Jan 18 Watch 6:17 The towering challenge of protecting the Trumps in New York By PBS News Hour When Donald Trump moves into the White House, Trump Tower will still be a home of the first family. Securing the skyscraper presents unprecedented challenges, not to mention traffic gridlock, a hardship on nearby businesses and a fight over who… Continue watching
Jan 07 State election systems to get more federal aid for security By Tami Abdollah, Associated Press Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson is designating U.S. election systems critical infrastructure, a move that provides more federal help for state and local governments to keep their election systems safe from tampering. Continue reading
Dec 27 Trump taps former Bush aide Bossert as homeland security assistant By Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump is tapping an experienced national security adviser to serve as assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism. Continue reading
Nov 04 FBI, NYPD assessing possible threat of al-Qaida attack on election eve By Jake Pearson, Associated Press Officials say Friday that counterterrorism investigators are reviewing the information that mentioned New York, Texas and Virginia as potential targets. Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch 7:14 Standing up Afghan army is like ‘trying to build an airplane while in flight,’ says top U.S. general By PBS News Hour U.S. and coalition forces have been in Afghanistan for 15 years since the 9/11 attacks. Though their numbers have drastically decreased as the U.S. has trained Afghan security forces, it is not easy to build an army in the middle… Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch 9:41 An extremist’s path to academia — and fighting terrorism By PBS News Hour Jesse Curtis Morton begins work as a counterterrorism researcher at George Washington University this fall. But his path to the position was highly unconventional: until 2012, Morton was Younus Abdullah Muhammad, a Muslim extremist who founded a radical Islamist website. Continue watching
Jun 09 Watch 7:11 Traveling Americans confront long TSA lines, fears of terrorism By PBS News Hour Across the country, millions of summer travelers are experiencing record wait times in TSA security lines. Meanwhile, travel warnings have been issued for Americans heading to Europe, as fears of terrorist attacks increase. For more on the security issues facing… Continue watching
Apr 18 Obama’s first farewell tour starts with damage control By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama sets out this week on his first in a series of international farewell tours, a sometimes wistful tradition for presidents in legacy mode. But in a reminder of this president's uneven ties to allies, Obama's… Continue reading
Mar 23 WATCH: Clinton says she, not Trump, is the one to defeat Islamic State By Catherine Lucey and Lisa Lerer, Associated Press Watch Hillary Clinton's remarks on counterterrorism at Stanford University today at 2:15 pm ET. Continue reading
Mar 22 U.S. cities step up security after Brussels attacks By Corinne Segal Officials in New York City and Washington, D.C., bolstered security measures on Tuesday after explosions in the Brussels airport and subway killed dozens. Continue reading