Dec 18 Watch 4:38 Looking on to 2016, Obama makes fighting terror a priority for final year By PBS News Hour In his year-end news conference, President Obama promised to target terror at home and abroad during his final year in office. But he also made an upbeat assessment, claiming successes on job growth and health care coverage signups, and praising… Continue watching
Dec 18 Watch 7:14 News Wrap: EU leaders vow to wage 'uncompromising' fight against terror By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, European Union leaders agreed to beef up immigration controls, crack down on gun-running and freeze financial assets of extremist groups at a summit in Brussels. Also, Congress finished work on sweeping tax cut and government… Continue watching
Dec 17 Who watches the watch list? By P. J. Tobia Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev was interviewed by the FBI in 2011, two years before carrying out the attack. It made us wonder. What does tracking terrorists entail? And how is it that someone on a government watch list wasn’t… Continue reading
Dec 17 Obama says no specific, credible terror threat over holidays By Associated Press McLEAN, Va. — President Barack Obama says U.S. intelligence and counterterrorism officials don't have any specific, credible information suggesting a potential terrorist attack against the U.S. during the holidays. Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch 4:15 Priority shift to national security puts GOP establishment in the spotlight By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 15 WATCH LIVE: Clinton to unveil her anti-terrorism strategy By Ken Thomas, Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is unveiling her plan to strengthen the nation's defenses against terrorism with a speech in Minnesota, a state that has wrestled with recruiting for extremist groups for years. Continue reading
Dec 15 U.S. looks to add social media accounts as part of vetting process for visa applicants By Alicia A. Caldwell, Tami Abdollah, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Lawmakers are working on legislation to ensure a person's online presence is reviewed as part of the vetting process for a visa to enter the United States. The goal is to close security gaps that didn't pick up… Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch News Wrap: Egyptian assessment doesn't call Russian jet crash terror attack By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Egyptian investigators say the crash of a Russian passenger get can't be called terrorism yet, despite Russian, American and British statements that a bomb was probably to blame. Also, President Obama insisted that coalition forces… Continue watching
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