LawCommentary
Q&A: What You Need to Know About DACA
Reports have surfaced this week that President Donald Trump is negotiating a deal with Democratic leaders to replace Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the immigration… Read More
SecurityCommentary
3 Reasons Trump Should Consider Appointing a Disaster Relief Commission
With Hurricane Harvey leaving massive amounts of damage in its wake and Hurricane Irma now heading toward Florida, tools for disaster management, response, and recovery… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Foiled Virginia Attack Brings Total US Terror Plots to 97 Since 9/11
Last year, FBI agents and undercover operatives watched as Lionel Williams, 27, of Suffolk, Virginia, revealed plans to help Islamic State militants in Syria and… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Trump Can Aid the Irma Relief Effort by Issuing Special Waiver
As Hurricane Irma bears down on Puerto Rico, home to 3.4 million U.S. citizens, President Donald Trump should prepare the way for a rapid relief… Read More
SecurityCommentary
As Houston Reels From Harvey, Here’s Where Relief Funding Stands
As remnants of Hurricane Harvey move northeastward, the U.S. Gulf Coast continues to be drenched. Harvey, which made landfall last Friday night as a Category 4… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Hurricane Harvey Is Racing Toward Texas. Here’s What You Need to Know.
Meteorologists have upgraded Hurricane Harvey to a Category 2 storm with 110 mph winds and expect that it will grow to a Category 3 hurricane… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Why FEMA Must Be Reformed Before Disaster Strikes
As Tropical Storm Franklin prepares to make landfall in Mexico, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is preparing to respond to similar situations that impact… Read More
SecurityCommentary
How Did the Democrats’ IT Scandal Suspects Get Here?
Here is a radical proposition: The public has a right to know the immigration status and history of foreign criminal suspects. Their entrance and employment… Read More
SecurityCommentary
5 Reasons H.R. McMaster Is the Right Leader for a Tough President
For months, there have been reports of strong disagreements in the White House. There’s nothing wrong with that. In our view, that’s often the best… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
New White House Chief of Staff Is Up to the Task
Retired Marine Gen. John Kelly is now the new White House chief of staff. Known as the gatekeeper to the president, the chief of staff… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Corrupt Mexican Officials Are to Blame for Illegal Human Smuggling Racket
Florida truck driver James Matthew Bradley isn’t the mastermind of the human smuggling ring that led to the grisly deaths of 10 illegal immigrants in… Read More
SecurityNews
Wasserman Schultz’s IT Aide Arrested by FBI on Way to Pakistan After $300K Wire
The top information technology aide to Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., was arrested Monday attempting to board a flight to Pakistan after wiring $283,000 from the Congressional Federal… Read More
SecurityCommentary
It Is Past Time to Privatize the TSA
In a recent test at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport, the Transportation Security Administration failed to detect 94 percent of illicit items that actors smuggled through… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Media Is Unfairly Smearing the Trump Administration’s Strategy on Islamist Extremism
How should the U.S. win the war of ideas against Islamism? That question understandably provokes strong differences of opinion. For example, honest people can disagree… Read More
SecurityCommentary
‘Laptop Ban’ on Airplanes Expands but Wisely Gives Airlines a Way Out
The Department of Homeland Security announced on March 21 that all personal electronic devices larger than a cellphone—such as a laptop—were banned from the cabin… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Some Cities Want to Help With Immigration Enforcement, Not Be Sanctuaries
The House passed two closely watched immigration bills this week, one of which seeks to impose penalties on localities that refuse to assist federal officials… Read More
SecurityNews
Terrorism Evolving and on the Rise in Europe, Expert Tells House Panel
Europeans who are joining ISIS make up one big reason the rise of terrorism isn’t going to be thwarted anytime soon, an expert on the… Read More
LawCommentary
The Supreme Court Will Review Trump’s Revised Travel Ban. Why That’s Good News for the President.
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the government’s appeal of the so-called travel ban shortly after it reconvenes on Oct. 2. The… Read More
SecurityCommentary
This Alternative to the Laptop Ban Would Tighten Airport Security at Low Inconvenience
U.S. officials say they have uncovered evidence that the Islamic State was using Mosul University laboratories to develop bombs that could pass through airport screeners… Read More
SocietyNews
Why ‘There Will Always Be a Place’ for Horses in the US Border Patrol
Editor’s note: White House press secretary Jen Psaki, answering questions about Border Patrol efforts to stop Haitian refugees from entering Texas, told reporters Sept. 23,… Read More
SecurityCommentary
How to Resolve Tangled Relationship Between Congress and Homeland Security
With homeland security being such a national priority, one would expect Congress and the Department of Homeland Security to have a well-organized relationship. Unfortunately, that… Read More
SecurityCommentary
How New Social Media Background Checks Could Enhance Homeland Security
Terrorist travel just got a little bit harder, as selected visa applicants are now being asked to turn over their social media information to State… Read More
SecurityCommentary
US Missile Defense Technology Has Reached a New High. Why the US Must Keep Expanding Its Edge.
North Korean threats to strike the U.S. have hit a new obstacle. On Tuesday, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency conducted a successful test of the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Successful US Missile Defense Test Shows How Essential This Program Is
The United States Missile Defense Agency has accomplished a historic feat. On Tuesday, the agency successfully intercepted an intercontinental ballistic missile in an important test… Read More
SecurityCommentary
New Strategy Needed to Confront Islamist Threats in War of Ideas
Coming into office, President Donald Trump declared defeating and destroying ISIS to be his top foreign policy priority. In contrast with the Obama administration, he… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Top 5 Reasons John Kelly Is Right for Homeland Security
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly gave a speech at George Washington University Tuesday outlining where he will be taking the department. This was the first… Read More
SecurityCommentary
16 Years After 9/11, Gaps in Information Sharing Still Plague Law Enforcement
Since 9/11, national security officials have made it a goal to improve information sharing between federal agencies. Unfortunately, those efforts are still falling short. Earlier… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Coast Guard Is Seizing Record Amounts of Drugs. Why More Funding Is Needed for the Fight.
After a record-breaking year for drug interdictions in 2016, the Coast Guard is continuing to make significant strides in countering the illegal drug trade in… Read More
SecurityNews
House Conservatives Back Trump’s Border Wall Request
Two House conservatives expressed support for the Trump administration’s request for billions of dollars in funding to begin work on a planned border wall, saying… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Natural Disasters Are Costing FEMA Way Too Much Money. Here’s What’s Wrong.
As winter storms spread across the Midwest and Northeast this week, many Americans prepared for the worst by stocking up on necessities. But what about… Read More
