Obama to deliver statement on Syria at White House at 1:15 PM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will deliver a statement on Syria in the White House Rose Garden at 1:15 p.m. ET (1715 GMT) on Saturday, the White House said.
Kerry, Hagel to call Democratic, Republican senators about Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Secretary of State John Kerry, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, and other senior U.S. national security officials will hold conference calls about Syria on Saturday afternoon with the Senate Democratic Caucus as well as the Senate …
San Diego mayor accused of sexual harassment leaves office quietly
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – Bob Filner’s term as San Diego mayor came to a quiet end on Friday as the veteran politician who resigned in the face of a sexual harassment lawsuit stayed out of the public eye on his last day in office.
Sixth U.S. ship now in eastern Mediterranean ‘as precaution’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A sixth U.S. warship is now operating in the eastern Mediterranean, near five U.S. destroyers armed with cruise missiles that could soon be directed against Syria as part of a “limited, precise” strike, defense officials said lat…
White House budget talks with Senate Republicans break off
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Budget talks between the White House and a small group of U.S. Republican senators have reached an impasse, eliminating Washington’s only active channel for resolving deep fiscal differences as key deadlines loom, senators and ai…
U.S. casts action in Syria as moral imperative but sets no timetable
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration made a forceful case on Friday for limited U.S. military action against Syria, releasing evidence the Syrian government had used chemical weapons against civilians several times during the past year and s…
Obama says Syria chemical weapons attack threatens Israel, Jordan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Friday the chemical weapons attack in Syria threatened U.S. allies Israel, Turkey and Jordan and that while “nobody ends up being more war weary than me” he is considering a narrow, limited U.S. res…
Obama discusses Syria with Britain’s Cameron, France’s Hollande
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama discussed Syria in phone calls with British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Francois Hollande on Friday, a senior administration official said.
U.S. says North Korea calls off trip aimed at securing American’s release
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea withdrew its invitation to a U.S. envoy who was headed to Pyongyang to request the release of imprisoned, ailing American missionary Kenneth Bae, the U.S. State Department said on Friday.
Obama to speak about Syria during 2:15 ET public comments: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will speak about Syria during a 2:15 ET White House appearance on Friday with three leaders of Baltic nations, a senior administration official said.
