The White House wanted to make sure the public asked their questions, too — at least the online public. In its latest attempt to appear connected and technologically savvy, the White House conducted a video chat on Thursday to answer questions about the failure to head off the ...

The White House on Thursday defended the head of a key anti-terrorism agency, following reports he did not cut short a ski vacation in the aftermath of a Christmas attack on a US airliner. Michael Leiter, director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) was the subject of a New York Daily News report, which appeared to form part of a ...

Two federal agencies charged with keeping potential terrorists off airplanes and out of the country have been without their top leaders for nearly a year. It took the Obama administration more than eight months to nominate anyone to lead the Transportation Security Administration and the Customs and ...