ICYMI: Sen. Cruz: The Refugee Flow Out of Syria Must Be Treated as a National...
(Source: US Senate Committee on Judiciary) WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in September sent a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, Secretary of State John Kerry,...
View ArticleCould the Paris Attacks Sway U.K. Opinion in Favor of Surveillance Law?
The terrorist attacks in Paris may make it harder for the technology industry and privacy advocates to resist proposed rules that would require Web, software and phone companies to aid in wide-ranging...
View ArticleGrassley Floor Statement on Paris Attacks and Syrian Refugees (US Senate...
(Source: US Senate Committee on Judiciary) Prepared Floor Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee On Paris Attacks and Syrian Refugees Monday, November 16, 2015...
View ArticleU.S. states shut door to refugees fleeing ISIS and the war in Syria
When reports emerged that one of the Paris attackers may have made his way to France disguised as a refugee, the governor of one of the few U.S. states that has already opened its door to dozens of...
View ArticleSeychellois to travel to Russia visa free
17-November-2015 Seychellois citizens will soon be able to travel to the Russian Federation visa free, it was announced...
View ArticleCoats, Senators Send Bipartisan Letter to President on Potential ISIS...
(Source: Daniel Coats) Monday, November 16, 2015 WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) today joined five senators in sending a letter to President Barack Obama urging the administration to ensure...
View ArticleHouse speaker calls for 'pause' in Syrian refugees
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Paul Ryan called Tuesday for a "pause" in Syrian refugees coming to the U.S. in the wake of the Paris attacks, and assembled a task force to bring legislation to a vote as...
View ArticleHudson Intros Bill to Thwart Obama's Syrian Refugee Plan (Richard Hudson)
(Source: Richard Hudson) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 16, 2015 Hudson Intros Bill to Thwart Obama's Syrian Refugee Plan WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08) introduced...
View ArticleParis attacks revive US arguments about encryption, surveillance
Washington: The deadly attacks in Paris are reigniting a debate over whether US government spies should have easy access to encrypted messages flowing across the Internet. Intelligence agencies have...
View ArticleSenate Intel Committee Chairman Burr on Terror Attacks in Paris (Richard Burr)
(Source: Richard Burr) 11.14.15 WASHINGTON - Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr (R-NC) made the following statement on the...
View ArticleIsakson Presses President Obama to Increase Security for Refugee Resettlement...
(Source: Johnny Isakson) WASHINGTON - In the aftermath of the November 13th terrorist attacks in Paris that killed at least 129 people and injured hundreds more, U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga.,...
View ArticleThose with H-1B visa may qualify for Interview Waiver Programme
My daughter completed her graduation from Eastern Michigan University. She is in the U.S. on a H1B visa. She intends to travel to Hyderabad for 15 days in December. She plans to get her H1B visa...
View ArticleObama, Congress heading for budget showdown over Syrian refugees
By Patricia Zengerle and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some U.S. Republicans sought to use a must-pass spending bill on Monday to block President Barack Obama's plan to accept thousands of...
View ArticleCIA chief criticises recent surveillance rollbacks in wake of Paris attacks
John Brennan calls for review of reforms such as USA Freedom Act, saying they may have created ‘inadvertent or intentional gaps’ in security services...
View ArticleWhy the Syrian refugee issue turned partisan so quickly
Since Friday’s terrorist attacks in Paris, Republicans and Democrats have shown that they can at least mourn together. Beyond that, deep partisanship has quickly set in, particularly on US plans to...
View ArticleBurr: Technology is key to preventing terror attacks in U.S.
Intelligence work by the United States and its allies must focus more on decoding encrypted cellphone messages and other communications that helped the Islamic...
View ArticleRepublicans to Obama: Keep Syrian refugees out
Washington (CNN)Republicans are putting President Barack Obama and his party on the defensive over accepting Syrian refugees, following reports that one of the terrorists involved in the Paris attacks...
View ArticleUS Should ‘Temporarily Suspend’ Visa Waiver Program With Europe
Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) argued “we need to temporarily suspend this visa waiver program” between the US and Europe because “it could just be a matter of hours,...
View ArticleIntel chairs respond to ISIS threat, Syrian refugee policy
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Sen. Richard Burr, R- North Carolina, and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes, R-California, discuss the United States’ response to the recent...
View ArticleKeeper of the Secrets of the Ark of the Covenant
In a front-page New York Times story (November 10, "Classified Report on the C.I.A.'s Secret Prisons Is Caught in Limbo") it was suggested that the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Sen....
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