Senate leadership will ultimately need to muster 60 votes to pass the resolution authorizing the use of force in Syria, as the measure will be treated like any other resolution and will also be subject to a potential filibuster.
Read MoreSenate Democratic leadership tossed aside the rules for moving legislation with regard to the resolution authorizing the use of military force against Syria, angering some Republicans and creating confusion on Capitol Hill in the run-up to the war vote.
Read MoreAn Egyptian court has ordered the closure of four television channels that have been accused of sympathising with the Muslim Brotherhood.
Read MoreWolf hopes diplomats could bring ‘relevant parties to the table in Geneva’
Read MoreGen. Martin Dempsey testified Tuesday that the delay in launching airstrikes in Syria is helping the Assad regime prepare. Josh Rogin reports from Capitol Hill.
Read MoreThe Senate has come up with its version of the resolution that would authorize President Obama to strike Syria and it gives him 90 days to complete the mission. Josh Rogin has the details.
Read MoreInvestors lured by low wages under old regime reassess ventures after unions and workers find their voice
Read MoreMany lawmakers remain undecided on military action, but key leaders in the House and Senate say they support a limited mission.
Read MoreRussia is rejecting American evidence of chemical weapons use in Syria as “inconclusive” and urging the United States to declassify all of its intelligence. “What we were shown before and recently by our American partners, as well as by the British and French, does not convince us at all,” Sergei Lavrov said, according to Interfax, in Russia’s…
Read MoreTUNIS, TUNISIA – Tunisia’s state news agency says 49 inmates broke out of jail in a southern coastal town after staging a prison uprising to escape.
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