Former New Jersey Gov. Tom Kean, who chaired the 9/11 Commission, reflects on the 20th anniversary of the attacks. More.
Tom Kean looks back 20 years after the attacks of 9/11
9/11 suspect, Gitmo detainee to be sent back to Saudi Arabia
The U.S. is preparing to transfer a man suspected of being a 9/11 hijacker from Guantanamo Bay to Saudi Arabia. The Pentagon announced that this comes after a review board recommended Mohammed al-Qahtani be transferred so he can be treated at a rehabilitation and mental health care program for extremists in Saudi Arabia. More.
Covid-19 Commission Modeled on 9/11 Inquiry Draws Bipartisan Backing
But Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, Mr. Biden’s top medical adviser for the pandemic, said it was important to investigate the origins of the pandemic. He said it took years after the coronavirus that caused SARS emerged in 2002 to determine that it had almost certainly jumped from bats or civets to humans at a wet market in China. More.
Key senators push 9/11-style commission to investigate Covid and U.S. response
The two leading senators on the health committee are pushing forward with plans to create a 9/11-style commission to investigate the roots and U.S. response to Covid-19. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Chair Patty Murray, D-Wash., and ranking member Richard Burr, R-N.C., released a discussion draft of the PREVENT Pandemics Act last week. More.
FBI sought to question two Saudi princes about unknown man accompanying two 9/11 hijackers in still secret LAX airport video
Newly declassified FBI documents show that agents pushed hard to interview a pair of Saudi princes who they believed might help identify an unknown man captured on airport surveillance video accompanying two future 9/11 hijackers. More.
Committee unanimously passes Tester, Moran bill to provide health care for post-9/11 toxic-exposed veterans
The Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee unanimously passed bipartisan legislation spearheaded by Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) to offer Post-9/11 combat veterans, including those suffering from conditions caused by toxic exposures, access to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care. More.
Bill providing aid for post 9-11 toxic-exposed vets clears major hurdle
Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown and colleagues have unanimously passed a bill out of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee to provide healthcare for post 9-11 toxic-exposed veterans. "There’s a lot of responsibility to military and the state,” Brown said. “They knew better than exposing these soldiers to burn pits. More.
During Biden’s visit Adams calls for a “9/11-type response” to gun violence
With President Joe Biden in New York City Thursday, Mayor Eric Adams called for a “9/11-type response” to gun violence in the five boroughs. Adams seemed to be alluding to the way the federal government response focused attention and resources on the city following the terrorist attacks of September 11 in 2001. More.