Jordain Carney
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 - 07:40
Senate Republicans are pushing for extra money for Israel over lingering concerns about the Iran nuclear deal.
Friday, June 10, 2016 - 06:34
An agreement to increase the number of visas for Afghan interpreters fell apart in the Senate on Thursday. Lawmakers tried to include in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) a deal to increase the number of visas for Afghans who served as interpreters to U.S. officials and increase Guantánamo Bay restrictions.
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 - 06:06
Two Democratic senators are pushing the White House for details on U.S. train-and-equip programs in Syria after reports that U.S-backed groups are fighting each other.
Monday, March 14, 2016 - 06:32
A push to restart the Pentagon’s program to train Syrian rebels to fight the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is facing early opposition from Congress.
Tuesday, November 3, 2015 - 06:33
A pair of Republican senators want the Pentagon to bolster its support for Kurdish peshmerga fighters in northern Iraq, suggesting they're struggling to defend their territory against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 - 06:13
A bipartisan group of senators is pushing for the Obama administration to end its Syria train-and-equip program, underscoring growing skepticism of the effort in Congress.
Monday, June 15, 2015 - 06:23
Sen. Susan Collins wants the Obama administration to hand over a strategy to tackle Boko Haram.
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - 07:50
November 18, 2014 The United States is drawing down its presence in Afghanistan, but a top watchdog said Tuesday that corruption there is on the rise. "It's getting worse.… Significantly worse," John Sopko, the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, told reporters at a breakfast roundtable. "Corruption is not only feeding insurgency, it's feeding a number of corrupt officials."
Friday, November 7, 2014 - 05:25
The U.S. military launched airstrikes late Wednesday night against five Khorasan Group targets, the second time it has bombed the group since it started operations in Syria in late September.