SecurityAnalysis
House Republicans Go Strong on National Security
The United States is under growing threats, and House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and his team deserve credit for recognizing that threat and outlining a… Read More
SecurityCommentary
It’s Time for the World to Take the Zika Threat Seriously
The Zika virus continues to be a problem that must be addressed. The mosquito-borne virus is now known to be transferable from human to human… Read More
SecurityNews
To Keep Guantanamo Open, Conservative Senators Push to Declassify Detainee Records
President Barack Obama is running out of time to fulfill his campaign promise to close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay and bring some detainees… Read More
SecurityNews
Nearly a Year Since Nuclear Deal, Tom Cotton Alarmed by ‘Empowerment of Iran’
Nearly one year after a group of six nations led by the United States reached a nuclear deal with Iran, one of the loudest critics… Read More
SecurityNews
White House Spin on Iran Omissions Doesn’t Include Denial of Deception
The Obama administration is spinning its own spin on the Iran nuclear deal, explaining two omissions from official records of public press briefings regarding questions… Read More
SecurityCommentary
America’s Army Shrinks as Threats Proliferate
Today, the United States and its allies face a wider and more serious array of threats than at any point since the end of the… Read More
SecurityNews
Conservative Senator Is Trying to Keep Women Out of the Draft
To Sen. Mike Lee, the battle over whether women should have to register for a draft that does not exist is more consequential than it… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Congress Should Not Use Defense Budget as Piggy Bank for Personal Priorities
The defense budget should be used to pay for things that make our country more secure and help the men and women in uniform accomplish… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s ‘Military Justice Destruction Act’
For the third time in as many years, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., is pushing her radical scheme that, if enacted, would render the military justice… Read More
SecurityCommentary
72nd D-Day Anniversary: All Who Serve Are a Part of the Greatest Generation
Stop your average American on the street and ask them, “What happened on June 6?” Surprisingly, a few might recall that on a dreary morning while… Read More
SecurityCommentary
What’s Good (and What’s Horrible) in the Senate Defense Bill
The Senate will soon start debating the annual defense policy bill. This bill is particularly critical now when threats are rising, from state-sponsored cyberattacks to Russian… Read More
SecurityNews
TSA ‘Needs to Do More,’ Aviation Officials Say
Aviation officials described current affairs at the Transportation Security Administration at a House subcommittee hearing in a bleaker light than the organization’s head did the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Former Thunderbirds Commander Reflects on Thunderbirds and Blue Angels Crashes
There are only a handful of organizations whose sole mission is to travel across the United States and allow Americans to see their military up… Read More
SecurityNews
Federal Officials Delayed San Bernardino Terrorist Attack Probe
A new report from the Department of Homeland Security inspector general concludes that the field office director at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services “improperly delayed”… Read More
SecurityNews
Documents Reveal Operation Fast and Furious Firearms Used Extensively by Mexican Drug Cartels
Five years after America first learned of the Operation Fast and Furious federal gunwalking program, new information about the extent of the scandal continues to… Read More
SecurityNews
A Visit to Ground Zero of ISIS’ Genocide in Iraq
SINJAR, Iraq—This town in northern Iraq was home to more than 88,000 civilians in 2013. Today, there are none left living here. As The Daily… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
How NDAA Could Impact US Missile Defense
The U.S. House of Representatives recently took a first step to enact the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the fiscal year 2017 into law…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
‘They Stood for Something and We Owe Them Something’: Reagan’s 1986 Memorial Day Speech
America’s beloved 40th president, Ronald Reagan, spoke at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day in 1986. His speech reminds us to be thankful for the… Read More
SecurityNews
Senator Urges Privatizing Airport Security to Get Around TSA’s ‘Huge Bureaucracy’
With long wait lines at airports across the country, the chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee is calling on the TSA to “get their act… Read More
SecurityNews
Is It Time to Increase Defense Spending? McCain Proposal Sparks Debate
At a time when the U.S. is in combat in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria, while facing the constraints of sequestration, Sen. John McCain is setting… Read More
SecurityNews
5 Takeaways From Congress’ TSA Hearing
As security wait times reach all-time highs at airports across the country, the Transportation Security Administration administrator was brought before a House committee. TSA Administrator… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Ben Rhodes Proves the National Security Council Needs to Be Reformed
Recent remarks by Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes to the New York Times shows us that the National Security Council (NSC) as an institution is… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Gitmo Detainees Coming to US? Not So Fast
It’s almost summer, so that means that the United States Senate and House of Representatives will take up—again—more legislation related to the terrorist detention facility… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
3 Ways TSA Could Improve Wait Times
We’ve all had to awkwardly stand in line at airport security as the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) herds hundreds of passengers to departure gates. Long lines… Read More
SecurityNews
Congress Takes Next Step to Impeach IRS Chief
House Republicans will soon take the next steps necessary in their bid to impeach IRS Commissioner John Koskinen. On Tuesday, the House Judiciary Committee plans… Read More
SecurityNews
One Muslim Police Officer’s Unique Role in Keeping His Community Safe
As a Muslim with a dream to be a police officer, Sharif Hidayat stood out in the Jesuit high school he attended in Maryland’s Montgomery… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Costly Renewable Energy Regulations Prevent Our Military From Doing Its Job
The Obama administration is aggressively defending costly renewable energy initiatives for the Department of Defense. By forcing its political agenda onto the military, the Obama… Read More
SecurityCommentary
6 Facts Highlight Why We Need to Rebuild Our Military
The U.S. military seems to be breaking. Senior military leaders have made dire statements before Congress, and story after story is revealing the potentially deadly… Read More
SecurityFeature
‘The Sound of God’: In Iraq, US Airpower Bolsters the Peshmerga’s Fight Against ISIS
MOSUL FRONT, Iraq—The old peshmerga general smiled at the sound of the U.S. fighter jets. “That’s the sound of God,” he said. Gen. Omar Hama… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
An Interactive Timeline of the 85 Islamist Terror Plots Since 9/11
South Florida Synagogue Plot On April 29, James Gonzalo Medina was arrested for attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction to attack a Florida… Read More
