Dec 13 Obama plans weeklong series of events to explain ISIS strategy By Josh Lederman, Associated Press President Barack Obama is planning a series of events this week aimed at trying to allay concerns about his strategy for stopping the Islamic State… Continue reading
Dec 12 Watch 10:07 Justice Department official: ISIS 'crowdsourced' terrorism by exploiting social media By PBS News Hour Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Carlin stands at the helm of the U.S government's fight against two growing international problems, terrorism and hacking, overseeing criminal cases brought against ISIS supporters and those involving the hacking of private companies… Continue watching
Dec 08 Democrats in Congress lay out steps to prevent gun access by suspected extremists By Alan Fram, Associated Press Democrats have taken to the floors of the Senate and House to draw attention to their drive to prevent violent extremists from obtaining guns. Continue reading
Dec 06 How ISIS is recruiting a growing following of young women By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The increasing number of women drawn to the Islamic State is worrisome to American law enforcement. Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch Here's what we know about the growing international fight against ISIS By PBS News Hour In the fight against ISIS, France has stepped up airstrikes in Syria since the terror attacks in Paris, shortly after the U.K. authorized its own airstrikes, and Germany has voted to support the military campaign against the group. But what… Continue watching
Dec 04 California shooting doesn't fit Washington's gun debate By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press Bullets were still flying in San Bernardino when President Barack Obama, sitting for a scheduled television interview, issued a now-familiar call for more gun control. Around the same time Wednesday night, in an interview at his golf course in Northern… Continue reading
Dec 02 British lawmakers vote to back airstrikes against ISIS in Syria By Joshua Barajas After debating the issue for more than 10 hours Wednesday, British lawmakers voted to authorize airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Syria. Continue reading
Dec 01 U.S. to deploy more special forces to Iraq and Syria By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press The U.S. is expanding its special operations force in Iraq and Syria to help fight Islamic State militants, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Tuesday. Continue reading
Dec 01 Russia may finally come around on Assad's future, Obama says By Nancy Benac, Associated Press PARIS — President Barack Obama expressed optimism Tuesday that Russia will ultimately come around on the need for Syrian President Bashar Assad to leave power to end his country's long civil war, but warned the turnaround would not come overnight. Continue reading
Nov 25 Surviving Russian pilot claims he was not in Turkish airspace By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins The Russian pilot who survived the downing of his aircraft yesterday has said Turkey gave no warning they were about to shoot the plane down. He added that the jet could not have violated Turkish airspace, even though Turkey claims… Continue reading