by Lindsay Holst | May 30, 2015 | Monitor
President Barack Obama tapes the Weekly Address in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, May 29, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon) In this week's address, the President addressed critical pieces of national security business that remained...
by John Bugnacki | May 12, 2015 | Monitor
The Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) Boko Haram, the Islamist militant group based in northeastern Nigeria, has recently declared its allegiance to the Islamic State (IS), also known as ISIS or Daesh, and renamed itself the Islamic State’s West...
by Tanya Somanader | Sep 11, 2014 | Monitor
President Barack Obama, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, and Gen. Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, listen to the national anthem during the September 11th Observance Ceremony at the Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, Va., Sept. 11, 2014. (Official...
by Lindsay Holst | Sep 11, 2014 | Monitor
Tonight, the following message was sent from President Obama to those signed up to receive updates from the White House, outlining his comprehensive and sustained counterterrorism strategy to degrade and destroy ISIL. Didn't get the email? Make sure you're...
by Lindsay Holst | Sep 3, 2014 | Monitor
Yesterday, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest released the following statement about U.S. Military personnel in Iraq. Today, the President authorized the Department of Defense to fulfill a Department of State request for approximately 350 additional U.S....
