• Ted Cruz Introduces Bill Allowing Governors to Opt Out of Refugee Resettlement Programs

  Senator Ted Cruz, who is seeking the Republican nomination for president in 2016, said on Tuesday that he introduced legislation to give governors the ability to opt out of refugee resettlement programs.

  

• ISIS Militants in Syria Attract 31,000 Foreign Fighters, Nearly Doubling Recruitment Over Past 18 Months

  Syria has become the pre-eminent global incubator for a new generation of militants after Islamist groups more than doubled their recruitment of foreign fighters to as much as 31,000 over the past 18 months, according to a former British spy chief.

  

• Donald Trump Defends Proposed Ban On Muslims Into U.S., Says Country Has 'No Choice'

  Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Tuesday defended his call to ban Muslims from entering the United States, calling it a temporary measure in a time of war.

  

• Twelve Syrian Refugees To Arrive In Texas Despite Effort to Block Them

  Two families of Syrian refugees are due to arrive in Texas on Monday despite efforts by the state to bar their resettlement, including a lawsuit Texas filed last week in federal court.

  

• Suspect Carried Out 'Hideous' London Knife Attack for Syria, British Court Hears

  A man accused of attacking a commuter with a knife at an east London underground train station said he was acting for Syria, a prosecutor told a London court on Monday.