Senators to Obama: Stop the Leaks

GOP senators demand end to Obama national security leaks in congressional letter
U.S. NEW FLAG CAPITOL BUILDING

Republican lawmakers on the Senate Intelligence Committee are warning the Obama administration against leaking classified information as it seeks to publicly bolster its national security bona fides in the wake of a deadly attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya that left four Americans dead.

Department of Energy Insecurity

Security Agents Charge Dept. of Energy with 'Fraud, Waste, and Abuse' in new letter
DOE

Special agents tasked with protecting the Department of Energy (DOE) have blown the whistle on what they describe as a dangerous culture of “fraud, waste, and abuse” that includes drinking on the job, the mismanagement of weapons, the falsification of security reports, and “wasteful spending” that reaches all the way to the deputy secretary of energy.

Report: Iran Sanctions Have Failed

Economic sanctions yet to make a dent in the regime’s nuclear program
CRS

Economic sanctions on Iran have failed in their “principal objective” of preventing Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons, according to a nonpartisan study by the Congressional Research Service (CRS).

Experts: Dogs, Bathtubs Scarier than al Qaeda

Liberals at think tank panel argue that Americans have more to fear from pets than terrorists
Peter Bergen / NAF

Americans have an “irrational fear” of terrorism and are more likely “to be killed by a dog than a jihadi terrorist,” according to a left-leaning national security expert who rejected the notion that al Qaeda is alive and well despite the terror group’s recent murder of a U.S. ambassador in Libya.

J Street Becomes Issue in IL Race

New video complicates Democratic candidate's attempt to distance himself from group
Brad Schneider / Wikipedia

After months of trying to strike a moderate tone on the issue of Israel, Democratic Illinois congressional candidate Brad Schneider is facing criticism for expressing support for the liberal fringe group J Street.

U.S. to End Pro-Democracy Broadcasts in Russia

Radio Liberty fires large portion of its staff in wake of Russian law
RFE-RL / AP

America’s broadcast voice in Russia will soon be silenced following Moscow’s ratification of a new law that will force a legendary broadcasting company to abandon the Russian airwaves.

Bin Laden Is Dead, Al Qaeda Is Alive

Far from ‘decimated,’ terrorist group gathers strength
AP Images

President Barack Obama’s campaign continues to claim that it has “decimated” al Qaeda, the world’s most notorious terror group, despite increasing evidence the group is expanding and despite an al Qaeda attack that left four Americans, including an ambassador, dead.

Big Bird Asks to Be Left Out of Politics

Sesame Workshop: We ‘have requested that the ad be taken down’
Big Bird / AP Images

The organization behind “Sesame Street” has said that it did not authorize President Barack Obama’s campaign ad featuring the character Big Bird and has requested that the spot be taken down, according to a statement on its website.

The Clock is Ticking

Economic sanctions alone cannot cripple Iranian nuclear program, experts say
Iranian President Ahmadinejad / AP

The recent collapse of Iran’s currency has led foreign policy experts to caution President Barack Obama’s administration against declaring that economic sanctions are the key to ending Tehran’s clandestine nuclear arms program.

Iran’s Charity Loophole

House Dems push for Iran sanctions exemptions
Iranian Red Crescent / AP

A delegation of House Democrats is urging President Barack Obama’s administration to extend an exemption on Iran sanctions—a move that could allow certain groups linked to terrorism to benefit from American philanthropic donations, experts say.