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Officials told The Washington Times that American investigators led by the FBI were scrambling to piece together what contacts Mohammad Youssef Abdulazeez — a 24-year-old Kuwait-born American citizen who was killed in a shootout with police — may have made during various visits to the Middle East in recent years. (Associated Press)

Chattanooga gunman’s uncle detained in Jordan as investigators seek terror link

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

The American flag is lowered to half-staff above the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 21, 2015, to honor the five U.S. service members who were killed by a gunman in Chattanooga, Tenn., last week. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Obama praises Chattanooga victims, orders flags lowered

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Christian evangelist Franklin Graham speaks in Erie, Pa., as part of a two-day music and evangelism festival in this Sept. 27, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/Erie Times-News, Greg Wohlford) ** FILE **

Franklin Graham: ‘We should stop all immigration of Muslims to the U.S.’

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

An FBI investigator investigates the scene of a shooting outside a military recruiting center in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on July 17, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Governors arm National Guardsmen after deadly Chattanooga shooting

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Lisa Camp holds a cross in the rain near the Armed Forces Career Center on Lee Highway, Sunday, July 19, 2015, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez attacked two military facilities, including the career center, last week in a shooting rampage that killed a U.S. Navy sailor and four Marines. (John Rawlston/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP)

Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez’s family spokesman: Depression may have led to Tenn. killings

By Jay Reeves and Michael Biesecker - Associated Press

Mourners visited a makeshift memorial near the Armed Forces Career Center on Saturday for victims of the shootings in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on Thursday. President Obama's time in office has been peppered with terrorist-related attacks, raising complex questions about his handling of the fight against Islamist terror. (Associated Press)

Obama’s resolve to fight Islamist terror questioned after latest attack on U.S. soil

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

A police officer ducks under tape near a memorial in front of an Armed Forces Career Center on Thursday, July 16, 2015, in Chattanooga, Tenn. A gunman unleashed a barrage of fire at the center and another U.S. military site a few miles apart in Chattanooga, killing several and sending service members scrambling for cover as bullets smashed through the windows. The attacker was also killed. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

How did gunman go from typical suburban life to attack?

By Lucas L. Johnson and Kathleen Foody - Associated Press

Thomas J. Sullivan, 40, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was killed in an apparent terror attack on Thursday, July, 16, 2015, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Facebook photo.

Skip Wells, Thomas Sullivan Marines killed in Chattanooga shootings

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

A sign and a flag is placed at a make-shift memorial outside a military recruiting center on Friday, July 17, 2015, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez of Hixson, Tenn., attacked two military facilities on Thursday, in a shooting rampage that killed four Marines. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Federal authorities search for terror ties in Chattanooga shootings

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican, speaks during a committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 7, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Defense policy bill to address letting troops use guns on bases

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

An FBI investigator investigates the scene of a shooting outside a military recruiting center on Friday, July 17, 2015, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez of Hixson, Tenn., attacked two military facilities on Thursday, in a shooting rampage that killed four Marines. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) **FILE**

FBI looking into Tennessee shooter’s travel

Associated Press

A former Marine who manages a Chattanooga, Tennessee, restaurant honored the four troops killed by a gunman in a July 16 attack on two nearby military facilities by setting a table as a memorial. (WTVC)

Former Marine’s tribute to Chattanooga victims goes viral

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter ordered a review of base security procedures Friday afternoon, just one day after four Marines were killed by a gunman in Chattanooga, Tenn. (Associated Press)

Ashton Carter, defense secretary, orders review of base security after Chattanooga shooting

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

In this image made from video and released by WRCB-TV, authorities work an active shooting scene on amincola highway near the Naval Reserve Center, in Chattanooga, Tenn. on Thursday, July 16, 2015. Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke says police are pursuing an active shooter after reports of a shooting at the military reserve center. (WRCB-TV via AP)

Four Marines killed in ‘act of domestic terrorism’ at Tenn. recruiting center

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Daily Briefing Kellan Howell July 17, 2015

Exclusive Washington Times Daily Briefing (July 17, 2015)

A police officer investigates outside the Armed Forces Career Center after a gunman opened fire on the building Thursday, July 16, 2015, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Authorities say there were multiple casualties including the gunman. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Obama: Shootings of Marines in Tennessee ‘heartbreaking’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Men walk by a sign in Chattanooga, Tenn., promoting it as Gig City. The city's municipal fiber optic network provides Internet speeds at more than 50 times the national average. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig)

EDITORIAL: Obama’s broadband plan would destroy the Internet

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

FILE - In this June 12, 2013, file photo, workers assemble Volkswagen Passat sedans at the German automaker's plant in Chattanooga, Tenn. UAW officials in a letter to plant workers on Monday, Nov. 10, 2014, said a upcoming policy change by Volkswagen will clear the way to for the union to gain its first recognition agreement with a foreign automaker in the South. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig, file)

Volkswagen establishes labor policy in in Tenn.

Associated Press

Reel tender Mo Laussie watches fiber-optic cable as he helps install the cable onto telephone poles in 2001 in Louisville, Colo.

Golden Hammer: Chattanooga chokes on too much fiber

By Drew Johnson - The Washington Times