The White House is on the verge of securing the votes it needs to prevent Congress from blocking the nuclear agreement with Iran despite fierce opposition from and a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign against the deal. A steady trickle of Democrats has come out in favour of the deal in ...
Former Vice President Dick Cheney will hammer President Barack Obama's Iran nuclear deal in a speech that will come less than two weeks before Congress votes on the agreement./ Cheney is scheduled to appear Sept. 8 at the conservative American Enterprise Institute in Washington, where he'll ...
In this July 8, 2015 file photo, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Supporters of the Iran nuclear deal see growing momentum on their side in the Senate, raising the possibility they'll be able to block a disapproval resolution and protect ...
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and celebrity Rabbi Shmuley Boteach pressured the state’s congressional delegation to reject the Iran nuclear agreement, saying it transcends politics and that opposition is a moral issue. Boteach urged his “soul friend,” Democratic Senator Cory Booker, to ...
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani (R) welcomes British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond at the start of their meeting in his office, in Tehran, Iran, Aug. 24, 2015./ British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said Monday that international sanctions that have hobbled Iran's economy could be eased as ...
US President Barack Obama has won the backing of a fresh clutch of senators for his Iran deal, raising the prospect he could yet dodge a humiliating legislative rebuke./ For months, Republicans and rebellious Democrats have looked on course to pass a resolution against the nuclear deal, a ...
In this March 4, 2015, file photo, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., talks about his future and the agenda of the Democrats who are now in the minority, during an interview in Washington. Reid said in a news release on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015, that he's throwing his full support behind ...
A former Boston Red Sox pitcher was recently arrested in an undercover child predator sting after authorities say he solicited an underage girl for sex and then traveled to meet her. Austin Maddox, 33, of Jacksonville, Florida, is charged with traveling to meet after using a computer to solicit ...
SYDNEY (AP) — The Australian and New Zealand governments announced Tuesday they were sending planes to evacuate their nationals from confirmed Australia had received clearance from French authorities for two flights to evacuate citizens and other tourists from New Caledonia amid violent unrest ...
Scottie Scheffler reacts to his chip to the green on the fourth hole during the third round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Valhalla Golf Club, Saturday, May 18, 2024, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)/ LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky court has postponed pro golfer ...
Play video ICC Seeks Arrest Warrants For Netanyahu And Hamas Leaders from BBC News/ ICC Seeks Arrest Warrants For Netanyahu And Hamas Leaders/ More international reaction to the ICC's announcement now, this time from the UK prime minister. A spokesperson for Rishi Sunak says the ICC prosecutor's ...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Rescuers on Monday found a helicopter that was carrying , the country’s foreign minister and other officials that had apparently crashed in the mountainous northwest reaches of Iran the day before, though “no sign of life” was detected, state media reported. As ...
BEIRUT (AP) — The apparent crash of a helicopter carrying Iran's president and foreign minister on Sunday sent shock waves around the region. Details remained scant in the hours after the incident, and it was unclear if Iranian President/ WHO WAS ON BOARD THE HELICOPTER AND WHERE WERE THEY ...
Play video Iran’s President & Foreign Minister Dead from BBC News/ With updates from BBC Persian and Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet./ What do we know about the helicopter that crashed?/ A British Bell 212 being flown by the Army Air Corps in 2010 Image caption: A British Bell 212 ...
I actually keep it on a piece of paper in the kitchen drawer. I haven't made any additions in some time, as there's a high bar to get on the list, and I am 99.99% of the time a happy person — who wants to spend their time labelling people the worst? There is no set formula to landing on my list. ...
With the Fed holding benchmark rates steady, inventory shortages and elevated home prices are expected to continue./ At the beginning of the year, housing experts and homebuyers looked forward to better buying conditions — interest rates were poised to drop, a shift expected to free up inventory ...
Disability Rights UK has said extending fraud detection to bank accounts could lead to a situation comparable to the Horizon IT debacle./ Supporters of Disabled People Against Cuts and Winvisible protest against deaths caused by benefit cuts and sanctions at the Department for Work and Pensions ...