Speaker of the House John Boehner responds to reporters about the impasse over passing the Homeland Security budget on Friday. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
National Security
Saturday
Friday
Alienation And Charismatic Recruiters Among Keys To Radicalization
A playground is seen in London, outside an address where Kuwaiti-born London computer programmer Mohammed Emwazi is believed to have lived. Emwazi has been identified as masked ISIS militant "Jihadi John." Niklas Halle'n/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
"It is a waste of time. We will not allow a conference to take place. It won't happen," Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday about the possibility of the two chambers reconciling Department of Homeland Security funding bills. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
House Not Quite Ready To 'Suck It Up' Over Homeland Security Funding
Thursday
Relatives of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks are periodically flown down to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to witness court proceedings against five men accused of plotting the attacks. For the witnesses of the most recent court session, the experience raised questions about justice, humanity and the ethics of the death penalty. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Families Of Sept. 11 Victims Watch Guantanamo Hearings With Mixed Feelings
ISIS's 'Jihadi John' Revealed As Londoner Born In Kuwait
The legal case of the alleged Sept. 11 terrorists is slowly grinding its way through a war court at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
'No End In Sight' For Sept. 11 Proceedings At Guantanamo Bay
Wednesday
Deputy Chief Mark Saunders speaks at a news conference in Toronto on Tuesday. A mysterious tunnel discovered in Toronto near one of the venues for this summer's Pan American Games contained a rosary with a crucifix and poppy. Police said there is nothing to suggest the tunnel was linked to criminal activity. Aaron Harris/Reuters/Landov hide caption
House Speaker John Boehner told reporters Wednesday: "The House has done its job to fund the Department of Homeland Security and to stop the president's overreach on immigration. We're waiting for the Senate to do their job." Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
Rep. Boehner: House Has 'Done Its Job' On Homeland Security Funding
Secret Service officers search the White House grounds on Jan. 26 after an unmanned aerial drone was found there during the middle of the night. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
Defense attorneys for terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, are now allowed to introduce details regarding their clients' interrogations after the so-called "torture report" was released by the Senate Intelligence Committee late last year. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
'Torture Report' Reshapes Conversation In Guantanamo Courtroom
Monday
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott speaks about his nation's new anti-extremism strategy on Monday in Canberra, Australia. Rob Griffith/AP hide caption
If Congress doesn't act to fund the Department of Homeland Security by Friday, then over 200,000 TSA employees won't be receiving paychecks — but many of them will still have to show up to work. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
For TSA Officers, Congress' Inaction On Funding Could Hit Home
Sunday
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson says a video released by al-Shabab "reflects [a] new phase" for terrorism networks. Cliff Owen/AP hide caption