Clinton wins another union endorsement in U.S. presidential race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrat Hillary Clinton on Tuesday won the endorsement of the 500,000-member Laborers’ International Union of North America, bolstering her lead for the party’s nomination in the November 2016 presidential race.
White House says Obama to deliver statement on homeland security at 11:40 ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will deliver a statement in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on U.S. homeland security ahead of the holiday season at 11:40 a.m. (1640 GMT) on Wednesday , the White House said.
Obama to meet advisers Wednesday on homeland security after Paris attacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama is slated to meet on Wednesday morning with his national security advisers to review the “homeland security posture” of the United States after Islamic State attacks in Paris and “as we enter the holiday se…
Obama meets with national security advisers on Islamic State threat: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama met with his National Security Council on Tuesday to discuss the response to recent attacks by Islamic State militants, and told his team to “continue to intensify ongoing efforts” against the group, the Wh…
Kerry: Palestinian attacks are ‘acts of terrorism’ that must be condemned
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday described a wave of Palestinian knife and car-ramming attacks as terrorism that must be condemned as he held talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders on how to end the violence.
U.S., France agree to scale up fight against Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and France agreed on Tuesday to ramp up military operations against Islamic State in Syria and Iraq and coordinate intelligence on domestic threats following the worst attacks to hit France since World War Two.
Kerry to visit Cyprus, five other European countries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will go on a six-nation European tour next week, including a visit to Cyprus for talks with Cypriot leaders to encourage progress toward ending the island’s 40-year division, the State Departmen…
Obama to meet China’s Xi, India’s Modi at Paris climate talks: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama will meet China’s president and India’s prime minister on the first day of the Paris climate talks on Nov. 30 to give momentum to the two-week U.N. negotiations, White House officials said on Tuesday.
Kerry: Palestinian attacks are ‘acts of terrorism’ that must be condemned
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday described a wave of Palestinian knife and car-ramming attacks as terrorism that must be condemned as he held talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders on how to end the violence.
Many House Republicans want refugee restrictions in spending bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nearly one-third of the Republicans in the House of Representatives signed a letter calling on party leaders to ensure that a must-pass spending bill block any use of federal funding to resettle refugees from Syria and nearby cou…
