Study Finds Over 250 Americans Join Islamist Forces Abroad
A six month House Homeland Security Committee report says nearly 30,000 people overall have joined militant Islamists in Syria and Iraq, with more than 250 Americans among them. It notes returnees and weak domestic countermeasures and calls for improved information sharing and watchlist screening.
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Boehner to push bipartisan funding vote to avert shutdown
The House will vote this week on a bipartisan funding bill to avoid a government shutdown as funding runs out at week’s end. In Kabul, Afghan forces with U.S. air support fight Taliban in Kunduz after the city fell, raising questions about Afghan readiness. Snowden posts first tweet on Twitter gaining rapid followers. Baltimore police officers in Freddie Gray case to be tried separately with Porter set for November 30, per new timeline.
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