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Mar 09 2015
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As Hillary Clinton Stays Quiet About Private Emails, Republicans Seize Moment to Criticize Her
One of the best-known photographs of Hillary Rodham Clinton taken in the past several years is that of her in 2011 jetting from Malta to Tripoli aboard an Air Force C-17, wearing dark sunglasses and typing on a BlackBerry.
But according to Representative Trey Gowdy, the South Carolina Republican leading a House investigation into her handling of the attack on the American diplomatic
New York Times (News)Feb 09 2022
Headline Roundup
How Will the US Respond if Russia Invades Ukraine?
Fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine are fueling speculation about how the U.S. would react and what the consequences would be.
President Joe Biden's administration has threatened sanctions against Russian officials and an end to the planned Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany if Russia invades Ukraine. On Wednesday, the White House approved a plan for U.S. troops based
The Hill Fox News (Opinion) VoxMar 05 2015
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U.S. Strategy in Iraq Increasingly Relies on Iran
At a time when President Obama is under political pressure from congressional Republicans over negotiations to rein in Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, a startling paradox has emerged: Mr. Obama is becoming increasingly dependent on Iranian fighters as he tries to contain the Islamic State militant group in Iraq and Syria without committing American ground troops.
In the four days since
New York Times (News)Mar 31 2018
Headline Roundup
Reports on Trump Preparing to Pull Back from Syria
On Friday, there were reports that President Donald Trump was telling advisers that he wants to bring US fighters in Syria back home. It was also reported that the president is freezing funds for recovery efforts in the country, signalling pullback.
Washington Examiner Wall Street Journal (News) VoxFeb 18 2015
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Why Congress Doesn't Really Worry About What Most Americans Think
With each week, we have come to expect another jarring outrage from the self-proclaimed Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, the new breed of terrorists that is redefining terror.
News of the group's murder of nearly two dozen Egyptian Christians captured in Libya has topped even the horrors of the previous weeks, when the world watched a Jordanian fighter pilot burned alive in a
NPR (Online News)Oct 14 2019
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As options narrow on Syria, Trump prepares to drop sanctions hammer on Turkey
President Donald Trump’s administration is set to impose economic sanctions on Ankara, potentially as early as this week, for its incursion into northern Syria, one of the few levers the United States still has over NATO-ally Turkey.
Using the U.S. military to stop the Turkish offensive on U.S.-allied Kurdish fighters was never an option, defense officials have said, and Trump asked the
ReutersDec 18 2014
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Several Top ISIS Leaders Have Been Killed in Iraq, U.S. Says
U.S. airstrikes have killed several very senior military leaders of Islamic State forces in Iraq, the Pentagon’s top uniformed officer disclosed Thursday.
Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal that three key Islamic State military leaders in Iraq were killed there in recent weeks during operations that are part
Wall Street Journal (News)Aug 07 2020
Analysis
Help Lebanon: Remove Hezbollah’s Stranglehold — and Its Dangerous Missile Stockpiles
Beirut has been ravaged by a massive explosion, likely caused by careless handling of ammonium nitrate stored in a warehouse at its port. As the city is still picking through the debris and thousands search for loved ones, countries such as Turkey, Iran, Qatar, France, and Israel are rushing to provide support. Yet looming over Beirut even now is the presence of the terrorist group Hezbollah
National Review (News)Jun 10 2020
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Troops To Be Withdrawn From Germany
Last Friday, the Wall Street Journal reported that “President Trump has directed the Pentagon to remove thousands of American troops from Germany by September… The removal order would reduce the U.S. troop presence in Germany by 9,500 from the 34,500 service members who are permanently assigned there. It would also cap at 25,000 the number of American troops in Germany at any one time.” (Wall
The Flip SideMay 14 2020
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Republicans claim victory in two special elections
After suffering a series of defeats in Trump-era special elections, Republicans say they’ve found their footing after notching two victories this week, including in California.
The results provided a snapshot of the political landscape less than six months before voters will decide whether to reelect President Trump and whether Republicans or Democrats will control Congress.
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