The White House says over-the-horizon counterterrorism is the future in America’s war on terror. President Biden singled out the assassination of al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri by drone strike last July in Afghanistan as proof that the new strategy works. But with terrorism still a top concern stateside, is waging this war from a distance the best…

The Department of Homeland Security has awarded a $699,763 grant to a joint venture to investigate the rise of extremism in gaming. “Over the past decade, video games have increasingly become focal points of social activity and identity creation for adolescents and young adults. Relationships made and fostered within game ecosystems routinely cross over into…

More than 1,000 people in Pakistan have died in historic rushing flood waters. Hundreds of children are included in the death toll. It’s the most rainfall the region has recorded in a monsoon season in more than 30 years. “I appeal on behalf of the government of Pakistan, on behalf of the people of Pakistan,…

The killing of Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri in Afghanistan marked a major win for the U.S. But as we approach the first anniversary of the American withdrawal from Afghanistan, nearly 70,000 our our Afghan allies remain trapped. President Biden’s pledge to help U.S. allies in Afghanistan has gone unfulfilled. Straight Arrow News contributor Katherine Zimmerman…

The drone strike that took out al-Qaida leader and 9/11 planner Ayman al-Zawahri sent a clear message that U.S. counterterrorism efforts are still in play in Afghanistan, despite last year’s messy military withdrawal from the region. It scored an intelligence victory against a terrorist organization that has often been difficult to infiltrate. President Biden called…

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues with the torture and killing of civilians. While the U.S. looks to hold Putin accountable for what President Biden called a “genocide,” other atrocities across the world persist. Straight Arrow News contributor Katherine Zimmerman reminds us not to forget the victims — and their perpetrators: The Chinese government is engaged…

UFOs may be real, but there’s still not enough evidence for the U.S. government to confirm the existence of extraterrestrials. That’s the takeaway from Congress’s first meeting in half a century on unidentified flying objects. On Tuesday, Pentagon officials testified before a House Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation Subcommittee. The testimony centered around what the government…

Congress will hold an open hearing on UFOs for the first time in decades next week. The session before a House committee will come five months after the National Defense Authorization Act required the military to establish a permanent UFO research office. “Congress hasn’t held a public hearing on unidentified aerial phenomena (UFO’s) in over…

The core of the Islamic State may not wield the strength it did in 2014 and 2015, but its powerful network persists. ISIS branches operate independently worldwide, yet they devoutly follow their recently named global leader. Straight Arrow News contributor Katherine Zimmerman outlines the changes at the top and the current state of the organization.…

According to a White House statement released early Thursday morning, a raid conducted by the United States in Syria’s Idlib province killed Islamic State (ISIS) leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi overnight. He took over as the head of ISIS back in 2019, after the old leader of the group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died during a…