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May 2, 2016

State Department spokeswoman: Call for using jobs to combat terror ‘too nuanced’ for critics

State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf, after coming under fire for suggesting a way to fight the Islamic State and all terrorism is by creating jobs, has an answer for her critics: Her argument is just "too nuanced" for them to understand.

May 2, 2016

State Department spokeswoman floats jobs as answer to ISIS

A State Department spokeswoman asks, 'What makes these 17-year-old kids pick up an AK-47 instead of trying to start a business?'

May 2, 2016

Rebels seize US vehicles after Yemen embassy closes

Armed rebels in Yemen’s capital of Sanaa seized U.S. embassy vehicles Wednesday after diplomats fled the country over growing unrest.

May 2, 2016

Muslim Brotherhood rep: White House official met us at State Department

A Muslim Brotherhood member who recently was hosted at the State Department along with several of the Islamist group's key allies now claims that a White House official also was present in that meeting, according to recent remarks.

May 2, 2016

Obama administration denied Predator drone request for Jordan, rep urges reversal

The State Department denied a request last year to send unarmed Predator drones to Jordan arguing that the kingdom was not a strong enough ally, according to a U.S. congressman who is now urging the administration to reverse the decision as Jordan escalates its fight against the Islamic State.

May 2, 2016

Calls grow to arm Ukraine, as European leaders scramble for last-ditch peace plan

European leaders scrambled Thursday to try and forge a diplomatic deal to end fighting in eastern Ukraine, in an apparent bid to head off U.S. consideration of lethal military aid for the Ukrainian government in its war against Russian-backed separatists.

May 2, 2016

Diplomat: US won't return Guantanamo to improve ties with Cuba

The Obama administration on Wednesday ruled out handing over the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, rejecting a central demand of Cuban President Raul Castro for restoring normal relations between the two countries.

May 2, 2016

Benghazi committee to review secret tapes on Clinton’s role in Libya war

The special congressional committee probing the Benghazi terror attacks plans to review secretly recorded tapes that reportedly raise questions about then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's role in the 2011 U.S. military intervention in Libya.

May 2, 2016

Proxy war? Obama facing rising pressure to send lethal aid to Ukraine

President Obama is facing rising pressure from former officials, security analysts and top lawmakers to provide Ukraine lethal military aid to help battle Moscow-backed rebels gaining ground in the country's east -- raising the prospect of a proxy war with Russia should the U.S. take that step.

May 2, 2016

Benghazi panel head Gowdy asks Clinton to ‘relinquish’ personal server

The chairman of the congressional committee probing the Benghazi terror attacks has formally asked that Hillary Clinton turn over her personal server.