Some of the photographs taken after terrorist Osama bin Laden was killed could be released under a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, The Atlantic Wire reported.

Dan Metcalfe, a former director of the Justice Department's Office of Information and Privacy, told the wire that the government’s response to the lawsuit from Judicial Watch — which asked for all photos and videos from the Pakistan raid — suggests some images might have to be released because it wouldn’t cause “core” harm to national security.

“If you look closely at one small segment of the government's brief, it in effect concedes that there are reasonably segregable, nonexempt portions of the records that are legally required to be disclosed," Metcalfe said.

The annual hearing on worldwide threats to the United States suggested Iran is now clearly seen as the leading threat.

A retired general with a history of making statements against Islam was canceled as a speaker at a West Point Military Academy prayer breakfast next month after protests from Muslim advocates and a liberal veterans group.

Lt. Gen. William G. Boykin, who in 2003 compared the War on Terror to a religious struggle against “Satan,” said he was withdrawing as a speaker from the prayer breakfast on Feb. 8, according to a statement released by West Point.

“Retired Lt. Gen. William Boykin has decided to withdraw speaking at West Point’s National Prayer Breakfast on Feb. 8,” the statement said. “In fulfilling its commitment to the community, the U.S. Military Academy will feature another speaker for the event.”

The president said the drones are kept on a "very tight leash" and only target active terrorists. 

Lawmakers from both parties are signaling they will do everything in their power to stop base closures.

NATO’s secretary general said the end of 2014 remains the goal despite France withdrawing its troops earlier.

The White House won't be rushing to make a decision on Iran's nuclear program, the White House press secretary said.

The Homeland Security secretary pledged Wednesday to show that “security and efficiency are not mutually exclusive.”

The Pentagon secretly submitted a request to Congress this month to upgrade its 30,000-pound bunker buster.