From VOA Learning English,this is In The News.This week,Islamic State militants released a videoshowing the execution of an American journalist.Steven Sotloff was captured in Syria in August of last year.He worked for Time and Foreign Policy magazines.His death and the earlier execution ofanother American journalist, James Foley,have angered many people in the United States.President Barack Obama says the "horrific" killing of Steven Sotloffwill unite the countryand strengthen its resolve in dealing with terrorists.The president spoke on Wednesday during a visit to Estonia.He said the United States plans to build a coalition to,in his words, "degrade and destroy" the Islamic State militants."We will not be intimidated.Their horrific acts only unite us as a countryand stiffen our resolve to take the fight against these terrorists."Steven Sotloff was from the state of Florida.The state's governor, Rick Scott, halted a political campaign eventto announce the reporter's death and condemn those responsible."The people who did this are evil.They are not merely wrong.They are not adversaries. They are evil."Members of the U.S. Congress have expressed concernabout the threat from Islamic State militants.Some members are demanding intensive air attacks.Senator Ted Cruz of Texas is likelyto seek the presidential nomination of the Republican Party in 2016.Senator Cruz spoke to a political gathering a few days ago.He denounced the group known as the Islamic State, also called ISIS."Well, ISIS says they want to go back and reject modernity.Well, I think we should help them.We ought to bomb them back to the Stone Age."But other lawmakers appear willingto give the Obama administration more timeto develop a plan for dealing with the Islamic State.Washington Congressman Adam Smith is a member of Mr. Obama's Democratic Party.He appeared on the CBS television program "Face the Nation.""It takes time to build a coalition.We can't simply bomb first and ask questions later.We have to have the right targets and the right supportin order to be effective in stopping ISIS."There have been few public opinion surveys about the threatfrom the militants and what the United States should do about it.One recent poll taken before the murder of Steven Sotlofffound Americans divided on the question of whether to intervene in Iraq.Karlyn Bowman studies U.S. public opinionat the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C.She says many Americans are likely to see the Islamic Stateas a threat worthy of some form of military action.However, public support is not likely to extendto the use of U.S. ground troops,says John Mueller of Ohio State University.The American public will have many chancesto express itself in the weeks to come.Congress returns to Washington next week.How the United States should react to the Islamic Stateis likely to be a major issue.Some lawmakers are already urging the president to seek congressional approvalbefore launching a wider military campaign against the group.And that's In The News from VOA Learning English.And now, Words in the Newsmilitants – n. people active in trying to cause political change,often by the use of force or violencecoalition – n. forces, groups, nations or people joined togethercampaign – n. competition by opposing political candidates seeking support from voters; a connected series of military actions during a warparty – n. a group of people working together for a political purpose