US to send 400-plus more troops to train Iraqis
By JIM KUHNHENN and NEDRA PICKLER The Obama administration is about to announce the U.S. will send more troops to Iraq to boost the training of local forces, officials said…
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Obama: US lacks ‘complete strategy’ for training Iraqis
By NEDRA PICKLER The United States does not yet have a “complete strategy” for training Iraqi forces to fight Islamic State militants, President Barack Obama said Monday amid signs of…
Black and Jewish WWI heroes finally getting Medal of Honor
By NEDRA PICKLER President Barack Obama awarded the Medal of Honor Tuesday to two World War I Army soldiers who may have been denied the top military honor in the…
Obama puts stricter controls on military-style for police
By NEDRA PICKLER Nine months after police in riot gear dispelled racially charged protests, President Barack Obama is prohibiting the federal government from providing some military-style equipment to local departments…
Obama open to changes to military authority against IS
By NEDRA PICKLER President Barack Obama is open to negotiating with Congress on his request for new authorization for military force against Islamic State militants, including his proposed three-year time…
Obama sends Congress request for military force against IS
By NEDRA PICKLER and DAVID ESPO President Barack Obama sent Congress legislation Wednesday to authorize military force against Islamic State fighters, asking lawmakers to “show the world we are united…
Obama to send his new war powers request to Capitol Hill
By DEB RIECHMANN and NEDRA PICKLER The White House was ready to share with lawmakers Tuesday its plan to seek authority for the use of military force against the Islamic…
Lawmakers expect resistance to granting Obama war powers
ANDREW TAYLOR NEDRA PICKLER Republican and Democratic leaders in Congress will face some resistance in a vote to authorize President Barack Obama’s war against Islamic State militants despite international outrage…