Matthew Olsen

Eric Olsen watched with anxiety from Nebraska as Hurricane Matthew - declared the most dangerous storm to ever approach central Florida - loomed along the eastern United States last week.

President Barack Obama's choice for his next counterterrorism chief is Matthew Olsen, a former prosecutor with extensive experience in intelligence matters for the federal government, the White House announced Friday.Olsen, if confirmed by the Senate, would direct the National Counterterrorism Center, an agency born in the aftermath of the Sept. 11...

Eric Olsen watched with anxiety from Nebraska as Hurricane Matthew - declared the most dangerous storm to ever approach central Florida - loomed along the eastern United States last week.

President Barack Obama's choice for his next counterterrorism chief is Matthew Olsen, a former prosecutor with extensive experience in intelligence matters for the federal government, the White House announced Friday.Olsen, if confirmed by the Senate, would direct the National Counterterrorism Center, an agency born in the aftermath of the Sept. 11...