Dan Boylan

Rep. Dan Donovan introduces Shielding Public Spaces from Vehicular Terrorism Act

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Wednesday will take on a chilling and chillingly effective new tactic from terror groups such as Islamic State — the use of trucks and cars as weapons of mass destruction on the streets of cities across Europe and North America.

June 5, 2018

Putin says he speaks with Trump ‘regularly,’ but no summit in the works

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday he and President Trump work well together battling international terrorism and "regularly" speak by phone.

June 5, 2018

Russian cyberattacks expected ahead of 2018 midterm primaries

Candidates won't be the only ones sweating the vote as California and six other states hold primaries Tuesday, as election security officials say they are bracing to see how their systems hold up against an expected wave of cyberattacks.

June 4, 2018

U.S.-China trade talks a chess match over future of global tech innovation

Washington's trade war threats to China have only strengthened Beijing's high-tech ambitions, but a culture of bureaucracy could easily smother efforts to become the world's innovation hub, according to a leading China opinion maker.

June 3, 2018

Kremlin verifies planning underway for Putin-Kim summit later this year

The Kremlin on Friday verified reports from North Korea that plans are underway for Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to hold a summit later this year.

June 1, 2018

Republicans attack Trey Gowdy’s rejection of Trump’s claim FBI ‘spied’ on his presidential campaign

Leading Republicans, including President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani, on Thursday attacked Rep. Trey Gowdy's defense of the FBI's use of a confidential source to investigate suspected Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

May 31, 2018

Public confidence in Gina Haspel jumped ‘dramatically’ after her public testimony: Poll

Public confidence in President Trump's pick to head the CIA, Gina Haspel, jumped dramatically after her charged public nomination hearing addressing torture on Capitol Hill earlier this month, according to a new poll.

May 31, 2018

Paul Manafort legal defense fund established to battle charges from Russia probe

Paul Manafort, the embattled political consultant and former Donald Trump campaign chairman at the center of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election meddling, now has a legal defense fund created by his friends.

May 30, 2018

Russia, China agree to boost military cooperation

Senior Chinese and Russian military officials have agreed to boost cooperation, the Chinese Ministry of Defense announced Wednesday.

May 30, 2018

Iran propaganda reports Mohammed bin Salman death to destabilize Riyadh

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's dynamic 32-year-old reformer and considered by some security experts to be the world's most heavily guarded man, according to recent reports, is dead. The only problem is the reports all stem from dubious sources linked to Iran, the Saudi Kingdom's bitter rival.

May 29, 2018

Pentagon chided for war games snub of Chinese navy

Washington's recent decision to exclude China from the world's largest naval war games is "short-sighted" and a missed opportunity to continue building cooperation and easing tensions, according to a leading Asian opinion maker.

May 29, 2018

Vladimir Putin and Emmanuel Macron discuss preserving Iranian nuclear deal without the U.S.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and French counterpart Emmanuel Macron have discussed preserving the Iranian nuclear deal despite President Trump's decision earlier this month to scrap the agreement and reimpose sanctions.

May 25, 2018

Capitol Hill braces for DOJ, FBI briefings on accusations they spied on Trump 2016 campaign

FBI and Justice Department officials gathered with senior lawmakers for two unusual classified briefings related to special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, amid rising tensions over President Trump's accusation that U.S. intelligence spied on his 2016 campaign.

May 24, 2018

Google, Facebook ad policy aids Ireland’s abortion backers ahead vote, critics say

A move by Facebook and Google to restrict political advertising ahead of Ireland's fiercely contested abortion referendum Friday has outraged critics.

May 23, 2018

Russian lawmakers debate treason charges for anyone complying with U.S. sanctions

Russian lawmakers on Wednesday debated adding treason to a proposal parliament is now crafting to penalize anyone on Russian soil caught complying with U.S. economic sanctions.

May 23, 2018

Israel’s security cabinet will meet in underground bunker

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced all security cabinet meetings will soon take place in a secure underground bunker in Jerusalem instead of the prime minister's office, according to local media.

May 22, 2018

Senate curbs Donald Trump’s ability to ease sanctions on Chinese telecom giant ZTE

The Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday attempted to curb President Trump's ability to ease sanctions on ZTE Corp., amid trade talks between Washington and Beijing and growing concerns that the Chinese cellphone maker poses security risks to U.S. national security.

May 22, 2018

Kremlin denies Putin’s ‘unlimited range’ nuclear missile crashed after 22 miles

The Kremlin has pushed back against U.S. media reports that Russia's new "invincible" nuclear-powered cruise missile had unlimited range but only flew 22 miles during its most successful test.

May 22, 2018

Steven Mnuchin urges DOJ to review the power of Google, other massive tech firms

Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin on Monday encouraged the Department of Justice to review the power that America's massive tech firms, such as Google, have over the U.S. economy.

May 21, 2018

Mike Pompeo threatens Iran with ‘strongest sanctions in history,’ outlines new nuclear demands

Saying the 2015 Iran nuclear deal negotiated by the Obama administration had "fatal flaws," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday announced that the Trump administration was preparing "the strongest sanctions in history" if Tehran does not change its destabilizing ways and forever abandon its drive for nuclear weapons.

May 21, 2018