Nicole Duran

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Obama open to talks with North Korea

National Security

Obama open to talks with North Korea

Nicole Duran · October 16, 2015 7:19 pm

"I do think we're getting perilously close to the level of drama and delay that we believe is unnecessary, to put it mildly," White House spokesman Josh Earnest said.Â (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

White House demands debt ceiling hike ‘without drama’

Nicole Duran · October 15, 2015 9:17 pm

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, right, shakes hands with the International Atomic Energy Agency's director-general, Yukiya Amano, as they pose for photos at the start of their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, July 2, 2015. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

IAEA: Iran met key deadline for nuclear deal

Nicole Duran · October 15, 2015 8:29 pm

In this Sept. 4, 2015, photo, Democrat Russ Feingold speaks with University of Wisconsin students during a campaign stop in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)

Feingold leads Johnson in fundraising and polling

Nicole Duran · October 15, 2015 5:38 pm

Obama scraps Afghanistan pullout plan

National Security

Obama scraps Afghanistan pullout plan

Nicole Duran · October 15, 2015 10:39 am

White House: Clinton’s strong debate won’t affect Biden decision

White House: Clinton’s strong debate won’t affect Biden decision

Nicole Duran · October 14, 2015 7:19 pm

White House isn’t sure how Clinton read TPP text

White House isn’t sure how Clinton read TPP text

Nicole Duran · October 14, 2015 6:26 pm

"The total number of U.S. military personnel to be deployed to Cameroon is anticipated to be up to approximately 300," President Obama wrote in the congressional notification. (AP Photo)

National Security

Obama deploys troops to aid in Boko Haram fight

Nicole Duran · October 14, 2015 5:43 pm

The launch of Iran's long-range ballistic missileÂ does appear to be a violation of U.N. resolutions barring development of such weapons, the White House and State Department said. (Iranian Defense Ministry via AP)

National Security

Iranian missile test violated U.N. resolution, U.S. says

Nicole Duran, Charles Hoskinson · October 13, 2015 7:04 pm

"There certainly is ample rhetoric that we see from Republican critics essentially goading the president to try to engage in a proxy war with Russia," White House spokesman Josh Earnest said. (AP Photo)

White House: GOP ‘goading’ Obama into proxy war vs. Putin

Nicole Duran · October 13, 2015 5:56 pm

Demonstrators watch as President Obama arrives at Roseburg Regional Airport in Roseburg, Ore., Friday, Oct. 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Ryan Kang)

Pro-gun protestors greet Obama in Oregon

Nicole Duran · October 9, 2015 9:44 pm

In this Jan. 30, 2015, file photo, a Syrian Kurdish sniper looks at the rubble in the Syrian city of Ain al-Arab, also known as Kobani. According to NBC News, U.S. citizenÂ Keith Broomfield, whoÂ joined the Kurdish fighters voluntarily,Â died in a battle in a rural area outside of KobaniÂ (AP Photo, File)

National Security

White House: We’re adjusting, not ending, Syria training program

Nicole Duran · October 9, 2015 5:52 pm