Sep 29 White House intruder made it farther inside than previously revealed By Justin Scuiletti Omar Gonzalez, the man that jumped the White House fence and made it into the front door of the executive mansion, was able to go deeper inside the building than was previously believed, the Washington Post reports. Continue reading
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Sep 23 Watch U.S. and Arab partners begin air war against Islamic State in Syria - Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch News Wrap: U.S. won't ease Iran nuclear restrictions for Islamic State help By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 21 Army: White House fence jumper is decorated veteran By Josh Lederman, Associated Press The man accused of getting inside the White House after scaling a fence is a veteran who was awarded a medal for his service in Iraq and retired due to disability, the Army said Sunday. Continue reading
Sep 19 White House fence jumper prompts Secret Service scrutiny By Josh Lederman, Associated Press The Secret Service is coming under renewed scrutiny after a man scaled the White House fence and made it all the way through the front door before he was apprehended. President Barack Obama and his daughters had just left the… Continue reading
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 14 White House still seeking coalition to fight Islamic militants in Iraq and Syria By Charles Babington, Lara Jakes, Associated Press The White House said Sunday it will find countries willing to send combat troops to fight Islamic extremists in Syria and Iraq, but it's too early to identify them. Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch Susan Rice on arming Syrian rebels, keeping U.S. combat forces out of the fight against Islamic State By PBS News Hour National Security Advisor Susan Rice joins Gwen Ifill to discuss what’s at stake in the fight against Islamic militants, the potential for arming the moderate Syrian opposition and why the administration doesn’t want to put boots on the ground in… Continue watching