Sep 03 Obama: Russia threatens peace in Europe By Julie Pace, Associated Press Obama, who faces criticism in the U.S. for being too cautious in confronting Russian President Putin, sharply condemned Moscow's provocations. He declared in blunt terms that Russian forces that have moved into Ukraine in recent weeks are not on a… Continue reading
Sep 03 Second beheading dares U.S. to act By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Simone Pathe, Rachel Wellford The reported beheading of another American journalist, Steven Sotloff, by the Islamic State group is almost daring President Obama and the United States’ European allies to act. President Obama responded Wednesday morning from Estonia, where he is on an overseas… Continue reading
Sep 03 Conflicting reports of a Ukraine cease-fire emerge a day before NATO summit By News Desk and Associated Press President Obama reacted to early news of the possible cease-fire saying "it's too early to tell" if the aggressions would actually stop. Obama spoke from Estonia, where he is traveling ahead of the Nato summit. Continue reading
Sep 02 NATO to bolster security against Russian aggression By Julie Pace, Associated Press Confronted by a Kremlin-backed military offensive in Ukraine, President Barack Obama and Western allies will approve plans this week to position at least 4,000 troops and military equipment in Eastern Europe, bolstering NATO's security commitments to nervous member states near… Continue reading
Sep 02 Why Republicans have the advantage this fall By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: We get you ready for the post-Labor Day sprint The GOP is favored this fall Democrats' path to holding a narrow majority Obama to Estonia to reassure Eastern bloc allies The scales tip toward… Continue reading
Sep 01 Obama delivers Labor Day pep talk, renews push for raising minimum wage By Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Boosted by recent economic gains, President Barack Obama is sounding more bullish about the nation's recovery from the Great Recession and the White House is encouraging Democrats to show similar optimism as they head into the November mid-term… Continue reading
Aug 29 Obama's immigration delay derails midterm election strategies By Josh Lederman, Erica Werner, Associated Press Democrats who were bracing for the impact that Obama's long-awaited announcement would have on their campaigns are now rethinking aspects of their strategy for the fall. Republicans who were considering legislative attempts to block Obama must reconsider whether that's the… Continue reading
Aug 29 Who will help the U.S. battle the Islamic State in Syria? By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press In the last year-and-a-half, Islamic State extremists have fought the Syrian army, Hezbollah and Iranian forces. They've clashed with al-Qaida's local affiliate, routed Iraq's army and pushed back Kurdish peshmerga fighters. American airstrikes in Iraq have recently caused somewhat of… Continue reading
Aug 29 Perry criticizes Obama for 'no strategy' on Syria By Will Weissert, Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press Texas Gov. Rick Perry is wasting little time pouncing on President Barack Obama's "we don't have a strategy yet"comments about the violent militant faction attacking cities in Iraq,… Continue reading
Aug 28 Obama condemns Russia for Ukraine violence; rules out U.S. military involvement By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press Ukrainian officials say two Russian military columns have rolled into the southeastern part of Ukraine after missiles were fired at a border post. Continue reading