Politics Aug 01 Obama to speak at 2:35 p.m. EDT Watch President Barack Obama speak from the White House live WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will deliver a statement from the White House Friday afternoon as Congress finishes its last votes before a five-week recess. House Republicans are still working…
World Aug 01 Obama, Putin talk Ukraine separatists, nuclear missiles WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin to reiterate concern about Russia's support of separatists in Ukraine and about Russian compliance with a 1987 nuclear missile treaty that the U.S. says Moscow breached.
World Aug 01 FAA issues new restrictions on flights over Iraq WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration is restricting U.S. airlines from flying at or below 30,000 feet over Iraq because of what it calls “the potentially hazardous situation created by the armed conflict” there.
Politics Jul 31 Congress approves highway bill before hitting the road for recess Congress has approved a bill to prevent a 28 percent cut in federal highway and mass transit aid at the height of the summer construction season.
Politics Jul 31 Border crisis spending bill fails to pass the Senate That means Congress is heading out for its summer recess without acting to deal with tens of thousands of unaccompanied minors who've been arriving at the border from Central America.
World Jul 31 AP: Israel, Hamas agree to 72-hour cease-fire The Associated Press is reporting that Israel and Hamas have agreed to an unconditional, 72-hour humanitarian cease-fire beginning Friday.
World Jul 30 U.S. condemns Israeli shelling of UN school in Gaza WASHINGTON -- The United States is condemning Israel's shelling of a U.N. school in the Gaza Strip that was sheltering displaced Palestinians.
Nation Jul 29 Affordable Care Act challenge shot down by appeals court WASHINGTON — In the latest effort to sidetrack Obamacare, a federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected a challenge by a conservative group that said Congress imposed new taxes unconstitutionally when it created the Affordable Care Act.
World Jul 28 Obama confers with European leaders for next steps on Ukraine The White House says Obama held a joint call Monday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande (frahn-SWAH' oh-LAWND'), British Prime Minister David Cameron and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.
Health Jul 25 House and Senate try to find compromise on VA health care plan A day after offering competing plans to improve veterans' health care, the chairmen of the House and Senate Veterans Affairs committees are again attempting to find a compromise.