Jun 21 As alliances blur in Mideast, US and Iran are potential partners By Associated Press For years, Iran has been an archenemy of the United States. Now, with alliances blurred in the Mideast, the two countries are talking about how to stop an offensive in Iraq by al-Qaida-inspired insurgents. Continue reading
Jun 18 Watch Sens. Kaine and McCain debate U.S. exit from Iraq, prerequisites for new military response By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 17 In Congress, prospect of new Iraq fight turns hawks into doves By Donna Cassata, Bradley Klapper, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The prospect of the U.S. military returning to the fight in Iraq has turned congressional hawks into doves. Lawmakers who eagerly voted to authorize military force 12 years ago to oust Saddam Hussein and destroy weapons of mass… Continue reading
Jun 05 Watch Obama pushes back at prisoner swap critics as new details emerge on Bergdahl’s captivity By PBS News Hour President Obama defended the prisoner swap for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, as well as the decision to not inform Congress that it was imminent. Reports say that officials kept the plan quiet in part because the Taliban threatened to kill Bergdahl… Continue watching
Jun 05 Watch News Wrap: Obama and Cameron threaten Russia with new sanctions By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron warned that Russia must block weapons from entering Ukraine, recognize Kiev’s new leaders and cease supporting pro-Russian separatists or face new sanctions. The leaders met at the… Continue watching
May 29 Watch Veterans Affairs ‘scheduling schemes’ spark strong rebuke from Congress By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 28 Watch News Wrap: Inspector general report confirms VA hospital delays By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the VA inspector general concluded that veterans awaiting care in Phoenix waited an average of 115 days for a first appointment, and that 1,700 veterans weren’t on a waiting list at all. President Obama called… Continue watching
Mar 25 Congress locked over Ukraine aid standoff By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press The Senate and House appear headed for a standoff over competing bills to authorize sanctions on Russia and provide aid to Ukraine, potentially prolonging Congress' inaction over the two weeks since Russian President Vladimir Putin's military intervention in the Crimean… Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch McCain: President’s Call for Action as Well as Pause Hurts His Case on Syria McCain: President's Call for Action as Well as Pause Hurts His Case on Syria… Continue watching
Aug 06 Watch News Wrap: McCain and Graham Visit Egypt, Urge Opposition Members Be Released In other news Tuesday, Sens. John McCain, D-Ariz., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., visited Cairo, where they urged the military-backed Egyptian government to release some members of the Muslim Brotherhood. Also, a series of car bombs killed more than 50 around… Continue watching