Obama boosts Islamic State fight, asks Europe to do the same
By KATHLEEN HENNESSEY Evoking history and appealing for solidarity, President Barack Obama on Monday cast his decision to send 250 more troops to Syria as a bid to keep up…
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Exclusive: N. Korea to halt nuke tests if US stops drills
By ERIC TALMADGE North Korea is ready to halt its nuclear tests if the United States suspends its annual military exercises with South Korea, the North Korean foreign minister told…
On German visit, Obama to push trans-Atlantic trade deal
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and KATHLEEN HENNESSEY President Barack Obama opened a two-day visit to Germany on Sunday hoping to counter deep public skepticism about a trans-Atlantic trade deal with Europe…
Trump’s GOP Senate critics fact check him on foreign policy
By RICHARD LARDNER The Senate’s leading Republican voices on national security are assembling an indictment of Donald Trump’s worldview by soliciting rebuttals from U.S. military leaders that challenge the accuracy…
Justices seem divided over Obama immigration actions
By MARK SHERMAN The Supreme Court appeared divided between its liberal and conservative justices Monday over President Barack Obama’s immigration programs that could affect millions of people who are in…
Clinton attacks Trump’s qualifications in AIPAC address
By LISA LERER Hillary Clinton previewed an early line of Democratic attack against Donald Trump on Monday, casting the GOP front-runner as unqualified to handle heated international conflicts as commander…
Health insurance gains due to Obama’s law, not economy
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR There’s growing evidence that most of the nation’s dramatic jump in health care coverage is due to President Barack Obama’s law, and not the gradual economic recovery.…
Obama nominates Judge Merrick Garland to Supreme Court
President Barack Obama said Wednesday he would nominate appeals court judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, challenging Republicans to reject a long-time jurist and former prosecutor known he called…