Kerry makes case for limited military action on Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday made a broad case for limited U.S. military action against Syria for its suspected use of chemical weapons, saying it could not go unpunished for such a “crime against humanity.”
U.S. says 1,429 Syrians killed in August 21 chemical weapons attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Syrian chemical weapons attack killed 1,429 Syrian civilians, including 426 children, an unclassified report by U.S. intelligence agencies concluded on Friday.
U.S. report: ‘high confidence’ Syrian forces used chemical weapons multiple times
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. intelligence report disclosed on Friday that there was “high confidence” that Syrian forces had used chemical weapons multiple times in the last year, including the August 21 attack outside Damascus.
White House holds more briefings on Syria for lawmakers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s national security team is holding at least two briefings on Syria for members of Congress on Friday, congressional aides told Reuters, as the administration works to tamp down criticism that it has not pr…
North Korea cancels trip by U.S. envoy seeking Bae’s release: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea canceled a planned trip for a U.S. envoy to travel to Pyongyang on Friday and Saturday to seek the release of imprisoned and ailing American missionary Kenneth Bae, the U.S. State Department said.
Kerry expected to make statement on Syria on Friday: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to make a statement at 12:30 p.m. EDT on Friday about Syria, a U.S. government source said.
Once-brash Rice quietly builds Obama’s bridge to Congress on Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Susan Rice is facing her first key test as President Barack Obama’s national security adviser as she helps lead a White House effort to convince a skeptical Congress that the United States must respond to Syria’s apparent use of …
U.S. plans reports on secret court orders to telecom providers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. intelligence community has pledged to disclose more data about government surveillance programs by reporting annually how many secret court orders are issued to telecommunications companies under certain legal rules.
U.S. officials say ‘no doubt’ on Syrian chemical weapons: congressman
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Obama administration officials told lawmakers on Thursday that they have “no doubt” chemical weapons were used in Syria and that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government had used them, U.S. Representative Eliot Engel, who pa…
Michigan judge halts state review of Detroit mayoral primary
DETROIT (Reuters) – A Michigan judge halted a review of Detroit’s disputed August mayoral primary on Thursday and ordered a state board not to count write-in ballots or certify a winner in the election held more than three weeks ago.
