Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Former Washington congressional candidate Joe Kent was confirmed as director of the National Counterterrorism Center on Wednesday.

The U.S. fight against terrorism is at a key juncture now. More than 17 years after the 9/11 attacks, al-Qaida is no longer the force it was. And the Islamic State has lost its core territory. Still, ...

FARGO - A Fargo born man has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the nation's next counterterrorism chief. Matthew G. Olsen, a former prosecutor with extensive experience in intelligence for the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, on Wednesday evening as Republicans looked past his connections to ...

Well, this is pretty terrifying: A little known agency called the National Counterterrorism Center has a big ole database of civilian information that it can use to monitor innocent people for ...

Florida would get a statewide counterterrorism and counterintelligence unit under a bill that cleared the Budget Committee in ...

The Republican-controlled Senate voted along sharply partisan lines Wednesday to confirm Joseph Kent as head of the National Counterterrorism Center, approving his nomination over objections from ...