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Feinstein rejects NYT on Benghazi

The chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee said that key conclusions of a recent New York Times investigation into the 2012 Benghazi attack are wrong.Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) rejected...

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Dems back away from Iran sanctions legislation

Amid intense pressure from President Obama and the White House, Senate Democrats appear to be backing away from an immediate vote on a new Iran sanctions bill.Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.)...

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Vets push Congress for fix to pension cut

brightcove.createExperiences();Veterans groups are growing increasingly frustrated that Congress has not made any headway toward reversing a $6 billion cut to military pensions.The groups are...

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Boehner must decide on immigration

brightcove.createExperiences(); The release of House Republican principles on immigration reform this week will ignite a contentious debate within the GOP, forcing Speaker...

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GOP battles base on immigration

House Republican leaders are facing a disconnect on immigration with their grassroots base.Much of the GOP base sees Republican principles on immigration as granting amnesty to illegal immigrants...

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Defense hawks claw Pentagon budget

President Obama’s new defense budget is getting a rough reception on Capitol Hill, drawing strong opposition from GOP defense hawks and tepid support from Democrats.Republicans say the budget, which...

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IMF reforms to hold up Ukraine bill?

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is set to vote on an aid bill for Ukraine on Wednesday that includes reforms to the International Monetary Fund pushed by President Obama. Conservatives oppose...

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Immigrant surge tests Obama's policy

The White House on Monday rejected charges that it has caused a flood of illegal child immigrants surging across the southern border.Even as the influx continued, the administration defended President...

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GOP takes steps to rein in Obama

645X363 - No Companion - Full Sharing - Additional videos are suggested - Policy/Regulation/Blogs brightcove.createExperiences(); Congress began taking steps on Tuesday to...

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...and break ranks over Afghan plan

Senate Democrats are breaking ranks with the White House over President Obama’s plan to leave U.S. troops in Afghanistan through 2016.Several are objecting to the timeline, arguing it does not get...

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Reformers fear death of immigration bill

Some of Congress’s most fervent immigration reformers say their legislative push is likely dead after Tuesday’s staggering primary election defeat of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.).While...

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Benghazi suspect won’t be sent to Gitmo

The surprise capture of a suspected ringleader behind the Sept. 11, 2012, attacks in Benghazi, Libya, refueled a Washington debate Tuesday over whether those accused of terrorism should be sent to...

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Obama, Democrats back in Iraq

President Obama has called congressional leaders to the White House Wednesday to outline his plan for stopping Iraq’s spiral into chaos.The effort is aimed at building support for possible military...

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Past disasters at embassies loom

The Obama administration has bolstered security at the U.S. Embassy in Iraq to protect staff and prevent any repeat of past disasters that have overwhelmed American diplomatic compounds. Embassies are...

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GOP divided on $3.7B bill

Republicans are sharply divided over how to handle President Obama’s $3.7 billion border request.Conservatives on Wednesday balked at the administration’s price tag for providing relief to authorities...

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Time runs short for border bill

645X363 - No Companion - Full Sharing - Additional videos are suggested - Policy/Regulation/Blogs brightcove.createExperiences(); Congress is running out of time to pass...

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Obama tightens sanctions on North Korea

President Obama on Wednesday signed an executive order tightening sanctions on North Korea, the White House announced.The order came in response to the rogue nation's nuclear test in January and a...

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Kerry determines ISIS is committing genocide: report

Secretary of State John Kerry has determined that the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is committing genocide, The Associated Press reported Thursday morning.A State Department official confirmed...

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What we must learn from Munich?

We can’t go even a couple of days without yet another instance of mass violence. On Friday, it was a shooting in the center of Munich, Germany. An 18-year-old gunman of German-Iranian nationality...

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Terror knows no profile: Lessons learned from arrest of DC transit cop

Terror suspects have no set profile, no race and no static ideology or hard line prescribed set of beliefs. Those are some of the lessons learned in the immediate aftermath of the arrest of Nicholas...

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