National Security

U.N. Security Council Takes Aim At Islamic State's Funding Sources

10:24am December 18, 2015

It's hoped the plan will disrupt the financing of ISIS. Renee Montagne talks to Matthew Levitt, a former senior official in the Treasury Department's terrorism and financial intelligence branch.

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Friend Of San Bernardino Shooter Charged With Aiding Terror Plot

8:02am December 18, 2015

by Phil Ewing

Enrique Marquez, a friend of San Bernardino, Calif., shooter Syed Farook, was charged Thursday with conspiring to provide support for terrorism. He also purchased two of the rifles used in the attack.

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At Counterterrorism Center, Obama Reassures Americans About Security Threat

9:23pm December 17, 2015

by Scott Horsley

President Obama visited the National Counterterrorism Center Thursday for a pre-holiday briefing on security precautions. It was another high-profile opportunity for the president to try to reassure Americans after attacks in Paris and San Bernardino that his administration is taking the threat of terrorism seriously.

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U.N. Security Council Calls For Crackdown On ISIS Funding Streams

6:48pm December 17, 2015

by Michele Kelemen

The U.N. Security Council meets for the first time on the subject of how to clamp down on the various ways ISIS raises money — from oil sales to extortion.

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Privacy Advocates Sound Alarm On Cybersecurity Provision In Spending Bill

6:44pm December 17, 2015

by Brian Naylor

One of the provisions attached to the $1.1 trillion spending bill allows companies to share their customers' data with other companies and the government. Backers of the measure say it will help fight cyber attacks. But privacy advocates argue it will give the government easy access to Americans' personal information and does little to stop cyber crimes.

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After Terror Attacks, U.S. Immigration Policy Is Scrutinized

5:19pm December 17, 2015

The attacks ramped up discussions of how to balance letting people in, while maintaining security. David Greene talks to Doris Meissner, ex-commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.

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Should American Women Have To Register For The Draft?

1:04pm December 17, 2015

by David Welna

The Pentagon has lifted its ban on women in combat jobs, prompting debate in Congress about whether they must register for Selective Service just as men must.

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FBI Unable To Find Direct Link To Terror Group In San Bernardino Shooting

7:29pm December 16, 2015

by Dina Temple-Raston

FBI Director James Comey said Wednesday it appears the San Bernardino shooters were radicalized long before they met in person, though authorities have still found no ties to a foreign terror group.

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