by Mark Satter | Nov 15, 2019 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – An office meant to protect whistleblowers within the Department of Veterans Affairs was weaponized against them and promoted a culture of fear within the massive federal agency, lawmakers said Thursday during a House Appropriations subcommittee...
by Bing Xiao | Nov 12, 2019 | National Security
WASHINGTON — U.S. foreign policy must acknowledge greater competition from Russia and China as global powers rather than current policies that assume America as the sole superpower, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said Tuesday at the Center for a New American Security. “In...
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by Niko Boskovic | Nov 7, 2019 | National Security
WASHINGTON – Veteran LaVerne Foreman believed he was helping fellow service members at risk of suicide, but a fake veterans’ aid fund was taking his money and diverting it robbing him of the much-needed financial means instead. “I am proud to be a veteran,” Foreman,...
by Niko Boskovic | Nov 7, 2019 | National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON – Nearly all of the Library of Congress’ trove of books and documents will be available online as soon as spring, allowing people to explore the library’s exhibits on their devices and see files previously unavailable to the public at no cost. “We’re...
by Joe Snell | Nov 6, 2019 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Islamic-inspired radical group Harakat Al-Shabab, once considered nearly destroyed as early as 2013, is now thriving across Africa by taxing populations in the countryside and brokering deals with local government officials, an expert on the jihadist...
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by Brian Johnson | Nov 6, 2019 | National Security
WASHINGTON – In the wake of the murder of nine Americans in Mexico, FBI Director Christopher Wray and Homeland Security Under Secretary David Glawe said Tuesday that Mexican cartels pose a significant threat to U.S. security. The nine U.S. citizens were killed...
