Julian Pecquet
Tuesday, April 29, 2014 - 07:59
Lawmakers will get straight to work castigating Bashar al-Assad and examining foreign aid to the Middle East when they return next week from their two-week recess.
Monday, April 28, 2014 - 12:17
Syrian rebels are counting on Congress to help them make their case to the White House for more and better weapons when their leaders descend on Washington next month.
Thursday, April 17, 2014 - 11:04
Lawmakers of both parties are running out of patience with the White House’s expansive use of special war funding to pay for US operations abroad, possibly putting aid to Syria at risk.
Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - 09:44
"DOD is attempting to initiate a program of aircraft sales, pilot training, and ground crew training early this year worth $2 billion, the contracts for which would go to other countries if training could not be conducted in the United States."
Friday, April 11, 2014 - 08:20
The bill is aimed squarely at Hamid Aboutalebi, Iran's nominee for UN ambassador, who has admitted to serving as a translator for the revolutionary students who took over the US Embassy in Tehran in 1979 and held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days.
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 07:50
The bill gives the Treasury Department 90 days to prohibit the US accounts or "impose strict conditions on" the accounts of any foreign financial institutions that knowingly facilitate the activities of Hezbollah, including money laundering.
Monday, April 7, 2014 - 08:02
Secretary of State John Kerry can expect to face questions about Iran and Middle East peace talks when he returns to Capitol Hill next week.
Thursday, April 3, 2014 - 08:34
Current law contains several restrictions on the aid, including requirements that the PA battle anti-Israeli "incitement" and refrain from dragging Israel before the International Criminal Court or joining more UN agencies.
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 - 12:17
The congressional debate over how to beef up US humanitarian aid to Syria is also revealing congressional frustration about the Obama administration's dealing with Congress on Syria and its inability to bring the war to an end.
Monday, March 31, 2014 - 13:32
The resolution from Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., chairman of the subpanel on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs, gives the administration 90 days to present Congress with a new strategy to address the humanitarian crisis in Syria.