Obama, Canada PM agree Syria chemical weapon use merits firm response
OTTAWA (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Tuesday agreed that the use of chemical weapons in Syria merited a firm, effective and timely response from the international community, a spokesman for Harper…
Obama may need Republican help if picks Summers for Fed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will likely have to contend with Democratic defections and bring some Republicans on board to support Lawrence Summers if he chooses the controversial former Treasury secretary as the next chairman of the F…
Obama, Canada’s Harper discuss Syria, potential responses: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper spoke by phone on Tuesday about the alleged use of chemical weapons by the Syrian government and pledged to consult closely on potential responses, the White House…
Obama has not decided on military action in Syria: U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama has not made a decision to order military strikes against the Syrian government in response to last week’s alleged chemical weapons attack near Damascus, a senior administration official said on Tuesda…
U.S. military ready to act on Syria immediately if asked: Hagel
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Reuters) – The U.S. military is ready to act immediately should President Barack Obama order action against Syria over a chemical weapons attack, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said in a television interview with the BBC on Tuesday….
Treasury Secretary: Congress must act to raise debt limit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Tuesday said it is essential for Congress to raise the statutory borrowing limit this fall so the government can continue to pay its bills on time, and he warned the administration will not allow po…
Michigan Senate set to vote on expanding Medicaid under Obamacare
(Reuters) – The Michigan state Senate is expected to vote as early as Tuesday on a bill to expand Medicaid, the health program for the poor, under President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform law.
U.S. postpones August 28 meeting with Russia over Syria gas attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The State Department on Monday postponed a meeting scheduled for Wednesday in The Hague between senior diplomats from the United States and Russia due to “ongoing consultations” over the chemical weapons attack in Syria.
Obama talks Syria with Australia’s Rudd; Rice meets Israelis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama spoke with Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Monday about possible international responses to the Syrian crisis while his national security adviser discussed Syria and security with Israeli officials,…
U.S. points finger at Assad over Syria gas attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Secretary of State John Kerry laid the groundwork on Monday for possible military action against the Syrian government over a chemical weapons attack, implicating President Bashar al-Assad’s forces in a “moral obscenity.”
