Syrian Attacks Bring Muted US Response Another round of suspected chemical attacks have yielded little response from the White House a few days after Chairman of...
Syria Changes Course, Will Allow Inspectors Syria reversed course Sunday and agreed to allow UN inspectors at the site alleged chemical weapons attack.
Senate Panel Authorizes US Strike on Syria A U.S. Senate panel has approved a measure allowing President Barack Obama to order a military strike against Syria.
US Rules Out Hitting Syrian Chemical Sites The Pentagon has ruled out hitting Syrian chemical weapons stockpiles or sending troops to secure the sites after a strike.
Power: UN Ineffective on Syria, US Must Act America's ambassador to the United Nations stepped out front today to make the case for a U.S. strike against the forces of...
White House Mum on Rebel Chem Weapons Use While wrestling with the case for a Syria attack, the White House is not commenting on reports that rebels released the gas.
Kerry Warns Syria Against 'Delaying Tactic' Russia's plan to avert a U.S.-led military strike on Syria by placing the country's chemical weapons under international...
Obama Asks Congress to Delay Vote on Syria Strike President Obama made his case for a strike on Syria, but asked Congress to delay a vote so he could pursue diplomacy.
Securing Syria's Weapons May Require US Troops DoD officials aren't sure whether US military personnel might be required to help secure Syria's chemical weapons.
DoD Civilians to Destroy Syria's WMD The destruction of Syria's chemical weapons stockpiles at sea will be an all-civilian operation by U.S. Defense Department...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
