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Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman told lawmakers the Biden administration supports working with Congress to update the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) that was appr…

The Hudson Institute hosted a conference on countering violent extremism. This portion of the event included a series of panel discussions with lawmakers and former government officials. Spe…

Counterterrorism and violent extremism experts testified at a hearing on combating terrorism threats in Europe. The witnesses outlined recent terrorism trends in Europe and provided recommen…

At a hearing before the House Financial Services Committee, Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew presented the findings of the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s (FSOC) annual report for 2015. …

Brett McGurk testified at a hearing on the threat posed by ISIS* in Iraq, Syria, and Libya. Mr. McGurk had recently returned from the region where he met with Syrian Kurdish groups in rebel-…

Witnesses offered recommendations for curbing revenue to terror groups such as ISIS* at a hearing on terrorist financing and U.S. hostage policy. Included among those testifying was Diane Fo…

The House Financial Services Committee Terrorist Financing Task Force held a hearing on combating the financing of terrorist groups and threats from transnational organized crime networks. W…

Witnesses testified on ISIS* attacks on religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq and Syria, as well the looting of cultural and religious sites. The hearing focused on humanitarian and securi…

Retired General John Allen, the special presidential envoy for the global coalition to counter ISIS, was joined by two Defense Department officials in testifying before the House Foreign Aff…

Witnesses testified at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the national security threat posed by ISIS. They discussed terrorist strategy and tactics, how they could be called defeat…

Witnesses testified at a hearing on the motivations of foreign fighters, including Americans, who had joined the militant group *ISIS, and what the U.S. and its allies were doing to counter …

Witnesses testified at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on how organizations such as the Islamic State* obtain and deploy financial resources to commit acts of terror and further…

Secretary John Kerry testified at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on President Obama’s announced strategy for battling Islamic State* militants in Syria and Iraq. He announced that…

Representative Brad Sherman (D-CA) talked about the U.S. strategy to combat ISIS* in the Middle East and prevent an attack on U.S. soil. C-SPAN Radio’s Nancy Calo read news headlines at t…

Tina Kaidanow testified at a hearing assessing the budget and policies of the State Department’s Bureau of Counterterrorism. The main responsibilities of the Counterterrorism Bureau included…

State and Defense Department officials testified on the threat of Boko Haram in the wake of the militant Islamist group’s abduction of 276 Nigerian schoolgirls. Sarah Sewell called on Nigeri…

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Iraq and Iran Brett McGurk testified on the resurgence of al-Qaida in Iraq.

Witnesses testified about the al-Shabaab terrorist group, which claimed responsibility for the September 2013 attack and hostage-taking last at a Nairobi, Kenya, shopping mall. Among the top…

Patrick Kennedy testified on State Department internal actions to address its responsibility for the terrorist attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. The Accountability Review Boar…

Witnesses testified about Islamic extremism in the Northern Caucasus and Chechnya, and potential links between extremist groups and the Boston Marathon bombing. Among the topics they address…