May 2, 2016 White House counsel reportedly kept in dark on Clinton’s personal email use The White House counsel's office reportedly was kept in the dark about Hillary Clinton's exclusive use of personal email while secretary of state, in the latest detail raising questions over how and why she stayed off the government system despite administration guidance to the contrary.
May 2, 2016 History of Obama-Netanyahu tensions Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's planned address to Congress on Tuesday marks just the latest period of turbulence for the Obama administration's relationship with Israel's government. Here's a look back at past disagreements between the two administrations.Â
May 2, 2016 Cuba removed from US terror sponsor list The Obama administration on Friday formally removed Cuba from a U.S. terrorism blacklist as part of the process of normalizing relations between the Cold War foes.
May 2, 2016 House panel issues subpoena in spat with White House The GOP-controlled House Foreign Affairs Committee has issued a subpoena to the White House budget office about a new State Department security training facility.
May 2, 2016 Harf highlight reel: State Dept. spokeswoman leaving post From suggesting combating ISIS with jobs to dismissing questions about Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's conduct as "rumor," spokeswoman Marie Harf has woven a rich tapestry as the voice of the State Department. But she's moving on.
May 2, 2016 Assad chemical weapons claims pose ‘reputational problem’ for US Nearly two years after a US-Russia deal with Syria, the Assad regime is facing new chemical weapons allegations. But the Obama administration no longer appears to be drawing 'red lines.'
May 2, 2016 Clinton email mess multiplies with allegations over 2nd email address The Hillary Clinton email mystery took yet another confusing turn Tuesday with accusations from Republicans that the former secretary of state "misled" the public about her email practices, by using multiple "secret" addresses despite claims to the contrary.
May 2, 2016 Benghazi prompts CIA to look at expanding survivor benefits The family of a CIA operative killed in the 2012 attack on a U.S. diplomatic facility in Libya is in talks with the spy agency to expand survivor benefits for relatives of contractors who die in the line of duty.
May 2, 2016 State Department OK'd most Bill Clinton speech requests within days State Department officials under Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton moved quickly when aides to Bill Clinton asked them in March 2010 to approve plans for the former president to address clients of a multinational British bank, Barclays. Within four days, the department's ethics office signed off on the request -- as it did for hundreds of others from the former president during his wife's four-year tenure leading the agency.
May 2, 2016 State Department official: Clinton email practices 'not acceptable' A State Department assistant secretary said Wednesday it's "not acceptable" for any agency employee to conduct government business on a private email server as former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton did.