GENEVA — Senior diplomats from six world powers and Iran opened a new round of talks on Wednesday in Geneva amid expectations that they were closing in on an agreement to freeze Tehran’s nuclear program.
Read MoreWASHINGTON — The Pentagon leadership is constructing battle plans. But this battle doesn’t involve tanks rolling across the hills or bombing campaigns.
Read MoreWASHINGTON — In a meeting with Senate leaders on Tuesday, President Obama failed to sway critics of his effort to sign an interim nuclear deal with Iran. But in a modest concession, they agreed to hold off on a vote to impose new sanctions on Iran until after talks in Geneva later this week.
Read MoreWASHINGTON — The US Senate’s 2014 defense authorization bill appears stalled while rank-and-file members and leadership determine a process to debate and vote on amendments.
Read MoreThe director of national intelligence on Monday night released what appeared to be the original court document authorizing the National Security Agency to conduct sweeping collections of Americans’ communications records for counterterrorism purposes.
Read MoreLeaders of Syria’s largest rebel faction and top commanders for al Qaeda’s Iraqi and Syrian factions have reached a peace deal, agreeing to come together to battle the growing Iranian presence in the country.
Read MoreWASHINGTON — The US Senate this week could begin a combative process on a Pentagon policy bill, but the bluster almost entirely will exclude the defense sector’s most-pressing concern: sequestration.
Read MoreThe secretary doesn’t agree with Obama’s team, especially Susan Rice, on how to deal with Egypt. Unfortunately for Rice, Kerry is the one on the ground—and he’s doing things his way.
Read Moreby Luis Arias Earlier this week Marvel Comics announced that the new Ms. Marvel would be a Pakistani-American Muslim from New Jersey. She is the first solo Muslim-American to be featured as the lead character in a monthly comic series. Her name will be Kamala Khan. While not the first Muslim character in Marvel’s universe, Kamala…
Read MoreWASHINGTON — President Obama made a vigorous appeal to Congress on Thursday to give breathing space to his efforts to forge a nuclear deal with Iran, and the prospects for an interim agreement may have improved with the release of a report by international inspectors who said that for the first time in years, they…
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