SecurityCommentary
Osama bin Laden’s Son Is Likely Dead. Here’s What It Means.
Hamza bin Laden, the son and heir of Osama bin Laden, is almost certainly dead. While his demise has not yet been confirmed by al-Qaeda,… Read More
SecurityNews
Views of Rep. John Ratcliffe Under Microscope After Trump Picks Him as Intelligence Chief
Hours before President Donald Trump tapped him Sunday as director of national intelligence, Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, urged investigations into potential wrongdoing during the Obama… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Syrian Refugee Planned to Attack a Pittsburgh Church
Authorities last week arrested Mustafa Alowemer, a Syrian refugee who was planning a terrorist attack against a church in Pittsburgh in accord with his allegiance… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Lindh Shows How West Is Winning War on Terror
John Walker Lindh, the former “American Taliban,” is almost back on the streets. Captured on the battlefield in Afghanistan in 2002, he was convicted of… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Law Enforcement Busted an LA Terror Plot, Likely Saving Dozens of Lives
The FBI on April 26 arrested Mark Steven Domingo, a former Army infantryman, on charges of plotting an Islamist terrorist attack against a white nationalist… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Should the Muslim Brotherhood Be Labeled Terrorists?
Whether the Muslim Brotherhood should be considered a terrorist group is a question that has swirled in Western policy circles for years. Several U.S. allies… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Islamist Terrorism Remains the World’s Greatest Threat to Peace
After the horrific mass murder of 50 Muslim worshippers in Christchurch, New Zealand, there was widespread coverage and a torrent of mainstream news networks contemplating… Read More
International Analysis
Podcast: The Strange Terrorist Attack in Sri Lanka
Did other, bigger terrorist groups help a relatively small group in Sri Lanka pull off the sophisticated attack that left nearly 300 dead Sunday? Why… Read More
LawCommentary
Case Against Accused USS Cole Bomber Stalled Again
The trial against the al-Qaeda terrorist accused of killing 17 American sailors in the attack on the USS Cole—which was was hit by explosives while… Read More
SecurityCommentary
How China Will Make Us More Vulnerable to Terrorists
China is an adversarial power. It seeks to advance at our expense, leaving America—and our friends and allies—less free, less prosperous, and less safe. The same can… Read More
SecurityCommentary
2 More Terrorist Plots Show How a Proactive Approach Is Vital to Combating Terrorism
In the past few weeks, the U.S. uncovered two more terrorism plots against the U.S. homeland, raising to 109 the number of such plots or… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Trump Has Designated Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a Terrorist Group. It’s About Time.
President Donald Trump has designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a foreign terrorist organization. It’s about time. Other administrations might have done it, but didn’t…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Fallen ISIS Caliphate Will Return
The last ISIS stronghold is no longer strong. Or held. The last recognized remnant of the terrorist group’s so-called caliphate is gone, Fox News reported… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Facebook Streaming, Location Made New Zealand Attack Unusual Act of Terrorism
Listen to our interview with The Heritage Foundation’s Robin Simcox in the podcast, or read the lightly edited transcript below. Kate Trinko: I’m here with… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Portland Putting Itself at Risk by Leaving the Joint Terrorism Task Force
Last month, the Portland, Oregon, City Council voted to leave the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force, one of our nation’s first lines of defense against… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Why the Military Is Losing the Battle for the Best, Brightest Cybersecurity Talent
What do GPS satellites, F-35s, and the new Department of Veterans Affairs health care records management system have in common? The latest Defense Department annual… Read More
SecurityNews
Navy Vet Sues to Allow ISIS Bride to Return to US
A former Navy commander filed a complaint on behalf of the father of so-called ISIS bride Hoda Muthana Thursday requesting that the Trump administration let… Read More
SecurityNews
US Won’t Take Back Alabama Woman Who Joined ISIS
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday the United States would not allow an American-born woman who joined the Islamic State terrorist group back into… Read More
SecurityCommentary
We Hear You: Declaring a National Emergency at the Border
Editor’s note: Border security and the president’s power to declare a national emergency to address it—as he did Friday—remain priorities for The Daily Signal’s audience…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
The FBI Foiled 2 Terror Plots in 2 Weeks. Here’s What Happened.
On Jan. 7, Ismail Hamed brandished a knife against an Arizona police officer and was shot after refusing to comply with orders to drop the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
We Hear You: The President’s Border Standoff With Democrats
Editor’s note: The Daily Signal’s audience tends to be passionate about standing behind the president in his showdown with congressional Democrats over securing the southern… Read More
SecurityNews
4 Things to Know About Trump’s Ability to Declare an Emergency to Build a Wall
During his prime-time Oval Office address Tuesday night, President Donald Trump left out any reference to declaring a national emergency as a way to build… Read More
SecurityNews
From Oval Office, Trump Says Border Wall Would Make Nation ‘Safer Than Ever Before’
President Donald Trump made an emotional plea Tuesday night for Congress to pass a border security package that includes funding for a steel wall, to… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Read Trump’s Full Oval Office Speech on ‘Crisis’ in Border Security
Here is the White House transcript of President Donald Trump’s Oval Office speech on illegal immigration and border security, delivered Tuesday night. My fellow Americans:… Read More
SecurityNews
Trump to Address Nation on Border Security as Pence Says Democrats Won’t Negotiate
On the eve of President Donald Trump’s prime-time address to the nation Tuesday night about border security, Vice President Mike Pence asserted that congressional Democrats… Read More
SecurityCommentary
We Hear You: The Border Wall and Shutdown Politics
Editor’s note: The clash between the president and congressional Democrats over a border wall resulted in a partial government shutdown that is entering its third… Read More
SecurityNews
Trump Says He Prefers Shutdown Deal, but Could Build Wall Without Congress
President Donald Trump said he could build a wall along the southern border without Congress, but prefers a negotiated deal—one that he’s willing to keep… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Why America Cannot Afford to Pull Out of Afghanistan
While the White House and U.S. military commanders insist no decision has been made, Washington is alive with speculation that President Donald Trump intends to… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Plot Against Toledo Synagogues Is the 105th Islamist Terror Plot or Attack
In early December, an FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force in Ohio arrested 21-year-old Damon Joseph for planning an attack on a synagogue in Toledo, Ohio…. Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Attack at French Christmas Market Reminder of Looming Threat Islamist Terrorists Pose in Europe
The deadly attack by a gunman Tuesday at a Christmas market in France was an unwelcome reminder of the threat Islamist terrorists pose in Europe… Read More
