Republicans question whether Syria deal has enough teeth
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Leading U.S. Republican lawmakers voiced skepticism on Sunday about whether a deal to remove Syria’s chemical weapons could work without a credible threat of force pressuring the Syrian government to comply.
Meghan McCain bringing her ‘brand of Republicanism’ to new TV series
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Meghan McCain, who gained attention in 2007 for her lively blogs tracking her father John McCain’s presidential campaign, is bringing her “brand of Republicanism” to a new television show she hopes will change perceptions of the…
Summers cancels Citi events, while Fed chief decision pending
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers has pulled out of speaking engagements and other events involving Citigroup Inc while President Barack Obama considers whether to nominate the Harvard economist as the next chairman of the …
Obama says U.S. remains prepared to act on Syria if diplomacy fails
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama vowed on Saturday that Syria will be held to account if it fails to live up to its promises to surrender chemical weapons as he faced questions about how a deal brokered by U.S. and Russian diplomats would …
U.S.-Russia deal will allow Assad to ‘delay and deceive’: McCain, Graham say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A deal between the United States and Russia to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons will afford Syrian President Bashar-al Assad months to “delay and deceive” while more die in that country’s war, two senior Republican senators said …
Obama to mark 5-year anniversary of U.S. financial crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will mark the five-year anniversary of the U.S. financial crisis on Monday in an effort to move back to his domestic agenda after weeks of dealing with Syria.
Obama says U.S. remains prepared to act on Syria if diplomacy fails
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama welcomed a U.S.-Russian accord on Saturday aimed at getting control of Syrian chemical weapons and warned that if diplomacy fails the United States remains prepared to act.
Unions fail to get fix from White House on key ‘Obamacare’ concern
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top labor leaders left the White House on Friday after an hour-long meeting with President Barack Obama, still looking for a way to address concerns that “Obamacare” will hurt their members’ healthcare plans.
Obama senior adviser hospitalized twice last week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s senior adviser, Dan Pfeiffer, was hospitalized twice last week with what doctors determined was high blood pressure, a White House official said on Friday.
Democrats harden opposition against Summers for U.S. Fed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Four Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee are now expected to vote “no” if President Barack Obama nominates former economics adviser Lawrence Summers to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve, complicating one of the most …
