May 28 Watch 7:00 Are the Patriot Act provisions essential for fighting terrorism? By PBS News Hour What will happen if Congress allows key portions of the Patriot Act to expire? Judy Woodruff gets views from James Bamford, author of “The Shadow Factory,” and former Attorney General Michael Mukasey on what’s at stake, and whether the USA… Continue watching
May 28 Watch 7:30 'Uncontroversial' authorities at risk if Patriot Act provisions expire, says White House By PBS News Hour Three U.S. intelligence tools are scheduled to expire Sunday, including the NSA's controversial bulk collection of Americans' phone metadata records. President Obama has urged lawmakers to renew the Patriot Act programs, but so far the Senate has failed to compromise… Continue watching
May 20 Watch Trove of bin Laden papers includes handwritten will, al-Qaida job application By PBS News Hour New insights about Osama bin Laden -- gleaned from material seized after he was killed -- were made public today, including the terror leader's fixation on attacking the U.S. and what was on his bookshelf. The release follows a recent… Continue watching
May 20 Watch 6:34 Bin Laden bookshelf shows scholarship of American policy By PBS News Hour More than 100 papers and videos from Osama bin Laden were released by American officials today, offering new insight into what the terror leader read, wrote and envisioned for al-Qaida. Brian Fishman of the New America Foundation and Greg Miller… Continue watching
May 08 5 things to know about the NSA court ruling By Ken Dilanian, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court has declared illegal the National Security Agency program that collects data on the landline calling records of nearly every American. The ruling Thursday, the first of its kind by an appeals court, comes as… Continue reading
May 05 Watch 4:22 Was the Islamic State group really behind the attack in Texas? By PBS News Hour Was the Islamic State group behind an attack on a drawing contest in Texas as it claims? Judy Woodruff talks to former Deputy National Security Advisor Juan Zarate about how terror groups like IS try to inspire others into homegrown… Continue watching
May 05 Watch 2:09 Investigators question connection between Texas shooters and Islamic State By PBS News Hour The Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack in Texas outside an exhibit and contest of cartoons considered offensive by many Muslims. If true, it would be the first attack on U.S. soil by the militant group. But investigators questioned… Continue watching
May 05 Islamic State claims responsibility for 'Draw Muhammad' attack in Texas By Joshua Barajas Islamic State militants claimed responsibility Tuesday for the attack outside a prophet Muhammad cartoon-drawing contest near Dallas. Continue reading
Apr 25 Accidental hostage killing puts new spotlight on reliance on drones By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The accidental killing of two hostages in a U.S. operation against al-Qaida has put a new spotlight on the Obama administration's reliance on drones in the battle against terrorism - and has also raised pressure on the White House to… Continue reading
Apr 20 Watch 5:52 Convicted former CIA contractor speaks out about prisoner interrogation By PBS News Hour Only once has a CIA-connected interrogator been brought to trial in a torture-related case. David Passaro was convicted of abusing a prisoner who died after three days of interrogation at a remote base in Afghanistan. Passaro, now out of prison,… Continue watching