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House Strikes Deal To Extend Surveillance Powers

March 12, 2020 In Homeland Security Staff

House lawmakers prepared to extend surveillance authorities that expire this month, releasing legislation that represents a rare bipartisan agreement after members of both parties said they wanted to ensure the tools preserved civil liberties.

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Impeachment Hearings Go Live on TV With the 1st Witnesses

November 13, 2019 In Homeland Security Staff

Impeachments are rare, historians say, because they amount to nothing short of the nullification of an election. Starting down this road poses risks for both Democrats and Republicans as proceedings push into the 2020 campaign.

Politics & Government

Anonymous Trump Official Writing 'Unprecedented' Inside Take

October 23, 2019 In Homeland Security Staff

The Trump administration official who wrote an anonymous essay about resistance from the inside has a book deal. "A Warning" will come out Nov. 19.

Politics & Government

McCain's Family Fights To Define Legacy Of Civility, Service

August 21, 2019 In Homeland Security Staff

John McCain's widow: "We had planned a library, but it will also be a focal point for gathering to talk about these issues to have honest and real discussions about them."

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2020 Presidential Contenders' Foreign Policy: Joe Biden

August 21, 2019 John Ubaldi

2020 Election: We will look at the credentials and polices of all those aspiring to be president – beginning with former Vice President Joe Biden.

Politics & Government

Democrats Questioning Robert Mueller To Focus On Obstruction

July 19, 2019 In Homeland Security Staff

Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee who will question former special counsel Robert Mueller next week plan to focus on a narrow set of episodes laid out in his report

Politics & Government

House Blocks Maverick Democrat's Trump Impeachment Effort

July 18, 2019 In Homeland Security Staff

The House easily killed a maverick Democrat's effort Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump for his recent racial insults against lawmakers of color.

Politics & Government

Politicians' Tweets Could Get Slapped With Warning Labels

June 28, 2019 In Homeland Security Staff

Presidents and other world leaders and political figures who use Twitter to threaten or abuse others could find their tweets slapped with warning labels.

Opinion

'A Fight For Truth': To Criticize Trump In Debates, Democrats Must Be Scrupulously Honest

June 26, 2019 In Homeland Security Staff

Democrats running in 2020 have said now that Trump has a record as president, he is vulnerable to criticism that he has repeatedly misled the American people.

Iran

Is a US Attack on Iran Really Possible or Too Far-Fetched?

May 14, 2019 William Tucker

Until we see a force buildup nearing the 2007 plan, it is highly unlikely that the U.S. plans any offensive action in the region or against Iran.