U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

Hunger strike, Yemeni dilemma could spur Guantanamo closure plans

2013-05-17 05:00:00

A 100-day-old hunger strike at the Guantanamo Bay prison for suspected terrorists has agitated international human rights advocates anew, prompting fresh calls worldwide for closure of the detention center that President Obama vowed to shutter more than...

Congress speaks with a loud, muddled voice on Syria

2013-05-11 19:28:00

WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein made headlines recently by demanding a forceful U.S. response to Syria's use of chemical weapons against its population. Less noticed was that the California Democrat wasn't urging deeper military involvement...

McManus: Obama plays for time to avoid 'red line'

2013-05-01 00:00:00

Barack Obama really, really does not want to get tangled up in Syria. For almost a year, Obama's secretaries of State — first Hillary Rodham Clinton, now John Kerry — have pressed the president for more aid to the insurgents who are fighting...

White House suspects Syria used chemical weapons, seeks inquiry

2013-04-25 18:14:00

WASHINGTON — The White House said for the first time that there was evidence Syria had used chemical weapons in its civil war, but administration officials called for a broader United Nations investigation and edged away from declaring Damascus...

U.S. lawmakers call for action on Syria's chemical weapons

2013-04-25 12:45:00

WASHINGTON -- U.S. lawmakers quickly called for action after the White House informed members of Congress on Thursday that American intelligence agencies now believe the Syrian government has used chemical weapons against rebels trying to topple President...

In Boston bombing, Muslims hold their breath

2013-04-17 11:37:00

Shereef Elnahal is a native of Virginia, a graduate of Harvard Medical School and a first-year internal medicine resident who helped triage explosion victims with ruptured eardrums and major limb injuries on Monday at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in...

Iraq war: Lessons learned?

2013-03-17 00:00:00

Ten years have passed since the United States invaded Iraq, a decision that almost everyone now ranks as one of the worst foreign policy blunders of our time. Why "almost"? Former President George W. Bush and his top aides still maintain that the invasion...

Secrets no president should keep

2013-03-14 00:00:00

In the divided world of American politics, it's not easy to find an issue on which the legal affairs correspondent for the Nation and the former chairman of the American Conservative Union agree. But we've found one: the crucial importance of transparency...

Senate debate over drones divides Republican Party

2013-03-07 15:33:00

WASHINGTON -- A sudden debate over the potential use of unmanned drones against terrorist suspects in the United States touched off a power struggle within the Republican Party on Thursday, even as the Senate confirmed President Obama’s CIA...

Influential Democrat urges Obama to release drone opinions

2013-03-13 16:13:00

WASHINGTON - President Obama should stop “bobbing and weaving” and let Congress and the public see the classified legal opinions that govern the targeted killing of terrorism suspects overseas, former White House Chief of Staff John Podesta�...

Cyber-crime tops threats to U.S., intelligence chief says

2013-03-12 07:00:00

WASHINGTON - Iran has made progress toward developing nuclear weapons capability, Al Qaeda sympathizers are resurgent across North Africa and the Middle East, and the U.S. economy is vulnerable to relatively unsophisticated cyber-attacks, according to...

Terrorism and the war at home

2013-03-08 00:00:00

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) waged a 13-hour filibuster on the Senate floor this week in a futile effort to set clear limits on the administration's use of covert military force. Specifically, Paul wanted the administration to concede that it couldn't legally...

Members of the U.S. intelligence community enter a briefing for the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill. Later in the day, House members were scheduled to be briefed on developments in the Boston Marathon bombing investigation.

2013-04-23 00:00:00

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper testifies during the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on 'Current and Projected National Security Threats to the United States.'

2013-03-12 00:00:00

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif speaking about the killing of U.S. citizens abroad by drones, has suggested that a judicial panel might be added to the process. She is chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee.

2013-02-16 00:00:00