MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s upper house of parliament unanimously ratified the New START nuclear arms pact with the United States on Wednesday, the centerpiece of President Barack Obama’s efforts to “reset” ties with Moscow. (more)
MOSCOW (AP) — The upper house of Russia’s parliament on Wednesday ratified the New START nuclear arms pact with the United States, the centerpiece of President Barack Obama’s efforts to “reset” ties with Moscow. (more)
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s military, the biggest recipient of U.S. military aid after Israel, is in decline, according to American diplomats, who blame the Arab nation’s top brass for failing to modernize and adapt to deal with new threats. (more)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is poised to approve a nuclear arms pact with Russia, handing President Barack Obama a huge victory on his top foreign policy priority. (more)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts says he will support a new nuclear arms treaty with Russia. (more)
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama lobbied senators by phone Monday to back an arms treaty with Russia that he’s called a national security imperative, as a top Senate Democrat conceded “house by house combat” would be needed to win enough GOP votes to prevail. (more)
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s call for a world without nuclear weapons divided Republicans and Democrats on Friday as the Senate slogged through debate on a new arms control treaty with Russia. (more)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hiring is anemic but corporate profits are up, and President Barack Obama is having 20 CEOs over to talk about how to tap that cash to boost jobs. (more)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats secured the backing of a significant number of Republicans in a crucial test vote Wednesday on a new U.S.-Russia arms control treaty — President Barack Obama’s top foreign policy priority. (more)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Democratic leader said Tuesday he will press ahead on a U.S.-Russia nuclear treaty, President Barack Obama’s top foreign policy priority, despite strong opposition from some Republican lawmakers. (more)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans weighing a White House bid fiercely oppose a new nuclear arms treaty with Russia and stand in stark contrast to two presidents, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican George H.W. Bush, on a critical foreign policy issue. (more)
WASHINGTON (AP) — From the start of his term, President Barack Obama was determined to defy the cynics and doubters and push for peace in the Middle East. (more)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says he’s more optimistic now about ratification of a nuclear weapons treaty with Russia. (more)
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says the newly sealed free trade deal with South Korea is a big victory for American farmers and ranchers, the aerospace and electronics industries, and U.S. automakers. (more)
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is warning that his country will find it necessary to build up its nuclear forces, if the United State’s doesn’t ratify a new arms reduction treaty. (more)
WASHINGTON (AP) — A leading Republican lawmaker is rejecting the Obama administration’s assertion that ratification of a new arms control treaty with Russia is so pressing that it must be dealt with by the lame-duck Senate. (more)
YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — President Barack Obama appealed to Asian leaders Saturday for greater access to fast-growing markets, proclaiming “the United States is here to stay” and saying its prosperity is tied inextricably to the success of its Pacific trading partners. (more)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate approval of President Barack Obama’s nuclear arms treaty with Russia, which once looked close to a sure thing, is now in jeopardy. (more)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — After meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Vice President Joe Biden told Jewish groups on Sunday that the U.S. under the Obama administration remains a steadfast and unwavering ally to Israel. (more)
JERUSALEM (AP) — Washington’s special Mideast envoy, using a slim lifeline from the Palestinians, rushed to the region on Tuesday on an emergency mission to keep peace talks from collapsing just weeks after they began. (more)
