Nicole Duran

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The Obama administration on Thursday sanctioned additional companies and people for aiding Iran's ballistic missile program. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Treasury adds to Iranian sanctions list

Nicole Duran · March 24, 2016 10:06 pm

—œMy consistent advice to presidents of both parties has been that they should engage fully in the constitutional process of —advice and consent,'" Joe Biden said. (AP Photo)

Biden warns of ‘constitutional crisis’

Nicole Duran · March 24, 2016 5:28 pm

Appearing with Argentine President Mauricio Macri, Obama said he was releasing the records "because I believe we have a responsibility to confront the past with honesty and transparency." (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

U.S. to declassify sensitive records about Argentina’s ‘dirty war’

Nicole Duran · March 24, 2016 3:41 pm

Brussels opens Obama to new foreign policy attacks

Brussels opens Obama to new foreign policy attacks

Nicole Duran · March 24, 2016 4:01 am

President Obama showed no signs on Tuesday that he was willing to revisit U.S. rules for refugees even in the fact of the Brussels attack. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Dems dismiss GOP effort to politicize Brussels attack

Nicole Duran · March 23, 2016 4:01 am

President Obama meets with dissidents and other local Cubans. From left are., Nelson Alvarez Matute, Miriam Celaya Gonzalez, and Manuel Cuesta Morua. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Cuban dissidents arrested before Obama meeting

Nicole Duran · March 22, 2016 5:40 pm

President Obama's policy pronouncements went smoother than his public appearance did with Cuban President Raul Castro, who castigated the United States on human rights as he stood next to the president, after which the two men engaged in an awkward handshake. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Energy and Environment

Cha-ching: U.S., Cuba ease rules on sending cash

Nicole Duran · March 22, 2016 1:06 am

FILE - In this March 19, 2013 file photo, Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Texas is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. The House Ethics Committee says it is continuing an investigation of Farenthold, despite a recommendation by an investigative panel that the complaint be dismissed. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

White House stops short of veto threat against FTC bill

Nicole Duran · March 21, 2016 10:59 pm

Both Democratic committees have been hammering incumbent Republican lawmakers and candidates for presidential front-runner Donald Trump's controversial comments. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Trump becomes unlikely Democratic fundraiser

Nicole Duran · March 21, 2016 7:22 pm

Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, recently told Politico that GOP intransigence is only directed at the Supreme Court nomination of Merrick Garland. (AP Photo)

Supreme Court fight could fast-track lower court noms

Nicole Duran · March 21, 2016 4:01 am

Congressional Republicans cannot be trusted to strike the right balance between privacy and national security in encryption legislation, White House spokesman said. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Obama admin doesn’t trust GOP on encryption

Nicole Duran · March 18, 2016 7:35 pm

Senate Republicans refuse to hold hearings on Judge Merrick Garland's nomination to the Supreme Court because he would prove to the world his worthiness for the position, White House spokesperson said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

White House: GOP afraid of Garland’s credentials

Nicole Duran · March 18, 2016 7:15 pm