Sep 19 Watch Iranian foreign minister on U.S. strategy on Islamic State, sanctions By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 19 Kansas to start mailing ballots without a Democratic Senate candidate listed By John Hanna, Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. -- Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach has reversed course and directed county election officials to start mailing ballots to voters overseas Saturday without having a Democratic nominee listed for the U.S. Senate race. Continue reading
Sep 19 Kerry Washington, John Hamm help White House unveil campaign against campus sexual assault By Nedra Pickler, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The White House has enlisted Hollywood stars including Jon Hamm of "Mad Men" and Connie Britton of "Nashville" to help fight campus sexual assault. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are unveiling the "It's On Us"… Continue reading
Sep 19 Kansas court rules with Democrat, shaking up race for control of U.S. Senate By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe The Kansas state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Democrat Chad Taylor, who dropped out of the Senate race at the beginning of September, will no longer show up on the ballot on Nov. 4. Republican Secretary of State Kris Kobach… Continue reading
Sep 18 Obama 'pleased' Congress voted to arm Syrian rebels By Associated Press President Barack Obama says a bipartisan Senate vote to authorize arming and training Syrian rebels shows the world that Americans are united in combating the Islamic State group. Continue reading
Sep 18 Environmental group plans to spend $25 million on elections By Andrew Troast The League of Conservation Voters today announced that it would be pouring more than $25 million into ads and mobilization for the upcoming midterm elections, more than five times what they spent in 2010. Continue reading
Sep 18 Does Obama need permission to wage this war? By Quinn Bowman As Congress prepares to authorize President Barack Obama to equip and arm Syrian rebels to fight the Islamic State militant group -- with a final Senate vote likely Thursday afternoon -- some members of Congress and legal experts are raising… Continue reading
Sep 18 Senate to vote on package to arm Syrian rebels against Islamic State By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Facing off in one of the most contested Senate races in the nation, Colorado Democratic Sen. Mark Udall and his Republican challenger, Rep. Cory Gardner, found something to agree on this week — giving President Barack Obama the… Continue reading
Sep 18 White House announces plan to train 50,000 people, including veterans, to install solar panels By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. is planning to train veterans to become solar panel installers in the next six years, the White House said Thursday. Continue reading
Sep 18 Obama, Ukraine president to meet at White House By Julie Pace, Associated Press WASHINGTON — In a symbolic show of support for Ukraine’s fledgling government, President Barack Obama is meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in the Oval Office on Thursday after the leader of the former Soviet republic speaks to a rare… Continue reading