by Maryam Saleh | Jan 29, 2017 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON – Bilal Askaryar was 5 years old when his family fled the war in Afghanistan and sought asylum in the United States, and on Sunday he was among thousands protesting outside the White House to denounce President Donald Trump’s travel ban for seven...
by Shahzeb Ahmed | Jan 19, 2017 | National Security
By Shahzeb Ahmed WASHINGTON – Attorneys in a long-standing civil rights lawsuit argued Wednesday before the Supreme Court that former Attorney General John Ashcroft and other high-level Bush administration officials should be held accountable for “unlawful policies”...
by Guy King | Jan 12, 2017 | National Security
WASHINGTON – A coalition of groups protesting the existence of the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba marched from the Supreme Court to the Senate on Wednesday, demanding that President Barack Obama close the prison as one of his final acts as president. “We...
by Shahzeb Ahmed | Jan 12, 2017 | National Security
WASHINGTON – Scores of protesters, many dressed in orange prisoner jumpsuits, stood in front of the Supreme Court on Wednesday, calling for the closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp as it entered its 15th year of existence. About 60 to 70 protesters,...
by Carolyn Cakir | Jan 6, 2017 | National Security
WASHINGTON – Evidence clearly shows that senior Russian officials authorized hacks aimed at disrupting the U.S. election, three heads of three U.S. intelligence agencies told the Senate Armed Services Committee Wednesday, contradicting President-elect Donald Trump’s...
by Iacopo Luzi | Sep 8, 2016 | National Security
OVIEDO, Fla. — Christine Downs enlisted in the U.S. military three years ago, but she was forced to withdraw after injuring her knees. Today, Downs is ready to try again — as a transgender man named Logan. This summer, the Pentagon announced that transgender men and...
