Susan Crabtree

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Sen. John McCain said that Blinken is "totally unqualified" to serve as Secretary of State John Kerry's deputy.

White House defends Blinken nomination after McCain blocks it

Susan Crabtree · December 4, 2014 7:30 pm

Fort Hood victims set to receive Purple Hearts, combat status

National Security

Fort Hood victims set to receive Purple Hearts, combat status

Susan Crabtree · December 4, 2014 4:23 pm

Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi, left, meets with Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, at Tehran's Saadabad Palace on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014. Iranian troops have been fighting alongside Iraqi forces for months but this week marks the first time the U.S. has confirmed Iranian air activity. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Kerry: No U.S. coordination in Iranian airstrikes in Iraq

Susan Crabtree · December 3, 2014 10:53 pm

Vice President Joe Biden administers the Senate Oath to Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J. during a mock swearing in ceremony on Capitol Hill. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

White House: We’re not snubbing Menendez

Susan Crabtree · December 3, 2014 8:32 pm

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., accompanied by the committee's ranking member, Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 27, 2014. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Security

Top Dem to White House: Anti-sanctions argument ‘non-starter’

Susan Crabtree, Charles Hoskinson · December 3, 2014 10:00 am

Senate poised to approve big Obama donors as ambassadors

Senate poised to approve big Obama donors as ambassadors

Susan Crabtree · December 2, 2014 10:00 am

President Obama would veto any legislation aimed at unraveling his executive action on immigration even if it means shutting down the government, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Monday. (AP Photo)

WH: Obama would veto bill undermining his immigration action

Susan Crabtree · December 1, 2014 7:46 pm

People protest outside the Ferguson Police Department headquarters Saturday. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Obama to huddle with civil rights leaders, law enforcement

Susan Crabtree · December 1, 2014 3:47 am

National Security

Who could step up to replace Hagel?

Susan Crabtree · November 25, 2014 10:00 am

Obama calls Hagel’s service ‘exemplary’

National Security

Obama calls Hagel’s service ‘exemplary’

Susan Crabtree · November 24, 2014 5:03 pm

Defense Secretary Hagel to resign

National Security

Defense Secretary Hagel to resign

Susan Crabtree, Justin Green · November 24, 2014 3:04 pm

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, center, joined by, from left, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Wis., and House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La., talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014, following a House GOP caucus meeting. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP still split over anti-‘amnesty’ strategy

Susan Crabtree · November 23, 2014 10:00 am