Category: Politics

Fact Sheet Washington, DC May 9, 2013 The United States supports the Syrian people’s aspirations for a Syrian-led political transition to a democratic, inclusive, and unified post-Assad Syria. The Assad regime has

WASHINGTON, May 8 (UPI) — Accusations about the administration and Republican leaders Wednesday opened a House panel hearing on the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif.,

MOSCOW, May 7 (UPI) — Russian President Vladimir Putin met with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Moscow Tuesday and said he hopes to meet with President Obama soon. “I recently

WASHINGTON, May 7 (UPI) — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said he still thinks the amendment he sponsored to expand gun purchase background checks can pass the U.S. Senate. Manchin and Sen.

TRENTON, N.J., May 7 (UPI) — Urged by his family, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said he underwent lap-band stomach surgery to lose weight, the New York Post reported Tuesday. In an

WASHINGTON, May 7 (UPI) — U.S. Senate leaders say they worry New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Mayors Against Illegal Guns’ efforts could cost Democrats control of the chamber. Ads from the Bloomberg-funded

WASHINGTON, May 7 (UPI) — President Obama and South Korea’s new leader stood side by side at the White House Tuesday and vowed to stay united against North Korea’s provocations. In a

(DES MOINES) – Gov. Branstad announced today that retired Brig. Gen. Jodi Tymeson is resigning her post as head of Department of Veterans Affairs to assume her new role as the Chief

PYONGYANG, North Korea, May 5 (UPI) — North Korean officials said they would not use U.S. national Kenneth Bae — recently sentenced to 15 years of hard labor — in political negotiations.

WASHINGTON, May 5 (UPI) — Former South Carolina Republican Sen. Jim DeMint said implementing the bipartisan immigration reform proposal before Congress would cost trillions of dollars. DeMint, who appeared on ABC’s “This

WASHINGTON, May 5 (UPI) — First lady Michelle Obama weighed in Sunday on gun violence, childhood obesity and the prospect of relative anonymity when her family leaves the White House. In a

By CHUCK DEBEVEC LONDON, May 5 (UPI) — A British lawmaker says the government will publicly ask the United States to free the last former British resident at the U.S. prison at

SEOUL, May 5 (UPI) — South Korean President Park Geun-hye left Sunday for the United States to meet with President Obama to discuss North Korean threats, officials said. The Tuesday summit will

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 5 (UPI) — President Obama told graduates of The Ohio State University the age of instant information meant they could have a significant and early impact on society. Obama

MEXICO CITY, May 4 (UPI) — U.S. President Barack Obama, on a Latin America tour, Saturday touted the trade opportunities nations to the United States’ south present. Obama, delivering his weekly address

LANSING, Mich., May 2 (UPI) — Michigan’s House of Representatives passed two bills that cut welfare benefits for families whose children are truant or if an adult tests positive for drugs. The

BALTIMORE, May 2 (UPI) — Gov. Martin O’Malley Thursday signed legislation abolishing capital punishment in Maryland, bringing to 18 the number of states where execution has been banned. The death penalty measure

WASHINGTON, May 2 (UPI) — U.S. President Barack Obama and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto Thursday “renewed their commitment” to the U.S.-Mexico relationship, the White House said. In a statement following a

PYONGYANG, North Korea, May 2 (UPI) — The United States urged North Korea to grant amnesty and release U.S. national Kenneth Bae, who has been sentenced to 15 years of hard labor

LAS VEGAS, May 1 (UPI) — Nevada has become the first U.S. state to allow people to play poker online for money legally, as long as they are at least 21 and

WASHINGTON, May 1 (UPI) — Democratic senators from Alaska and Arkansas are leading the push to rewrite the No Child Left Behind law to provide better funding for rural area schools. Sens.

AUSTIN, Texas, April 30 (UPI) — Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said healthcare benefits offered to gay couples by municipalities are illegal because Texas doesn’t recognize gay marriage. Several local governments, including

PHOENIX, April 30 (UPI) — Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Tuesday he stands by his contention U.S. security systems are “degrading” under the Obama administration. While defending his administration’s record on security

WASHINGTON, April 29 (UPI) — President Obama nominated Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Anthony Foxx to be his secretary of transportation Monday, succeeding Ray LaHood. Obama called Foxx “one of the most effective mayors

WASHINGTON, April 29 (UPI) — Former U.S. President Bill Clinton said the “sickness” that caused the Holocaust is still at work in the world today. Speaking at the 20th anniversary of the

EAST LANSING, Mich., April 29 (UPI) — Americans who believe scientists on global warming are more likely to support government action on emissions regardless of party affiliation, a study says. However, Michigan

WASHINGTON, April 26 (UPI) — The U.S. Senate has moved closer to passing a bill to tax purchases made over the Internet but the bill will have a tough time in the

WASHINGTON, April 28 (UPI) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer was hospitalized with a fractured shoulder after a bicycle accident in Washington, a court spokeswoman said Saturday. “Associate Justice Stephen Breyer

WASHINGTON, April 28 (UPI) — Congressional Republicans have declared victory following the decision to ease the effect of the sequester on U.S. air traffic control. Lobbyists for the defense industry and other

WASHINGTON, April 28 (UPI) — Sen. John McCain criticized U.S. President Barack Obama’s policy on Syria, saying his “red lines” on chemical weapons gave a green light for other violence. Appearing Sunday

WASHINGTON, April 28 (UPI) — President Obama is on the Middle East hot seat now that evidence of the use of chemical weapons in Syria has surfaced, U.S. lawmakers said Sunday. The

WASHINGTON, April 25 (UPI) — Former President Bill Clinton has joined Twitter with the handle @billclinton and already has more than 200,000 followers. Clinton, who made his first Twitter post on Comedy

DALLAS, April 25 (UPI) — Former President George H.W. Bush expressed joy at attending the dedication of the presidential library named for his son, George W. Bush, in Dallas Thursday. The elder

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 25 (UPI) — Google says takedown requests by governments worldwide to remove content from its services have hit an all-time high. Between July and December 2012, the search

WASHINGTON, April 25 (UPI) — The U.S. State Department stood by its probe of the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, against a House Republican report questioning its actions. The

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today announced that by a vote of 96 to 0, the U.S. Senate had approved the nomination of Jane Kelly to the Eighth Circuit Court

CAIRO, April 24 (UPI) — U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel arrived in Cairo Wednesday for meetings with Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and Defense Minister Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi. Hagel said Tuesday the United States