John Hudson
Tuesday, September 23, 2014 - 05:59
In a potential boost for the Obama administration, the former Soviet republic of Georgia has offered to host a training facility for the Syrian rebels as a part of the U.S.-led war against Islamic State militants in both Syria and Iraq, according to an American administration official.
Thursday, July 24, 2014 - 07:00
Senior officials at the State Department and Pentagon offered detailed and withering criticisms of the Iraqi government on Wednesday for failing to stop the march of the radical militant group ISIS.
Tuesday, July 8, 2014 - 11:24
Since launching in 2006, the program was plagued by a simple problem: Every day the plane flew, Havana jammed its broadcast signal.
Monday, June 30, 2014 - 07:30
Moscow dispatched jet fighters and military trainers to Iraq to boost the beleaguered government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, highlighting a growing Syrian, Iranian, and now Russian effort to bolster Maliki in his fight against Islamist extremists.
Monday, June 23, 2014 - 06:27
Top congressional Democrats are backing President Barack Obama's decision to send 300 military advisors back to Iraq
Thursday, June 19, 2014 - 07:28
The Obama administration once paved the way for Nouri al-Maliki to hold on to power despite losing an election. With Iraq engulfed in civil war, is it time for him to go?
Friday, June 13, 2014 - 06:34
President Obama said Thursday that the United States was open to using airstrikes to batter the Islamist forces that have conquered broad swaths of Iraq, but the grim reality is that the White House has few good options for preventing a vicious al Qaeda-linked militant group from advancing toward Baghdad three years after the U.S. effectively washed its hands of Iraq's security problems.
Monday, June 9, 2014 - 08:08
The modest NSA reform bill passed in the House last month is set to be watered down even more as it makes its way to the Senate.
Monday, May 26, 2014 - 16:46
Issa, long seen as the lead investigator for Republicans, showed no signs of wanting to play second fiddle to Gowdy, a young Republican with a reputation for tenacity as a district attorney in South Carolina.
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 - 07:42
Such a vote would have likely divided Democrats torn between standing behind the White House's hard-fought diplomatic efforts and members of the pro-Israel community, many of whom are deeply skeptical of an Iran deal.