Erin Banco

The previously unreported DHS monitoring effort aims to scrutinize Americans who joined the fight in Kyiv — and identify if any could pose a threat when they return home.

Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike on Zibqin in southern Lebanon on Aug. 25 amid escalations in the ongoing cross-border tensions. | Kawnat Haju/AFP via Getty Images

The proposal would pause the fighting for 21 days.

It is unclear if the Hezbollah leader was hurt or killed in the attack, which struck the militant group’s headquarters.

President Joe Biden told confidantes and allies this week that he did not believe that Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu wanted a halt to hostilities

The White House’s initial reaction to the news was positive, even as it scrambled to figure out if this could spur wider war in the Middle East.

The officials urged caution and stressed the need for diplomacy. But the timing was right for such a military shift, they concluded.

Current and former officials say the US has long struggled to collect intelligence on Hamas.

Attendees of the late August meeting with Lise Grande said her remarks were surprisingly candid, shocking many in the room.

America’s top female national security official wants to figure out how to contribute to a more ethical society. The question is whether she can do that inside the U.S. government.