Deb Riechmann

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House to vote next week on aid to Ukraine

Deb Riechmann · March 28, 2014 11:48 am

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio takes questions about his legislative agenda during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 26, 2014. Boehner touched on the Ukraine crisis, relations with Russia, the NSA surveillance program, jobs and other issues. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Congress on track to pass Ukraine aid bill

Deb Riechmann · March 26, 2014 8:28 pm

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., center, accompanied by fellow GOP lawmakers, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 25, 2014, following a GOP caucus lunch. From left are, Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and McConnell and Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn of Texas. Relenting to GOP objections, Democrats have decided to remove a major roadblock preventing Congress from passing legislation authorizing sanctions on Russia and providing aid to Ukraine. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Dems remove hurdle to clear passage of Ukraine aid

Deb Riechmann · March 25, 2014 10:36 pm

Are tougher sanctions against Russia to come?

Deb Riechmann · March 22, 2014 11:12 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin signs bills making Crimea part of Russia, in the Kremlin in Moscow on Friday. (AP Photo/Sergei Chirikov, Pool)

Are tougher penalties against Russia to come?

Associated Press, Deb Riechmann · March 22, 2014 4:00 am

US sanctions Putin associates

Deb Riechmann · March 20, 2014 5:08 pm

US sanctions Putin associates

Deb Riechmann · March 20, 2014 2:32 pm

US goes high-tech to help oversee Afghan aid work

Associated Press, Deb Riechmann · March 15, 2014 12:34 pm

Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., Commander, International Security Assistance Force, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 12, 2014, during a Senate Armed Services Committee on the situation in Afghanistan. President Barack Obama has threatened to withdraw all American forces from Afghanistan if a new security agreement is not signed by the end of the year, but there is no legal reason the U.S. has to resort to the "zero option," as administration officials have repeatedly claimed. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

National Security

Existing Afghan deal would cover US post-2014

Deb Riechmann · March 12, 2014 3:54 pm

Russia warns heavier sanctions could backfire

Deb Riechmann · March 7, 2014 8:12 pm

Netanyahu: Press Iran harder on nuclear program

Deb Riechmann · March 4, 2014 5:00 pm

Netanyahu to Abbas: ‘Recognize the Jewish state’

Deb Riechmann · March 4, 2014 3:52 pm