Tag: Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Rubio Announces Support for Tillerson

Jenna Lifhits · January 23, 2017 4:37 pm

Rubio Still Undecided on Tillerson Vote

Tws Staff · January 16, 2017 6:41 pm

Secretary of state-designate Rex Tillerson also said the border crisis could be mitigated by providing foreign aid to Central American countries. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Tillerson: Trump’s border policies ‘are yet to be developed’

Joel Gehrke · January 11, 2017 9:40 pm

Sen. Bob Corker, right, believes calling Russian hacking an "act of war" is an overstatement. That was an apparent response to Sen. John McCain, who has used that language repeatedly in recent days. (AP Photo)

Corker rejects McCain’s ‘act of war’ rhetoric

Joel Gehrke · January 6, 2017 6:32 pm

Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Corker complained that FBI and national intelligence officials "were told not to come" to his classified hearing on Thursday regarding cyberattacks and the harassment of U.S. diplomats.

National Security

Senators complain that Obama team is leaking intel while withholding info from Congress

Joel Gehrke · January 6, 2017 3:38 pm

The U.S. has put a halt to the sale of 26,000 rifles to the Philippines following concerns over that country's human rights record. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

US-Philippines spat turns to rifle sales

Jacqueline Klimas · November 2, 2016 2:15 pm

Vice President Joe Biden is at the top of the list for secretary of state if Hillary Clinton pulls out a win on Nov. 8. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Clinton wants to hire Biden as secretary of state

Anna Giaritelli · October 28, 2016 2:24 am

North Korea defied U.N. resolutions by firing a medium-range ballistic missile into the sea, Seoul and Washington officials said, days after its leader Kim Jong Un ordered weapons tests linked to its pursuit of a long-range nuclear missile capable of reaching the U.S. mainland. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

National Security

Senators press admin over next moves to stop North Korea

Jacqueline Klimas · September 28, 2016 3:56 pm

North Korea conducted a nuclear test this month, which registered as a 5.0 magnitude earthquake. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

National Security

Senate gets classified briefing on North Korea after nuke test

Jacqueline Klimas · September 18, 2016 4:01 am

Kaine is expected to only receive one briefing before the election because of the knowledge he already has from his positions on the Senate Armed Services and Senate Foreign Relations Committees. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Kaine gets his one intelligence briefing before the election

Anna Giaritelli · September 9, 2016 3:46 am

The exchange was cordial compared to others who questioned her. (Screen shot)

Flashback: When Kaine questioned Clinton on Benghazi

Anna Giaritelli · July 23, 2016 1:44 am

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Thomas Frieden said he's confident more studies will show a link between the Zika virus and Guillain-Barre Syndrome. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

CDC: ‘Almost certain’ Zika causes paralysis disorder

Robert King · July 13, 2016 8:26 pm