In this photo reviewed by the U.S. military, the sun rises above Camp Delta at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013
National Security

Obama Cuba Initiative Prompts New Fears of Gitmo Naval Base Giveaway

State Department: Base return not on US agenda for talks

Bill Gertz
January 7, 2015
A Palestinian woman scatters sweets as she celebrates with others an attack on a Jerusalem synagogue, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip November 18, 2014. Two Palestinians armed with a meat cleaver and a gun killed four people in a Jerusalem synagogue on Tuesday before being shot dead by police, the deadliest such incident in six years in the holy city amid a surge in religious conflict
Politics

Rand Paul Moves to Cut U.S. Aid to the Palestinians Over ICC Bid

Second time Paul has sought to eliminate aid to PA

Adam Kredo
January 6, 2015
National Security

Rubio: Cancel Meetings With Cuba Until Prisoners Released

Cuba has failed to release 53 political prisoners and has jailed more than a dozen more

Alana Goodman
January 6, 2015
A man walks past near an image of revolutionary hero Ernesto "Che" Guevara in Havana December 27, 2014
In this Sunday, May 11, 2014 file photo, people stand outside burnt houses following an attack by Islamic militants in Gambaru, Nigeria. Thousands of members of Nigeriaís home-grown Islamic extremist Boko Haram group strike across the border in Cameroon, with coordinated attacks on border towns, a troop convoy and a major barracks.
Uncategorized

Boko Haram Seizes Army Base, Murders Dozens

Nigerian terrorist group gaining ground following end of U.S. training program

Daniel Wiser
January 6, 2015
A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol drone aircraft lifts off, Wednesday, Sept 24, 2014 at Ft. Huachuca in Sierra Vista, Ariz.
Issues

Audit: DHS Drone Program Ineffective at Border Security

Drones focus on only 170 miles of the southwest border

Elizabeth Harrington
January 6, 2015