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Fighting Terrorism as Important as Curbing the Global Pandemic, Says National Security Expert

Fighting Terrorism as Important as Curbing the Global Pandemic, Says National Security Expert

by Zoya Mirza | Dec 7, 2021 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – Countering the evolving global terrorism threat posed by al Qaeda, ISIS and other foreign terrorist organizations remains a top priority for the United States, according to experts during a hearing on national security concerns held by the House Committee...
Jan. 6 Panel Recommends Clark for Criminal Contempt As He Agrees to Appear and Plead the Fifth

Jan. 6 Panel Recommends Clark for Criminal Contempt As He Agrees to Appear and Plead the Fifth

by Julia Shapero | Dec 2, 2021 | Featured, National Security, Politics

WASHINGTON — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection voted unanimously on Wednesday to recommend former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark for criminal contempt of Congress. However, even as the nine lawmakers on the panel moved forward...
Lawmakers stress importance of U.S. leadership in upcoming international elections

Lawmakers stress importance of U.S. leadership in upcoming international elections

by Julia Mueller | Nov 18, 2021 | Featured, Foreign Affairs, National Security

WASHINGTON — The United States needs a strategy for upcoming elections at several key international organizations, lawmakers said Thursday during a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing on U.S. leadership in the United Nations. The last U.S. administration...
Society, stigma and self-doubt keep women veterans from accessing federal benefits

Society, stigma and self-doubt keep women veterans from accessing federal benefits

by Julia Mueller | Nov 17, 2021 | Army, National Security

WASHINGTON — Too many veteran women aren’t using the services they’re entitled to, said Veterans Affairs representatives Thursday at the seventh annual National Women Veterans Leadership and Diversity Conference, hosted by Women Veterans Interactive. Dennis May,...
As Poland-Belarus Border Crisis Escalates, U.S. Calls for Russian Transparency

As Poland-Belarus Border Crisis Escalates, U.S. Calls for Russian Transparency

by Catherine Buchaniec | Nov 10, 2021 | National Security

WASHINGTON — Pentagon press secretary John Kirby told reporters on Wednesday that he did not see “linkages” between recent Russian military action, the continuing border dispute between Belarus and Poland and increased NATO activity in the Black Sea.  “What we...
Trump Can’t Block Jan. 6 Records Request, Federal Judge Rules

Trump Can’t Block Jan. 6 Records Request, Federal Judge Rules

by Julia Shapero | Nov 9, 2021 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — A federal judge ruled on Tuesday night that former President Donald Trump cannot block the release of certain presidential records relating to the Jan. 6 insurrection. “[Attorneys for the National Archives and House select Jan. 6 committee] contend that...
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