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May 27, 2022

Republican senators seek FBI update on Afghan vetting after Pentagon IG raised security issues

Top Republican senators are requesting an update from the FBI about the vetting and screening of Afghan evacuees, after the Pentagon’s inspector general raised a number of issues with the vetting of those being evacuated out of Afghanistan.

May 24, 2022

George P Bush says suspected ISIS plot against uncle highlights need to secure southern border

George P Bush says the suspected plot against his uncle, former President George W. Bush, highlights the national security crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border.

May 20, 2022

The next war on terror is directed at US citizens: Greenwald

Independent journalist Glenn Greenwald shared his concerns over the House passing a domestic terrorism bill Thursday on "The Ingraham Angle."

May 9, 2022

US sanctions ISIS financial facilitators, in effort to 'expose and disrupt' extremist network

The United States on Monday sanctioned five individuals participating in an ISIS network of financial facilitators operating across Indonesia, Syria, and Turkey in an effort to “expose and disrupt” the network of “violent extremists."

April 30, 2022

Republicans blast Mayorkas for pushing 'absolutely shameful' narrative about 'domestic terrorism'

The inability of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas this week to name a single case of domestic terrorism that his department has referred to the Department of Justice for prosecution has outraged Republicans and amplified their calls for Mayorkas to resign or be impeached.

April 29, 2022

Mayorkas won't name 1 domestic terror, White supremacy case referred to DOJ

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas butted heads with Rep. Greg Steube on Thursday after Mayorkas could not name a case of domestic terrorism he has referred to the Department of Justice.

April 20, 2022

Writers in The Guardian, NBC, others trash plans to increase police presence following New York subway attack

Multiple liberal outlets and columnists blasted New York City Mayor Eric Adams' plans to increase the presence of police within the subway system following the mass shooting at a Brooklyn station this month.

April 8, 2022

Mayorkas says White supremacists pose 'most prominent threat' to US homeland

White supremacists pose the biggest terror threat to the United States, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Friday amid a surge of illegal border crossings. 

April 5, 2022

US general says counter-terrorism efforts are 'more difficult' after Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal

Gen. Richard Clarke admits that his job is more difficult, but says they are still effective

March 29, 2022

Iran nuclear talks: Biden shouldn't turn a blind eye to terrorism to secure deal

The Biden administration is on the verge of removing Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from the list of designated foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs).