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Obama, Italian PM Renzi to meet at White House
Obama is hosting Renzi at the White House on Friday to compare notes on a range of issues, including Ukraine, Libya and Islamic State militants. The leaders are also expected to discuss Europe’s economy, a pending trade pact between the U.S. and Europe, climate change and energy security. With Italy mired in a recession, Renzi also comes...
News Wrap: Al-Qaida seizes airport, oil terminal in Yemen
GWEN IFILL: Lawmakers struck a bipartisan deal to let President Obama fast-track trade deals. It comes just as negotiations with 11 Pacific nations are ramping up. Under fast-track authority, Congress could give any deal a yes or no vote, but it could not make any changes. The deal faces hurdles, many from within President Obama’s own...
News Wrap: Kerry briefs Congress on nuclear deal framework to stave off Iran bill
GWEN IFILL: The White House stepped up efforts today to win over Congress on the Iran nuclear deal, as lawmakers returned from their holiday recess. Secretary of State John Kerry briefed House members this afternoon, and plans to brief senators tomorrow. He’s trying to head off a bill that could bar President Obama from lifting some of the...
Ash Carter says U.S. is opening new phase of Asia pivot
“I am personally committed to overseeing the next phase of the rebalance, which will deepen and diversify our engagement in the region,” Carter said in a speech outlining the administration’s rationale for trying to devote more attention to Asia. At a time of increasing conflict and uncertainty across the Middle East, as well as growing...
Nuclear negotiators: What role did other world powers play in talks with Iran?
HARI SREENIVASAN: We wanted to spend a few minutes tonight talking about an aspect of the recently concluded nuclear talks with Iran that you might have heard much less about. We’re referring to the role other countries involved in the talks from Western Europe played in the negotiations, and also the roles played by Russia and China. And...
Aid organizations slam UN Security Council for failures in Syria
RELATED LINKSWhy is the UN World Food Program turning off aid to 1.7 million Syrian refugees? Oxfam: Syrian neighbors can’t absorb growing refugee crisis alone Syrian refugees top 3 million, says U.N. agency JUDY WOODRUFF: As the Syrian civil war marks another grim milestone this weekend, more than 20 leading international aid organizations...
U.S. to send unarmed drones, but no lethal aid, to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States announced Wednesday that it is sending small unarmed drones, armored Humvees and other assistance to Ukraine in its fight against Russian-backed separatists. Lethal weapons were not included, to the dismay of some U.S. lawmakers. The White House said President Barack Obama is still considering whether to send...
Republicans and Democrats push Obama to provide lethal aid to Ukraine
WASHINGTON — House Speaker John Boehner and a group of top Democrats and Republicans stepped up the pressure on President Barack Obama to provide lethal, defensive weapons to Ukraine in its fight against Russian-backed separatists. In a letter to the president on Thursday, the 11 lawmakers wrote that Russia’s actions are more than an attack...
News Wrap: Mexican forces capture Zetas cartel leader
JUDY WOODRUFF: President Obama’s health care law hung in the balance today before the Supreme Court, at issue, whether tax subsidies to help pay premiums apply nationwide. Most states rely on a federally run insurance exchange. But the attorney challenging the law, Michael Carvin, said Congress meant to limit subsidies to states with their...
‘I am not afraid’: Mass rally held in Moscow to remember Nemtsov
People hold flags and posters during a march to commemorate Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov near St. Basil’s Cathedral in central Moscow on March 1. Credit: REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin Tens of thousands of Russians marched in Moscow on Sunday in memory of Boris Nemtsov, the opposition politician who was gunned down near the Kremlin shortly before...
