Tag: Syria

Press ignores Congress, voters on refugees

Press ignores Congress, voters on refugees

Becket Adams · November 20, 2015 5:01 am

"I think we can get the Democrats, at least four, five six, seven, eight to come on board," Rubio said. (AP File Photo/John Raoux)

Rubio: Senate has votes to overturn refugee bill veto

Anna Giaritelli · November 20, 2015 4:16 am

Suspended correspondent was 'bound to comply with the CNN neutrality principle/sham.' (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg)

Syria tweet gets CNN reporter suspended

Becket Adams · November 20, 2015 3:14 am

"[T]here is a new sense of urgency; and I think we do want to take that sense of urgency and make it concrete." (AP File Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

National Security

White House: ‘Sense of urgency’ after Paris attacks

Nicole Duran · November 20, 2015 1:35 am

Kal Penn is no stranger to the political realm. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Kal Penn blasts Dems who voted for anti-refugee bill

Joshua Axelrod · November 20, 2015 1:34 am

"It's easier to talk about Guantanamo, I guess, than it is to, for example, pass an authorization for the use of military force [AUMF] in Syria, which hasn't gotten done yet," said President Obama. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

National Security

Obama scolds Congress for not passing new war authority

Nicole Duran · November 20, 2015 1:22 am

The Washington Post's Yanan Wang said because the original design for the Statue of Liberty was that of an Egyptian, she was "by default" a Muslim. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Washington Post: The Statue of Liberty was originally a Muslim woman

Becket Adams · November 20, 2015 12:10 am

"How can we trust this Obama administration who will not utter the words 'radical Islamic jihad' to accurately screen Syrian and Iraqi refugees as required in this bill?" Steve King said. (AP Photo)

Here’s why two Republicans voted against the Syria bill

Curt Mills · November 19, 2015 11:17 pm

House vote shows Dem distrust of Obama’s refugee plan

House vote shows Dem distrust of Obama’s refugee plan

Susan Ferrechio · November 19, 2015 10:24 pm

Who Really Betrayed the Syrians?

Michael Makovsky · November 19, 2015 7:03 pm

Clinton says ‘defeat’ Islamic State, don’t contain it

Clinton says ‘defeat’ Islamic State, don’t contain it

Ariel Cohen · November 19, 2015 6:47 pm

In response to a question about whether an attack on America would make it impossible for the U.S. to resist sending troops to Syria, Hillary Clinton said it should still be avoided. (AP Photo)

Clinton: No troops in Syria even if ISIS attacks on U.S. soil

Ariel Cohen · November 19, 2015 6:16 pm