Tag: Syria

Kerry: Climate change fueled Syrian refugee crisis

Pete Kasperowicz · December 10, 2015 5:01 am

2016 election dominated Facebook in 2015

Kelly Cohen · December 9, 2015 4:49 pm

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., told Defense Secretary Ash Carter that the military will not see more money for training Syrian rebels until it proves it can use it better than the first $43 million, which yielded only a handful of trained fighters. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

National Security

McCain to Carter: No plan, no money for Syria program

Jacqueline Klimas · December 9, 2015 3:56 pm

Outgoing Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno says boots on the ground is the only way to defeat the Islamic State. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

National Security

America can’t beat Islamic State without ground forces, ex-Army chief says

Sarah Bedford · December 9, 2015 1:04 pm

U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., speaks in front of the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., Tuesday, May 26, 2015. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

National Security

Sen. Cotton calls for ground troops in Syria

Sarah Bedford · December 9, 2015 12:12 pm

Carson: Syrian refugee crisis a ‘false choice’

Anna Giaritelli · December 9, 2015 4:46 am

Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said the bill that would end the visa waiver privilege "will help neutralize the threat of foreign terrorists entering this country." (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

National Security

House votes to tighten visa rules

Susan Ferrechio · December 8, 2015 10:23 pm

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch Tuesday called for a "pause" in U.S. policy to admit thousands of refugees. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Rupert Murdoch calls for ‘complete refugee pause’

Eddie Scarry · December 8, 2015 10:14 pm

Democrats such as Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., (left) used delay tactics to protest the lack of consideration in Congress on new gun control legislation. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Dems stage protests in Congress over gun control

Susan Ferrechio · December 8, 2015 7:37 pm

The report says there are now an estimated 27,000 to 31,000 Islamic State foreign supporters in Syria. (militant photo via AP, File)

National Security

Foreign fighters swarming to Islamic State

Charles Hoskinson · December 8, 2015 5:00 pm

Trump has previously advocated for establishing a special registry for Muslims in the U.S. and requiring Muslim-Americans to carry identification cards with them that denote their religion. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Trump calls for ‘total and complete’ ban on Muslims entering the U.S.

Gabby Morrongiello · December 7, 2015 11:40 pm

"In order for us to support the omnibus bill, the poison pill riders must go," Pelosi said in the memo. (AP File Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Spending bill stalls in Congress days before funding deadline

Susan Ferrechio · December 7, 2015 11:13 pm