PARIS TERROR ATTACKS

Holder: French attacks point to threats to United States  “This is the nature of the new threat we must confront,” he said.  http://ow.ly/H7Y6N

Holder: US at war with terrorists who ‘corrupt’ Islam  “We are determined to take the fight to them,” he said.  http://ow.ly/H80nw

Holder: US does not stereotype in identifying terror suspects  “I think we’re doing a good job monitoring those people,” he said.  http://ow.ly/H89Vu

Homeland Security chairman: Foreign fighters a threat to US  Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said Europe should tighten its travel restrictions.  http://ow.ly/H8kEu

Senate Intel chief: Terrorist attacks could start happening every week  Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) pointed to the number of sleeper cells in Europe.  http://ow.ly/H87bW

Former Intel chairwoman: Major attack on US ‘in the realm of possibility’  Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said sleeper terrorist cells exist in the United States.  http://ow.ly/H82PL

Visa waiver program poses security threat, Dem senator says  “The visa waiver program is the Achilles heel of America,” Feinstein said.  http://ow.ly/H83qO

McCain: Obama has no plan to defeat terrorists  The senator said the number of threats are the result of “leading from behind.”  http://ow.ly/H86xO

Top GOP senator: Call it a war on terror  “There is a tendency toward political correctness,” Sen. John Cornyn said.  http://ow.ly/H8iBE

Top Obama military adviser: No al Qaeda link to Paris attacks  Gen. Martin Dempsey said the gunmen have been linked by family and school ties.  http://ow.ly/H825h

PETRAEUS INVESTIGATION

Leaks ‘frequently inaccurate,’ Holder says  Holder said he would not comment on an investigation of former CIA Director David Petraeus.  http://ow.ly/H812X

Feinstein: Petraeus has ‘suffered enough’  “How much do we want to punish somebody?” she asked.  http://ow.ly/H7Vuk

McCain: Apparent DOJ leak violates Petraeus’s rights  McCain added that he doesn’t know if Petraeus is “guilty or innocent.”  http://ow.ly/H85SF

KEYSTONE XL

Four more votes needed to override Keystone veto, ND senator says  Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) said supporters now have 63 votes.  http://ow.ly/H84hz

Not enough votes to override Keystone veto, Del. senator says  Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) said Congress will not be able to override a presidential veto.  http://ow.ly/H8d78

GUANTANAMO BAY

Dempsey: Gitmo a ‘psychological scar on our national values’  The Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman called for the facility to be closed.  http://ow.ly/H7ZYq