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December 20, 2015

White House confident on winning Hill support on Syria but scrambling to get votes

The Obama administration, bolstered by evidence the Syrian government used lethal sarin gas on its own people, expressed confidence Sunday that Congress would back President Obama鈥檚 decision for a military strike on the Middle East country.聽

December 20, 2015

Kerry takes case for Syria strike to the public

The Obama administration begins taking its case for a strike against Syria to the American people Sunday morning, with Secretary of State John Kerry making rounds on morning television news shows.聽

December 20, 2015

Report: USAID wasting millions in taxpayer dollars in Afghanistan

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has continued to provide millions of American taxpayer dollars to an Afghan government agency that has been repeatedly cited for fraud and abuse, according to a new report.聽

December 20, 2015

Michigan lawmaker launches campaign to free American prisoner in Iran

Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., marched onto the House floor Thursday night, earnestly seeking support from as many colleagues as he could 聽find on an issue beholden to no party line. Armed with a one-paged pamphlet slightly larger than a post card, Kildee passed out information on an American from his district who has been held prisoner in Iran for the past two years.

December 20, 2015

Kerry to sign UN arms treaty, despite senators' opposition

Secretary of State John Kerry plans to sign a controversial U.N. treaty on arms regulation on Wednesday, a senior State Department official told 樱桃视频 -- despite warnings from lawmakers that the Senate will not ratify the agreement.

December 20, 2015

Intelligence in Syria suggests US saw attack coming, didn't act

Questions are being raised about why the United States didn't act in advance of last week's chemical weapons attack in Syria, amid indications that U.S. intelligence was picking up warning signs that an attack was imminent in the days leading up to the strike.

December 20, 2015

President Obama turns to Congress to OK strike against Syria

President Obama said Saturday the United States should take military action against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for using chemical weapons on civilians but also turned to Congress for approval -- dealing a potential setback to America's foreign policy and setting up what will likely be a hard-fought Washington debate on the issue.

December 20, 2015

Obama advocates 'shot across the bow' for Syria, as concerns grow in Congress

In an interview with PBS, Obama for the first time said publicly the U.S. has concluded the Syrian government carried out a chemical weapons attack against civilians last week.

December 20, 2015

Report: Syria chemical attack evidence 'not a slam dunk'

The intelligence linking Syrian President Bashar Assad or his inner circle to an alleged chemical weapons attack that killed at least 100 people is no "slam dunk," with questions remaining about who actually controls some of Syria's chemical weapons stores and doubts about whether Assad himself ordered the strike, U.S. intelligence officials say.

December 20, 2015

US prepares to bypass UN on Syria response

The State Department made clear Wednesday that the Obama administration plans to bypass the United Nations Security Council as it prepares for a possible strike on Syria, after having failed to win support from Russia.聽