Sep 18 White House orders government plan to combat antibiotic resistance By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Signaling the seriousness of the threat posed by antibiotic-resistant germs, President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered the government to create a national plan to fight them by early 2015. 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
Sep 18 President Obama says no to ground troops -- again By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford Today in the Morning Line: Obama reiterates there will be no U.S. ground troops fighting Islamic State group Poroshenko makes the rounds in D.C. Biden veers off course on Iowa trip House approves plan to arm Syrian opposition; Senate… Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch Is Obama right to rule out U.S. ground combat against Islamic State? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch Obama stresses U.S. forces in Iraq will advise, not join combat By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 16 The U.S. takes 'command and control' of Ebola epidemic By Sarah McHaney President Obama will announce today a surge of U.S. support including hundreds of millions of dollars and thousands of military personnel to countries in West Africa suffering from the Ebola epidemic. The effort is a response to the World Health… Continue reading
Sep 16 Hagel, Dempsey defend Obama's plan to target Islamic State extremists By Donna Cassata, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The nation’s top military leader told Congress on Tuesday that if President Barack Obama’s expanded military campaign to destroy Islamic extremists fails, he would recommend that the United States consider deploying American ground forces to Iraq. Continue reading
Sep 16 Morning Line's mid-September top 10 Senate races By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford Poll after poll finds Republicans more interested and engaged in this election than Democrats, and that means those post-Labor Day polls, using narrower screens of who’s most likely to vote, are giving the GOP an even bigger boost than they… Continue reading