Counterterrorism

When President Reagan was pursuing his historic arms-control agreements with the Soviets, some of the most right-wing elements in the Republican Party were comparing Reagan to Neville Chamberlain appeasing Adolf Hitler. …

Incoming freshman Rep. Patrick Meehan (R-Pennsylvania) scored a key committee assignment today, landing the Counterterrorism and intelligence subcommittee chairmanship – yet another sign that GOP’s newcomers are going to be much more…

Rep. Peter King will hold hearings on “the Radicalization” of American Muslims when he gets his gavel for the House’s homeland-security committee. Framing the question that way predetermines its outcome: millions of Americans w…

Writing in The New Republic, Georgetown University Law Professor David Cole notes that defenders of George W. Bush and civil Libertarian critics of Barack Obama tend to agree that there is little difference between our two most recent presidents …

BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan — The latest White House review of the War in Afghanistan to be released Thursday will show that Coalition Forces have relied heavily on Air Strikes and night Raids against Insurgents as part of the overall stra…

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday unveiled a reorganization plan for the State Department that aims to restore civilian Diplomacy and development to its former role as the leading edge of American Foreign …

Republican Rep. Michael Rogers will chair the House Intelligence committee in the next Congress, the House Republican leadership says. Rogers, a former Army officer and FBI Special Agent, has done key work on the USA Patriot Act. That Legislation …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Michael Rogers will chair the House Intelligence committee in the next Congress, the House Republican leadership says. Rogers, a former Army officer and FBI Special Agent, has done key work on the USA Patrio…