U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz sent a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson, and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey, questioning the administration's pattern of ineffectiveness at preventing terror attacks on American soil in light of the recent bombings in New York and New Jersey carried out by Ahmad Khan Rahami.
A U.S. military jury has sentenced the Muslim terrorist who killed 13 soldiers during a 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas. The jury of 13 officers deliberated for only a short time Wednesday before sentencing Maj. Nidal Hasan to death. Hasan, an American-born Muslim, was convicted following a two-week trial.