Dems to Clinton: Get off the fence on trade
The 12-nation Pacific trade deal is the first major policy dilemma of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, and she’s under pressure to cast aside her own past as a free-trade proponent and buck the...
View ArticleTrade bill fate in doubt as debate kicks off
A controversial trade bill is well shy of the votes needed to pass the House and faces a difficult vote in the Senate as the debate in Congress kicks off in earnest this week. Congressional sources say...
View ArticleThe 15 Benghazi emails you need to read
WASHINGTON — The State Department released close to 900 pages of emails from Hillary Clinton’s tenure as secretary on Friday, providing a detailed looked at how an embattled agency responded to...
View ArticleObama goes into overdrive on trade push
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has begun to barrage House Democrats with phone calls in hopes of explaining to members of his own party why they should break their near uniform opposition and...
View ArticleFast-track trade vote still up in the air
Supporters of a controversial trade bill are increasingly confident they can secure the votes needed to pass so-called fast-track legislation when it hits the House floor, which could come as early as...
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U.S. Democrats threaten to sink Obama trade agenda
U.S. President Barack Obama’s trade agenda is running into potentially fatal opposition within his own party on the eve of a critical vote, and there might be only one person who can save it: Obama...
View ArticleDemocrats deal Obama huge defeat on trade
The House on Friday dealt a staggering blow to President Barack Obama’s trade agenda, as Democrats turned en masse against the president just hours after he made a direct appeal to salvage a...
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House Republicans eyeing another shot at trade bill
House Republicans could take another shot at passing Obama’s trade agenda this week, just days after Democrats handed Obama a stinging defeat by blocking the package. But it’s not clear what’s happened...
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Boehner: U.S. committed to countering Russia
Speaker John Boehner completed a three-day tour of Lithuania on Monday, during which the Ohio Republican stressed the nation’s commitment to countering Russia’s growing strength and political...
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Obama gets personal with Democrats on Iran
It was a side of President Barack Obama many of the 20 House Democrats who gathered in the White House’s Blue Room Wednesday night hadn’t seen before: engaged, direct, even a little bit personal. Obama...
View ArticleLiberals poised to give Obama a win on Iran
New York Democrat Sen. Chuck Schumer stole the headlines and put the White House on the defensive when he said he would vote against President Barack Obama’s nuclear agreement with Iran. But Obama’s...
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Graham: Defund IAEA unless ‘side deals’ revealed
South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham is threatening to withhold funding from an international inspection agency pivotal to the Iran nuclear agreement unless President Barack Obama’s administration...
View ArticleSpeaker John Boehner retiring from Congress at the end of October
WASHINGTON — Embattled Speaker John Boehner, who rose from bartender’s son to the most powerful man in Congress, will retire at the end of October, ending a tumultuous five-year tenure atop the House...
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House approves Syrian refugees bill
The House passed a bill Thursday that would block Syrian and Iraqi refugees from entering the country unless they pass strict background checks — setting up a collision with President Barack Obama and...
View ArticleUS lawmakers vote to restrict visa-free entries
An overwhelming majority of House lawmakers voted Tuesday to tighten restrictions on individuals entering the U.S without visas from ally nations — the chamber’s strongest border control move yet after...
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U.S. Democrats threaten to sink Obama trade agenda
U.S. President Barack Obama’s trade agenda is running into potentially fatal opposition within his own party on the eve of a critical vote, and there might be only one person who can save it: Obama...
View ArticleDemocrats deal Obama huge defeat on trade
The House on Friday dealt a staggering blow to President Barack Obama’s trade agenda, as Democrats turned en masse against the president just hours after he made a direct appeal to salvage a...
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House Republicans eyeing another shot at trade bill
House Republicans could take another shot at passing Obama’s trade agenda this week, just days after Democrats handed Obama a stinging defeat by blocking the package. But it’s not clear what’s happened...
View ArticleBoehner: U.S. committed to countering Russia
Speaker John Boehner completed a three-day tour of Lithuania on Monday, during which the Ohio Republican stressed the nation’s commitment to countering Russia’s growing strength and political...
View ArticleObama gets personal with Democrats on Iran
It was a side of President Barack Obama many of the 20 House Democrats who gathered in the White House’s Blue Room Wednesday night hadn’t seen before: engaged, direct, even a little bit personal. Obama...
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