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Michael Chertoff headed the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in its early years, from 2005 to 2009. As the third largest cabinet branch, with 218,000 employees, DHS controls immigration, borders, and even protects the president. Chertoff talked recently with NEWSWEEK's Jerry Guo about his tenure and new dangers facing the country. Excerpts:
Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the alleged shooter in the Fort Hood massacre, will face 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder, Army officials said Wednesday.
Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the alleged shooter in the Fort Hood massacre, will face an additional 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder, Army officials said Wednesday.
James Gordon Meek was standing over the gravestone of a friend killed in Iraq when he noticed a familiar figure walking near him.
The Obama administration inherited a plethora of fun-filled activities to administer when former president George W. Bush left office. Not only was our economy left unstable, but we were also in the midst of fighting two wars. As they have dragged on, people-our fellow citizens-have died fighting for our freedom a half a world away, so it is impossible for anyone to take their sacrifice lightly.
Now that George W. Bush is out of office, Bill Maher has certainly lost an easy target for his scathing stand-up humor. But no worries: There are plenty of unfortunate souls in the news for the Politically Incorrect comedian to eviscerate publicly. Even the eloquent President Obama can't avoid his crosshairs.
The chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff is reiterating that the U.S. target date for withdrawing troops from Afghanistan is flexible and will take "conditions on the ground" into account.
Three top administration officials are making the case for how the war in Afghanistan can be won. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Admiral Mike Mullen, the nation's top military officer, are making the rounds on Capitol Hill. Their mission: sell the president's new strategy for Afghanistan.
Two groups have emerged as finalists to take over ownership of the Texas Rangers. The new owner could be revealed as early as next week's winter meetings. A person with direct knowledge of the situation confirmed several media reports that groups headed by Pittsburgh attorney Chuck Greenberg and former sports agent Dennis Gilbert are finalists. That person spoke Thursday on condition of ...
Country Seen as Crucial to War in Afghanistan; Lawmakers Distrust Its Reliability
The race for a Senate seat once held by "liberal lion" Edward M. Kennedy is shaping up as a battle of relative national unknowns, led by a state Democratic insider and a Republican lawmaker perhaps best known as a male centerfold.
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Elliott Broidy , founder of Markstone Capital Partners, pleaded guilty to “rewarding official misconduct” with almost $1 million in illegal payments, the fifth conviction won by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s in his probe of state pension fund corruption.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. House approved a measure Thursday that would make the current estate tax rate permanent, over objections of some Democrats and Republicans.
Unhappy liberals may not carry the load in 2010.
The Bush administration could talk the talk, with President Bush and Vice President Cheney chock-full of aggression and swagger and bombast, and America was hated and derided worldwide as completely ineffectual and unlawful in dealing with terrorism and global concerns.
The move is unlikely to derail Mr. Bernanke’s reappointment, but it could slow the confirmation process and give the Fed’s critics additional opportunity to press their case, The New York Times’s Edmund L. Andrews writes.
Rep. Michael E. Capuano's bid for Massachusetts' open Senate seat has been gaining momentum, and he has succeeded in narrowing the Democratic primary contest to a two-person race between himself and front-runner Martha Coakley, a number of party strategists and Massachusetts political observers say.
Lawmakers yesterday criticized Pakistan as an unreliable partner in the war on terrorism, and one that could turn the tide of the war if it wanted.
WASHINGTON — On his second day in office, President Barack Obama pledged to create "an unprecedented level of openness in government" — an executive memorandum that his administration now says does not apply to calls for his social secretary to testify on Capitol Hill.
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama said the private sector must take the lead in creating jobs as the U.S. economy recovers and that persistently high unemployment “cuts deep” for the millions out of work.
Michael Chertoff headed the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in its early years, from 2005 to 2009. As the third largest cabinet branch, with 218,000 employees, DHS controls immigration, borders, and even protects the president. Chertoff talked recently with NEWSWEEK's Jerry Guo about his tenure and new dangers facing the country. Excerpts:
