identity

Richard Lardner -

August 29, 2013 10:16 pm

Washington Secrets

Twitter lights up to remember Benghazi attack a year later

Paul Bedard -

August 29, 2013 4:00 am

Two men detained at Guantanamo Bay are being transferred to an Algerian prison, the Defense Department announced (AP/Bill Gorman)

Beltway Confidential

Pentagon transfers two Guantanamo Bay detainees to Algeria

Joel Gehrke -

August 29, 2013 4:00 am

Columnists

Civil liberties may not survive the ‘Gorgon Stare’

Gene Healy -

August 27, 2013 4:00 am

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