May 2, 2016 Official: Review of Cuba as terror sponsor in 'final stages' White House officials left open the possibility Tuesday that President Obama could recommend Cuba's removal from a list of state sponsors of terror around the time of the Summit of the Americas later this week in Panama. The officials also sought to soften tensions with Venezuela that threatened to overshadow the summit.
May 2, 2016 Obama administration claims Iran deal a ‘forever agreement,’ despite expiration dates The Obama administration mounted a new argument Monday for why skeptical lawmakers and U.S. allies should back the preliminary nuclear agreement with Iran, calling it a “forever agreement” that would block all pathways to a nuclear weapon and set up tough international inspections with no end date.
May 2, 2016 State Department rejects call for Iran deal to affirm Israel's 'right to exist' A State Department official dismissed a plea Friday from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the Iran nuclear agreement include clear recognition of his nation's "right to exist," declaring negotiations are "only about the nuclear issue."
May 2, 2016 Iran accuses US of lying about new nuke agreement Just hours after the announcement of what the United States characterized as a historic agreement with Iran over its nuclear program, the country's leading negotiator lashed out at the Obama administration for lying about the details of a tentative framework.
May 2, 2016 Negotiators announce framework for Iran nuke deal The U.S. and international negotiators announced the hard-fought framework for an Iranian nuclear deal Thursday, capping days of exhaustive and tense talks that blew past their original deadline.
May 2, 2016 Top State Department aide listed as Clinton Foundation director Hillary Clinton's chief of staff at the State Department was listed as a director at the Clinton Foundation in its corporate records for more than three years after joining the administration, highlighting concerns that Clinton's aides were too close to the foundation during her tenure.
May 2, 2016 State Department extends travel warning to Jerusalem The U.S. State Department has modified its travel warning for Israel, extending it from the conflict areas of the West Bank and Gaza, to Jerusalem citing violence in certain areas “not seen in a decade.”
May 2, 2016 Canadian company behind Keystone to seek US approval for another pipeline The Canadian company behind the long-delayed Keystone XL oil pipeline will seek U.S. government approval for another pipeline -- this one going north.
May 2, 2016 Top Iranian nuke negotiator ordered to stop screaming at Kerry Iran's foreign minister and lead negotiator in nuclear talks with the United States has been ordered by the Islamic Republic's Supreme Leader to stop shouting and yelling at Secretary of State John Kerry during negotiating sessions.
May 2, 2016 Emails reveal sensitive info left exposed after US pullout from Yemen Internal State Department emails reviewed by ӣƵ reveal that as security unraveled in Yemen, U.S. personnel were scrambling to finalize their exit plan and were so uncertain about what would happen that procedures for safeguarding sensitive information were bypassed.