Máire Brennan

When President Barack Obama went before reporters yesterday to again discuss the failed terrorist bombing of a jetliner over Detroit on Christmas Day – this time with an emphasis on what the administration is doing to make sure this kind of near tragedy never happens again – there was speculation in the media that two things were going to happen. Read More

The report concluded that the government's counterterrorism operations had been caught off guard by the sophistication and strength of an Al Qaeda cell in Yemen, where officials say the plot against the United States originated. Read More

U.S. intelligence agencies did not miss a "smoking gun" that could have prevented an alleged attempt to blow up a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day, President Obama's top counterterrorism adviser said yesterday. Read More

This week C-SPAN is airing a panel discussion about the role of financial media during the economic crisis. Read More