It’s “more frightening than anything” he’s seen as Attorney General, reports Newsmax. U.S. intelligence reports indicate terrorists in Syria and Yemeni have joined forces to create new bombs which are virtually undetectable. The Yemeni-based bomb builder were previously behind the “underwear bomber” plot in 2009. Fox: Pentagon Says Iraq Army Rife with ISIS and Iran-Backed […]
After outlines of a possible compromise between the Obama administration and Republicans were released Wednesday, a handful of key Senate Democrats threatened to scuttle the deal, reports Newsmax. Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont promised to fight “tooth and nail” to prevent any changes to a 2008 law aimed at fighting human trafficking. NYT: Adelson, Buffet, […]
Iraqi officials have informed the United Nations in an appeal for help that ISIS seized 88 pounds of nuclear materials that were kept at Mosul University reports Reuters. “Iraq’s U.N. Ambassador warned the U.N., “These nuclear materials, despite the limited amounts mentioned, can enable terrorist groups, with the availability of the required expertise, to use […]
President Obama asked Congress for $3.7 billion Tuesday to stem a surge in illegal immigrant children, reports the New York Times. But the request was immediately met by Republican opposition due to the Obama administration’s failure to secure the border already. Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn proposed “luxury deportation” at a cost of $8 million instead, […]
Ancient Biblical antiquities in cities just outside areas controlled by ISIS are in immediate danger of being destroyed or sold on the black market, reports the Daily Beast. Because of the terror group’s swift takeover of Mosul, museum curators were unable to protect priceless artifacts – and the Biblical city of Nineveh is within ISIS’ […]