Obama's drone policy at a glance
|Friday, May. 24, 2013
President Barack Obama defended the United States' use of drone attacks as an important part of the U.S. counterterrorism policy on Thursday but signed new presidential policy guidelines to spell out for Congress and the public the standards that the U.S. will use before carrying out drone attacks.
Counting US drone strikes in Pakistan, Yemen
|Friday, May. 24, 2013
President Barack Obama said Thursday that he will engage Congress in exploring a number of options for increased oversight of lethal drone strikes outside of war zones like Afghanistan.
What's a drone? How is US drone policy changing?
| |Friday, May. 24, 2013
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's pledge to more narrowly restrict and monitor the country's use of drones to strike targets overseas may garner some applause from allies abroad. But he was careful not to overpromise, signaling that the CIA's covert war in Pakistan is likely to continue at least for now.
Obama sketches more targeted anti-terror plan
|Friday, May. 24, 2013
Out with the global war on terror. In with more narrowly targeted counterterrorism policies that persistently zero in on violent extremists at home and abroad.
Some unions now angry about health care overhaul
| |Friday, May. 24, 2013
WASHINGTON — Some labor unions that enthusiastically backed President Barack Obama's health care overhaul are now frustrated and angry, fearful that it will jeopardize benefits for millions of their members.
Education Department giving Newtown $1.3 million
| |Thursday, May. 23, 2013
WASHINGTON — Schools in Newtown, Conn., will receive $1.3 million in federal aid to recover after the shootings that left 26 students and educators dead last year.
Rising judicial star Sri Srinivasan is playmaker with all the right legal moves
| |Friday, May. 24, 2013
WASHINGTON — Sri Srinivasan scores big on every court. As a standout basketball guard for Lawrence High School in Kansas, class of 1985, Srinivasan could both dish and shoot. As an attorney, he’s argued more than 20 cases before the Supreme Court. And as a newly unanimously confirmed appellate judge, he’s joining what’s often called the nation’s second-highest court.
GOP's Walker touts state ties during trip to Iowa
| |Thursday, May. 23, 2013
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Scott Walker tried to introduce himself to Iowa Republicans Thursday as so many would-be presidential candidates often do - one of their own.
GOP's Walker touts state ties during trip to Iowa
| |Thursday, May. 23, 2013
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Scott Walker tried to introduce himself to Iowa Republicans Thursday as so many would-be presidential candidates often do - one of their own.
Obama to tour Jersey Shore with Gov. Christie
|Thursday, May. 23, 2013
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama plans to give the Jersey Shore a boost with a post-Memorial Day visit to showcase recovery efforts in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy.
