Tag: Nation

Biden adds stop in Guatemala

Biden adds stop in Guatemala

Washington Examiner · June 15, 2014 8:55 pm

FILE - This May 27, 2014, file photo shows President Barack Obama, standing in the White House Rose Garden, and speaking about the future of US troops in Afghanistan. Obama outlined a timetable for the gradual withdrawal of the last U.S. troops in Afghanistan, and confidently declared, "This is how wars end in the 21st century." But less than three weeks later, there is a sudden burst of uncertainty surrounding the way Obama has moved to bring the two conflicts he inherited to a close. In Iraq, a fast-moving Islamic insurgency is pressing toward Baghdad, raising the possibility of fresh American military action more than two years after the last U.S. troops withdrew. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

For Obama, fresh questions about how wars end

Julie Pace · June 15, 2014 12:56 pm

This image provided by the U.S. Navy shows a small vessel transiting in front of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush as it transits the Strait of Hormuz April 28, 2014 as seen from the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered the USS George H.W. Bush from the northern Arabian Sea Saturday June 14, 2014 as President Barack Obama considered possible military options for Iraq. (AP Photo/US Navy, Specialist 3rd Class Abe McNatt)

National Security

Ships move into Gulf as US lays out goals for Iraq

Washington Examiner · June 15, 2014 5:00 am

Pentagon identifies soldier killed in airstrike

Pentagon identifies soldier killed in airstrike

Washington Examiner · June 15, 2014 1:48 am

Senate bill doubles spending on veterans’ health

Matthew Daly · June 14, 2014 7:15 pm

National Security

US presses Russia over weapons flow to Ukraine

Matthew Lee · June 14, 2014 5:45 pm

Emboldened House conservatives planning next steps

DONNA CASSATAERICA WERNER · June 14, 2014 12:47 pm

Obama waiting for House GOP to act on immigration

Josh Lederman · June 14, 2014 9:25 am

President Barack Obama talks about his administration's response to a growing insurgency foothold in Iraq, Friday, June 13, 2014, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, prior to boarding the Marine One Helicopter for Andrews Air Force Base, Md., then onto North Dakota and California. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

National Security

A look at the US presence in Iraq

Robert Burns · June 14, 2014 7:53 am

In this image taken from video obtained from Voice Of Jihad Website, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, sits in a vehicle guarded by the Taliban in eastern Afghanistan. A U.S. defense official says released captive Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is scheduled to arrive at a military medical center in Texas on Friday. The official, who spoke Thursday on condition of anonymity because the plan has not been publicly announced, declined to provide details. Officials had previously said the intention was for Bergdahl to be reunited with his family at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Voice Of Jihad Website via AP video)

National Security

Army: Bergdahl ‘looked good’ after returning to US

Juan Lozano · June 14, 2014 2:46 am

Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at an event to discuss her new book in Washington, Friday, June 13, 2014. Clinton discussed choices and challenges she faced during her four years as America's 67th Secretary of State, and how these experiences drive her view of the future. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

National Security

Clinton: Iraq crisis could have broad consequences

Ken Thomas · June 14, 2014 12:32 am

FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2013 file photo, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. For almost a year, The Associated Press has been tracking movements and machinations of more than a dozen prospective presidential candidates. In February Cruz said, "My focus is entirely on working for Texans in the U.S. Senate." But he said that not in Texas or in the Senate but in the important presidential primary state of South Carolina. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Presidential checklist: jockeying for position

Calvin Woodward · June 13, 2014 11:54 pm