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January 8, 2016

Latest batch of Clinton emails contains 66 more classified messages

The latest batch of emails released from Hillary Clinton's personal account dating from her tenure as secretary of state includes 66 messages deemed classified at some level, the State Department said Thursday.

January 4, 2016

State Department urges Mideast leaders to calm tensions

Crowds protest execution of cleric

January 2, 2016

Lawmakers blast White House delay on Iran sanctions

Leading lawmakers, including supporters of President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran, rapped the White House for delaying fresh sanctions on Tehran over its missile program, warning that the move would embolden it to further destabilize the Middle East.

December 23, 2015

White House criticized for giving into Iran to build legacy

Kerry floats waiving visa restrictions

December 21, 2015

Rep urges Kerry to 'enlist' Bush to help resolve South Sudan conflict

A leading human rights advocate in Congress is calling on the Obama administration to enlist former President George W. Bush to help broker an end to the violence in South Sudan.

December 21, 2015

NYT editor defiant on Benghazi report amid lawmaker criticism

A New York Times editor on Monday staunchly defended a controversial report on the Benghazi attack which largely backed the State Department's narrative, amid withering criticism from congressional Republicans and others.

December 21, 2015

'Completely false': Sources on ground in Benghazi challenge NYT report

Sources, who continue to face threats of losing their jobs, sharply challenged the Times’ findings that there was no involvement from Al Qaeda or any other international terror group and that an anti-Islam film played a role in inciting the initial wave of attacks.  

December 21, 2015

Congress, in bipartisan tone, disputes report Al Qaeda not involved in deadly Benghazi attack

House lawmakers on Sunday disputed a new report that concludes Al Qaeda played no role in the fatal 2012 terror attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya.

December 21, 2015

House Intelligence chair: Benghazi attack 'Al Qaeda-led event'

The 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya was an "Al Qaeda-led event" according to multiple, on the record, interviews with the head of the House intelligence committee who receives regular classified briefings and has access to the raw intelligence to make independent assessments.

December 21, 2015

Kerry reportedly says he will consider freeing Jonathan Pollard as part of prisoner swap

Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to the Middle East in the first week of the new year amid a flurry of reports in the Israeli press that he has said he would consider freeing convicted spy Jonathan Pollard.