Tag: Nation

Pentagon: Armed drones guard US interests in Iraq

Pauline Jelinek · June 27, 2014 9:53 pm

National Security

Kerry: Syrian moderate rebels could help in Iraq

LARA JAKESJULIE PACE · June 27, 2014 8:15 pm

Obama sends best wishes for Muslim holy month

Obama sends best wishes for Muslim holy month

Washington Examiner · June 27, 2014 7:33 pm

FILE - This July 29, 2013 file photo shows Martin Indyk speaking at the State Department in Washington. U.S. special Mideast envoy Indyk is resigning after nearly a year of unsuccessful efforts to forge an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal, Obama administration officials said Friday. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

National Security

US Mideast envoy quits after attempt at peace deal

Matthew Lee · June 27, 2014 5:05 pm

Dems, GOP press Obama to withdraw ambassador pick

Dems, GOP press Obama to withdraw ambassador pick

Donna Cassata · June 27, 2014 5:02 pm

President Barack Obama speaks at the League of Conservation Voters Capitol Dinner at the Ronald Reagan Building on Wednesday, June 25, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Court ruling comes as Obama’s use of power tested

Jim Kuhnhenn · June 27, 2014 4:38 pm

AP sources: US Mideast peace envoy Martin Indyk resigns

AP sources: US Mideast peace envoy Martin Indyk resigns

Washington Examiner · June 27, 2014 1:21 pm

FILE - This Aug. 21, 2013 file photo shows a Syrian military soldier holding his AK-47 with a sticker of Syrian President Bashar Assad and Arabic that reads, "Syria is fine," as he stands guard at a check point in Damascus, Syria. President Barack Obama is asking Congress for $500 million to train and arm vetted members of the Syrian opposition, as the U.S. grapples for a way to stem a civil war that has also fueled the al-Qaida inspired insurgency in neighboring Iraq. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

Obama seeks $500M to train, equip Syrian rebels

Julie Pace · June 27, 2014 3:35 am

FILE - This May 17, 1973 file photo shows Sen. Fred D. Thompson, Chief Minority Counsel of the Senate Watergate Committee, left, talking with Sen. Howard Baker, R-Tenn. during the Watergate hearings on Capitol Hill in Washington. . Baker, who asked what President Richard Nixon knew about Watergate, has died. He was 88. Baker, a Republican, served 18 years in the Senate. He earned the respect of Republicans and Democrats alike and rose to the post of majority leader. He served as White House chief of staff at the end of the Reagan administration and was U.S. ambassador to Japan during President George W. Bush's first term. (AP Photo, File)

Sen. Baker, who posed famous Watergate query, dies

Connie Cass · June 26, 2014 9:22 pm

IRS announces program to certify tax preparers

IRS announces program to certify tax preparers

Stephen Ohlemacher · June 26, 2014 9:13 pm

Plan to streamline health law re-enrollment

Plan to streamline health law re-enrollment

Ricardo AlonsoZaldivar · June 26, 2014 9:09 pm

FILE -,This June 25, 2014 file photo shows President Barack Obama speaking in Washington. The Supreme Court on Thursday limited the president's power to fill high-level vacancies with temporary appointments, ruling in favor of Senate Republicans in their partisan clash with President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Ruling limits president’s recess appointments

Sam Hananel · June 26, 2014 8:59 pm