President Trump campaigned on a promise of putting America first by scaling back its foreign involvements and pledging to stem the tide of refugees from Syria and elsewhere to address terrorism. Read more» 
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The Supreme Court said Monday that the Trump administration can proceed, for now, with a limited version of its restrictions on refugees and travelers from six majority-Muslim countries, a ban that critics called at thinly veiled Muslim ban. Read more»
President Trump signed a revised travel ban that dials back vetting procedures from his earlier order but keeps much of the rest – sparking similar debate. The changes did not impress Rep. Raul Grijalva, who said the only difference between it and the new version “is the time Trump and his cronies spent scheming up a plan to get it past our legal system.” Read more»
The complete text of President Trump's new executive order: "Protecting The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States." Read more»
Rep. Mike Pompeo, a Republican on the House Select Committee on Benghazi, said the committee “learned an awful lot” during Hillary Clinton’s marathon testimony Oct. 22. Rep. Adam Smith, a Democratic member, said the hearing produced “literally no new information.” Who’s right? Read more»
The Republican chairman and ranking Democrat on the House Benghazi committee each distorted the facts during TV appearances to discuss the committee’s work. Read more»
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said all of the government investigations into the terrorist attacks on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi concluded that “nobody did anything wrong.” That’s not exactly accurate. Read more»
The religious faith of both journalists is inspiring many who mourn them. Read more»
GlobalPost's editorial team pays tribute to their slain colleague and friend. Read more»
Journalist James Foley's execution stunned the world, but his family continues to find strength in their Roman Catholic devotion. Read more» 1
A video of the American journalist’s beheading by Islamist militants appears to be having the opposite of its intended effect. Read more»
In an interview on Fox News, former Vice President Dick Cheney went too far with his claim that President Obama “has stated repeatedly the terrorist threat is gone.” Read more»
"Unless America is actively engaged in trying to support those in the broader Middle East who wish to replace despair and extremism with hope and freedom, I fear the tide of war will eventually hit us again." Read more» 2
The United States is loosening controls over military exports, in a shift that former U.S. officials and human rights advocates say could increase the flow of American-made military parts to the world’s conflicts and make it harder to enforce arms sanctions. Read more»
Washington D.C. commentator Jimmy Zuma, Tucson Weekly Editor Dan Gibson, Tucsoncitizen.com sports reporter Anthony Gimino, Community Foundation of Southern Arizona Vice President of Program Services and Initiatives Barbara Brown, Middle East cxpert Stephen Zunes Read more»
Tomorrow, Americans will commemorate the twelfth anniversary of one the darkest days in our nation's history. In tribute to the victims of 9/11, including the approximately 400 heroic first responders who gave their own lives to save others, let us again stand united in prayer and patriotism. Read more»
