Nicole Duran

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"I would hope that the administration would seem to lessen its objections to Congress coming out with new sanctions," Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., said. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Key House Dem calls for new Iranian sanctions

Nicole Duran · May 25, 2016 4:55 pm

Treasury official says Iran can do business in dollars

Nicole Duran · May 25, 2016 3:47 pm

"In past negotiations on trade deals, even though there was a lot of opposition, at the end of the day we get it done," President Obama said. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

In Vietnam, Obama predicts trade deal approval

Nicole Duran · May 24, 2016 1:59 pm

"It was a restraint on normality," Secretary of State John Kerry said about the weapons ban, noting the U.S. does not embargo countries with which it has normalized relations. (Nyein Chan Naing/Pool Photo via AP)

National Security

Kerry: Lifting Vietnam arms embargo not about China

Nicole Duran · May 24, 2016 1:31 pm

Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday that the U.S. and Vietnam are at a point of "demarcation" in their relationship. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Kerry: U.S.-Vietnam have transformed their relationship

Nicole Duran · May 24, 2016 1:00 pm

President Barack Obama told an audience in Vietnam Tuesday that the U.S. will be a steady partner to its former enemy. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama heralds progress in U.S.-Vietnam relationship

Nicole Duran · May 24, 2016 11:31 am

President Barack Obama told activists in Vietnam Tuesday that protesters have made him a better president. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama: Protesters make me a better president

Nicole Duran · May 24, 2016 7:32 am

President Barack Obama and Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang shake hands at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Monday. Obama said the U.S. Peace Corps would soon be operating in Vietnam. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama: Peace Corps will operate in Vietnam

Nicole Duran · May 23, 2016 10:00 am

On the eve of President Obama's trip to Asia, Donald Trump's controversial foreign policy stances are threatening to dominate his discussions with leaders of Japan and Vietnam. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama’s Asia agenda: Trump, Trump, Trump

Nicole Duran · May 23, 2016 4:01 am

Sen. Charles Schumer led two successful Democratic Senate campaigns, capturing the majority in 2006 and holding it in 2008, using sharp rhetoric to exploit evidence of Republican corruption on Capitol Hill. (Bloomberg photo)

Senate wolf in leader’s clothing?

Nicole Duran · May 22, 2016 4:01 am

The designation prohibits anyone from "knowingly providing, or attempting or conspiring to provide, material support or resources to, or engaging in transactions with, these organizations," according to the State Department. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin, File)

National Security

U.S. deems three Islamic State branches terrorist groups

Nicole Duran · May 19, 2016 7:59 pm

The White House took issue with some provisions, including one that would allow companies to pay less than the federal minimum wage. (Erika P. Rodriguez/Bloomberg, File)

White House grudgingly accepts Puerto Rico compromise

Nicole Duran · May 19, 2016 5:39 pm