FBI veteran, a rare outsider, to lead US Border Patrol

SAN DIEGO –  An FBI veteran was named Monday to head the U.S. Border Patrol, a departure from the historical practice of picking someone who has risen through the ranks. Mark Morgan, who briefly led the internal affairs department at the Border Patrol’s parent agency, will oversee a multibillion-dollar annual budget as he runs the […]

CIA director’s chilling ISIS update ignored by Sunday shows; Fox lone exception

“Fox News Sunday” was the only major talk show over the weekend to cover CIA Director John Brennan’s chilling update on the strength of the Islamic State terror group. Mr. Brennan told the Senate Intelligence Committee last Thursday that ISIS or ISIL, another name for the Islamic State, has not lost its capacity for conducting […]

Officials Backtrack on Omitting Orlando Gunman’s Talk of Islamic State After GOP Criticism

Transcripts of Orlando, Fla., gunman Omar Mateen warning police he had bombs like those used in terror attacks in France sparked a political battle Monday, which forced the Justice Department to reverse course on redacting the killer’s references to the Islamic State terror group. The transcripts, released Monday by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, prompted […]

Lynch mum on suspects, possible arrests in Orlando club massacre

Attorney General Loretta Lynch declined Sunday to say whether the FBI will charge anybody in connection with the Florida nightclub massacre and expressed support for a proposal from a Republican senator to tighten gun control. Lynch, the country’s top law enforcement official, told “Fox News Sunday” that federal investigators are “in the middle of a […]

Alleged American ISIS fighter praises Orlando gunman in new video

A man identified as an American ISIS fighter praised the Orlando nightclub gunman and urged more attacks on the U.S. in a video released by the terror group on Sunday – exactly one week after Omar Mateen slaughtered 49 people inside a Florida nightclub. During Mateen’s massacre, which also wounded 53 people, he called a […]

Gun Store Owner: CBS News Broke the Law With Their Recent AR-15 Purchase

CBS recently aired a story called, “CBS News producer shows how easy it is to buy an assault rifle.” In the segment, the reporter Paula Reid can be seen walking out of a store called SpecDive Tactical, LLC carrying out a brown gun case containing an AR-15. The owner of the store SpecDive Tactical, LLC  has responded to the […]

Transcripts of Calls With Orlando Gunman Will Be Released

The Justice Department will release partial transcripts of conversations between the police and the Orlando gunman from the night he carried out a deadly attack at a gay nightclub, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said on Sunday. The transcripts, expected to be released on Monday, will include three calls between the gunman, Omar Mateen, and negotiators who […]

Mexico’s Cartels Are Much More Dangerous To Americans Than ISIS

Mexico is a place of many rumors and much chisme, or gossip. One of the most frightening rumors you hear these days—especially given the tragic, ISIS-inspired shooting in Orlando—is that members of the so-called Islamic State have infiltrated the cartels, seeking to recruit hardened sicarios, hit men, to their cause.  ISIS’s nefarious motive, naturally, would be to use […]

Orlando Terrorist Signed Over Home To Brother-in-Law Just Before Attacks

Several weeks before he massacred 49 at an Orlando gay nightclub, Muslim terrorist Omar Seddique Mateen transferred over his interest in his Florida home to his older sister and Afghan brother-in-law, property records show — an indication the family possibly had some knowledge of his martyrdom plans. Authorities say the fatally shot Mateen clearly was […]

Shutting down pro-ISIS material online could help thwart real-world terrorism

Supporters of the Islamic State, or ISIS, around the world gather online, becoming members of virtual communities in much the same way any of us might join online groups focused on some common interest. The videos, audio messages, letters, chatter and know-how that they then share are much more sinister than typical online hobbies, though. […]

Microsoft-Funded Professor Builds Software to Fight Terrorism

Dartmouth College computer science professor Hany Farid — using funding from Microsoft Corp. — has developed technology to help scrub extremist content from the internet. Working with the nonprofit think tank Counter Extremism Project, Farid built software capable of identifying and tracking photo, video and audio files, even if they’ve been altered. The software, unveiled […]