World Mar 18 Lawmakers press U.S. intelligence officials on Iran war as new strikes jolt oil markets By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi
World Mar 17 Watch 2:15 Who is Joe Kent, the counterterrorism official who resigned over the Iran war? Joe Kent, the former director of the United States National Counterterrorism Center, resigned from that position in protest on Tuesday. Kent refuted President Trump's statements that Iran presented an imminent threat, and said the war was in Israel’s interest, but… By Liz Landers, Doug Adams
World Mar 17 Watch 5:49 What Joe Kent's resignation says about U.S. intelligence and counterterrorism efforts To discuss Joe Kent’s comments about the Iran war and what his resignation says about the intelligence community, Nick Schifrin spoke with Nick Rasmussen. He directed the National Counterterrorism Center under the Obama administration. By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi
Politics Mar 17 Joe Kent, top counterterrorism official, says Iran posed no imminent threat as he resigns over Trump's war Kent, a former political candidate with connections to right-wing extremists, said he “cannot in good conscience” back the Trump administration’s war. By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press
Nation Nov 15 WATCH: Mayorkas, Wray testify on threats to the U.S. homeland in House hearing The House Committee on Homeland Security covered a range of global and national dangers facing the United States -- including cyber threats, election security, international terrorism and the increasing threat of domestic terrorism. By News Desk
Sep 06 Watch 8:43 Can the high-tech hunt for terrorists stop lone wolf attacks? By PBS News Hour Take a look at the room 9/11 built: The operations center at the National Counterterrorism Center aggregates data in hopes that analysts will be able to predict the next terrorist attack. With the advent of “social media intelligence,” answers are… Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch How the U.S. Government's 'Big Cauldron of Data' Affects Your Privacy New guidelines allow the National Counterterrorism Center to keep and analyze information gathered about Americans or U.S. residents for much longer, according to a statement released Thursday. Margaret Warner discusses expanded intelligence access with former Center head Michael Leiter and… Continue watching