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U.S. SENATE PANEL APPROVES TRUMP'S NOMINEE FOR AMBASSADOR TO CHINA
U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday easily approved Iowa Governor Terry Branstad to be the next U.S. ambassador to China... READ MORE›
TRUMP NOMINEE FOR CHINA AMBASSADOR PLEDGES TO 'POSITIVELY INFLUENCE' U.S.-CHINA RELATIONSHIP
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad Front testifies before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committ... READ MORE›
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OUTCOME IS LIKELY TO BE A MORE CONSERVATIVE AMERICA
But watch Louisiana and Georgia where third-party candidates could force run-offs, possibly delaying a final Senate verdict for one or even two months... READ MORE›
DEFYING OBAMALAWMAKERS PRESS TOARM UKRAINE
While the United States has been providing nonlethal assistance, and American military instructors have begun training Ukrainian troops in western Ukraine, President Petro O... READ MORE›
6 GUANTNAMO DETAINEES ARE TRANSFERRED TO OMAN
Congress has outlawed bringing any detainees onto domestic soil... READ MORE›
SENATE LEADER SAYS CONGRESS WILL BLOCK SOME OBAMA MOVES ON CUBA
McConnell has been a consistent critic of Obama on a range of foreign policy fronts, including Cuba and U.S... READ MORE›
BARACK OBAMA APPOINTS PROSECUTOR LORETTA LYNCH AS FIRST BLACK FEMALE US ATTORNEY GENERAL
President Barack Obama has appointed federal prosecutor Loretta Lynch as the first black woman to hold the position of US attorney general, he will announce today... READ MORE›
IOWA GOVERNOR TO BE NEXT US AMBASSADOR TO CHINA
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad has been tapped by US President-elect Donald Trump to be the next ambassador to China, a Trump spokesperson said Wednesday... READ MORE›
BOEHNER TOUTS BILLS TO REPEAL OBAMACARE, BUILD KEYSTONE
Boehner touts bills to repeal obamacare build keystone... READ MORE›
OBAMA'S PACIFIC TRADE PACT REVIVED IN U.S. HOUSE, HEADS TO SENATE
Obama's pacific trade pact revived in u.s. house heads to senate... READ MORE›
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. POISED TO UPGRADE CUBA IN ANNUAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING REPORT
WASHINGTON The United States is set to remove Cuba from the bottom tier on its list of worst human trafficking centers U.S... READ MORE›
MCCAIN RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT POSSIBLE CHINA BID FOR MICRON TECH
Chip maker Micron Technology Inc MU.O and called for a thorough U.S... READ MORE›
OBAMA TO HOST WORLD CUP CHAMPS AT WHITE HOUSE
Coming soon to a White House near you The Women's World Cup champions, Team USA... READ MORE›
BARACK OBAMA TELLS VOTERS 'I HEAR YOU' AFTER REPUBLICAN MIDTERMS ROUT
As President, I have a unique responsibility to try and make this town work, the President said at a White House news conference... READ MORE›
OBAMA STUMPS IN MICHIGAN, WHERE HIS POPULARITY IS STILL STRONG
President Barack Obama speaks about the economy at Rhode Island College in Providence, Rhode Island October 31, 2014... READ MORE›
THOUSANDS PROTEST AGAINST IRAN NUCLEAR AGREEMENT IN TIMES SQUARE RALLY
He said he believed democracy was ignored because the Obama administration negotiated the deal without congressional input... READ MORE›
HOUSE REJECTS MEASURE TO FORCE VOTE ON ISLAMIC STATE FIGHT
The House voted 231 to 196 to defeat the amendment sponsored by Representative Adam Schiff... READ MORE›
U.S. NATIONAL ARCHIVES FINDS SIGNS OF COMPUTER HACK
Representatives for the National Archives had no immediate comment on Tuesday, and Department of Homeland Security representatives were not immediately available... READ MORE›
(Reporting by Jennifer Chaussee in Berkeley, California, Editing by Alex Dobuzinskis and Sandra Maler)... READ MORE›
IRAN DEAL FACES FIGHT IN CONGRESS BUT WILL LIKELY SURVIVE
Sanctions passed by Congress account for the overwhelming majority of those imposed by the United States... READ MORE›
CONGRESS PROMISES ROUGH RIDE FOR ANY NUCLEAR DEAL WITH IRAN
Obama can enter a deal with Iran which Congress would review... READ MORE›
OBAMA PUTS SPOTLIGHT ON WOMEN IN QUEST FOR MIDTERM VOTES
President Barack Obama joins Rhode Island candidate for Governor Gina Raimondo R at Gregg's Restaurant in Providence, Rhode Island, October 31, 2014... READ MORE›
U.S. HOUSE DEFEATS BID TO WITHDRAW TROOPS FROM IRAQ
House of Representatives rejected legislation on Wednesday that would have forced President Barack Obama to pull all U.S... READ MORE›
MOST EXPENSIVE SENATE RACE DOWN TO THE WIRE IN NORTH CAROLINA
Most expensive Senate race down to the wire in North Carolina By Colleen Jenkins GREENSBORO N... READ MORE›
DEBATE STARTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OVER CONFEDERATE FLAG
Legislators in South Carolina opened debate over the future of the U.S. Confederate flag Wednesday after the massacre of nine black churchgoers during Bibl... READ MORE›
Taylor's campaign staff has told party officials he is taking legal action to overturn Kobach's decision, Kansas Democratic Party Chairwoman Joan Wagnon said on Saturday... READ MORE›
CALIFORNIA CONSIDERS CHANGING LAW IN WAKE OF BERKELEY TRAGEDY
California is to debate changing state law in the wake of the Berkeley balcony tragedy to make it mandatory to report lawsuit settlements involving construction problems... READ MORE›
LAMBIE CALLS IT QUITS AS MARATHON DEBATE RAGES ON
Opposition senate leader Penny Wong accused the Greens of giving the government the keys for a double-dissolution election... READ MORE›
MARINE GENERAL SAYS RUSSIA POSES 'GREATEST THREAT' TO U.S., BACKS ARMING UKRAINE
Russia now poses the greatest threat to U.S. national security and its behavior is nothing short of alarming, Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, the nominee to... READ MORE›
N.Y. STATE SENATOR FOUND GUILTY OF OBSTRUCTING U.S. EMBEZZLEMENT PROBE
The verdict was confirmed by a spokeswoman for Acting Brooklyn U.S... READ MORE›
AFTER MEASLES SCARE, CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS PASS STRICT, CONTENTIOUS SCHOOL VACCINE BILL
The state Senate reaffirmed the bill striking California's personal belief exemption for immunizations... READ MORE›
KERRY MAKES CASE FOR IRAN NUKE DEAL IN HEATED, CLOSED-DOOR CAPITOL BRIEFINGS
Secretary of State John Kerry and other administration officials escalated their campaign to win support for the Iran nuclear deal, traveling to the Capito... READ MORE›