WASHINGTON — The top House Democrat said Thursday that President Obama will have the support he needs to uphold the Iran nuclear deal if Republicans try to block it. "I'm confident because of the nature of the agreement," House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., told reporters Thursday. ...
President Barack Obama has been appealing to Democrats from the House and Senate for support for the Iran deal. Should lawmakers reject the agreement, the president will need Democratic support to sustain a presidential veto./ , the White House said it was seeking the broadest possible support ...
The hawkish lobby AIPAC has long been king of the Hill on Jewish issues. But a more-liberal upstart is trying to use the Iran deal to make its mark./ Rep. Eliot Engel of New York, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, attends a hearing on the Obama administration's case for ...
At least 15 people have died, including two children, in and leaving hundreds of thousands of residents without power during potentially record-breaking heat. In Texas, multiple tornados were reported throughout the state with one plowing through Cooke County – approximately 50 miles north of ...
Hamas says it fired rockets at central Israel for the first time in 4 months/ Hamas says it has launched a "big" rocket attack at the Tel Aviv area in central Israel. At least eight rockets were launched from the Rafah area in southern Gaza, the Israeli military said, adding that several were ...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A 60-year-old woman saw her dreams of becoming the oldest Miss Universe contestant in history melt away in a haze of sequins and selfies Saturday at Argentina’s annual beauty pageant. Alejandra Marisa Rodríguez, a hopital legal adviser whose entry into the ...
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Trump attends the Libertarian Party's national convention, in Washington/ (Please note language in paragraph 18 that readers may find offensive) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Presidential candidate Donald Trump was booed and heckled by many in ...
The Day After might sound like the title of a film or a novel. But for diplomats and policymakers, the phrase has only one meaning and that is what happens 'the day after' the fighting stops in Gaza. Given the intensity of the conflict and the absence of hope, such thinking might seem ...
is predicting severe weather Sunday, which could impact/ The most likely hazard will be high winds "with localized hurricane-force gusts possible," according to the Louisville office of the National Weather Service. Tornadoes, flooding and hail are less likely but also possible. Isolated ...
Israeli protesters stamp on aid packages destined for Gaza/ Months after some Israelis started to protest against aid lorries entering Gaza at the main Kerem Shalom crossing, the battle has moved to other key junctions, where rival groups of activists do their best to block or protect aid ...
Police chases can be intense, but the stakes are even higher when cops are chasing an who’s already engaged in violence toward the public. That’s what precedes this chase involving/ If you’re thinking this glorified soccer mom SUV isn’t a great , well you’re right. For some reason the guy in it ...
HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. – “I can’t believe I got two of them that close to the same size,” Mitch Holland said after catching two large trout while fishing in Greers Ferry Lake. Holland, of Cabot, caught a brown trout measuring around 29 inches, which is considered a trophy fish. Just days after, he ...
The suspect is dead after a pursuit and a nearly four-hour standoff that forced a complete closure of the 91 Freeway in Orange County on Friday. The pursuit began around 8 a.m. in Corona, where, according to police, officers attempted to stop the driver in the area of McKinley Street and Griffin ...