ISIS threatens attack on Washington
The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) warns in a new video that countries, including the U.S., that are taking part in Syrian airstrikes will suffer the same fate as France."We say to the states...
View ArticleGOP lawmaker: Police should monitor Muslim communities
A Republican lawmaker on the House Intelligence Committee says police should monitor Muslim communities in the United States for possible terrorists, warning they should not “give into political...
View ArticleLawmakers clash over Syrian refugees
Capitol Hill lawmakers are at odds over the prospect of admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees into the United States.Republicans largely oppose President Obama’s plan in light of the recent Islamic State in...
View ArticleRubio backs push to delay NSA reforms after Paris attacks
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is throwing his support behind a push to preserve a controversial National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance program in the wake of the Paris attacks. The presidential...
View ArticleAnonymous says ISIS planning attacks in US, Paris, elsewhere Sunday: report
Someone claiming to be the hacker collective Anonymous says the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is planning to launch attacks in the U.S., Paris, Indonesia, Italy and Lebanon on Sunday,...
View ArticleChristie bashes White House over Syrian refugee plan
Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie on Sunday continued his assault on the White House’s approach to admitting Syrian refugees into the United States.“The FBI director himself said they...
View ArticleFormer Defense head: White House lacks broad ISIS plan
Former Obama administration Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on Sunday called on the White House to develop a broader strategy to guide the country’s fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria...
View ArticleKasich slams Muslim registry as ‘nonsense’
Ohio Gov. John Kasich is continuing his attack fellow GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump, calling an idea to register Muslims in the country “nonsense.”“I flat out condemn the idea that we are...
View ArticleAnalysis: US support for ISIS 'unprecedented'
Academic experts fear that American support for radical Islamism has reached “unprecedented” levels, even while it stays well below the support for the extremists seen in other countries.Academics at...
View ArticleObama to deliver rare Oval Office address Sunday on terror threat
President Obama will discuss the San Bernardino, Calif., shootings and the broader threat of terrorism on Sunday night in a rare prime time address from the Oval Office. The address at 8 p.m. will hit...
View ArticleKasich: Keep guns from those on no-fly list
Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) says he is in favor of preventing people on the “no-fly list” from being able to purchase guns.“Well, on the no-fly list, we probably could keep them from getting guns and...
View ArticleAttorney general mum on motive for San Bernardino
Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Sunday that while authorities are investigating the mass shooting in San Bernardino, Calif., as a terrorist act, it's too early to pin down the motivations of the...
View ArticleRubio: US snooping on allies 'might be worse' than reported
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) says the U.S. government's surveillance of allies "might be worse" than reported.“I actually think it might be worse than what some people might think, but this is an issue...
View ArticleObama: 'Over-the-top' claims about ISIS plays into their hands
President Obama in his final State of the Union address called protecting the American people from terrorists "priority No. 1" but sought to downplay what he said was “over-the-top” hype over the...
View ArticleGOP outraged over Obama's Gitmo plan
Scores of congressional Republicans on Tuesday took to social media, the airwaves and the floors of Congress with the message: President Obama's plan to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay...
View ArticleGOP senator: Keep Gitmo open
Republican senators are giving poor reviews to President Obama’s latest plan to close the Guantánamo Bay prison in Cuba.Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), who has co-sponsored a resolution rejecting Obama’s...
View ArticleTrump warns against ‘false song of globalism’
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump warned against “the false song of globalism” in a major foreign policy address on Wednesday in an escalation of his rhetoric rejecting the current...
View ArticleWATCH: Republican urges NATO declaration against terrorism
Shortly before the terrorist attacks in Nice, France, The Hill spoke with Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) about his push for NATO action against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).Despite recent...
View ArticleDem warns: Ending Iran deal could lead to nuclear-capable Iran
Rep. Bill Foster (D-Ill.) is warning President Trump of the consequences should he fulfill his campaign promise to dismantle the Iran nuclear deal. "What I hope has happened is that whoever is having...
View ArticleNorth Korea reacts to Trump threats
A top expert is hoping North Korea is more deterred by President Trump’s meeting with China’s president than the movement of a U.S. aircraft carrier strike group in the region.The White House claimed...
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