Jun 13 Obama on Iraq security: We can't do it for them By Julie Pace, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press President Barack Obama said Friday he is weighing a range of options for countering the violent Islamic insurgency in Iraq, but he warned government leaders in Baghdad the U.S. will not take military action unless they move to address deep-seeded… Continue reading
Jun 13 Iraq crisis another foreign policy complication for Obama By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Militants in Iraq took the city of Mosul and captured two more cities as they advanced toward their goal of taking Baghdad in an unfolding crisis that is already having political ramifications for President Barack Obama back in the United… Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch Kurdish troops take Kirkuk after Iraqi forces flee By PBS News Hour Outside Kirkuk, Iraqi troops were filmed trying to halt the advance of Sunni militants. But when the government forces fled, Kurdish fighters moved into the city that they have long claimed as their historical capital. Reporting from Irbil, Jonathan Rugman… Continue watching
Jun 12 Watch Iraq faces existential crisis as Sunni insurgency gains ground By PBS News Hour As Sunni militants continue their march towards Baghdad, the Obama administration said the U.S. will not send forces on the ground in Iraq, but will assist in other ways. Judy Woodruff talks to Jane Arraf, an Iraq-based journalist, for an… Continue watching
Jun 12 Obama said Iraq will need U.S. assistance By Julie Pace, Associated Press President Barack Obama said Thursday Iraq will need more help from the United States as it seeks to push back a violent Islamic insurgency that has captured two key cities and is vowing to press toward Bagdad. Continue reading
Jun 10 Gun control failure has been biggest frustration as president, Obama says By Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says his biggest frustration so far as president is that American society hasn't been willing to take steps to strengthen gun control. Continue reading
Jun 09 Watch Will loan forgiveness offer long-term student debt solution? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 09 Obama moves to extend student loan payment relief By Josh Lederman, Associated Press The measure expands on a 2010 law that covered those who started borrowing after October 2007 and kept borrowing after October 2011. The executive order allows those who borrowed earlier to participate, potentially extending the benefit to millions more borrowers. Continue reading
Jun 09 How Lindsey Graham keeps beating them all By Terence Burlij, Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Mention Lindsey Graham’s name at a tea party rally, and the boos rain down. But despite angering some conservatives with his support for matters ranging from comprehensive immigration reform to President Obama’s nominees for the Supreme Court, the South Carolina… Continue reading
Jun 07 Watch U.S. policy in Syria focuses on humanitarian crisis By PBS News Hour Presidential elections were held in Syria on Tuesday, with President Bashar al-Assad taking nearly 90 percent of the vote. Is the U.S. 'behind the curve' in its handling of the conflict? Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Liz Sly, the Beirut bureau… Continue watching