Susan Crabtree

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President Barack Obama, who met with Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Thursday, is expected to declassify some of the information from the classified 28 pages of the 9/11 Commission report. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Obama to declassify ‘some’ info from secret pages of 9/11 report

Susan Crabtree · April 21, 2016 11:43 am

CIA Director John Brennan is accompanying President Obama to Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

National Security

CIA chief in Saudi Arabia with Obama

Susan Crabtree · April 20, 2016 12:28 pm

"There are years of work, decades of work, that still need to be done in that region of the world to continue to advance our national security interests," Josh Earnest said. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini, File)

WH: Next president will determine troop levels in Afghanistan

Susan Crabtree · April 19, 2016 7:04 pm

Vice President Joe Biden said the expansion of Jewish settlements is moving Israel toward a dangerous "one-state reality." (AP Photo/John Locher)

WH defends Biden for citing U.S. ‘frustration’ with Israel

Susan Crabtree · April 19, 2016 6:16 pm

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, accused Democrats on Tuesday of pushing 'mob rule' at the confirmation hearing for Judge Brett Kavanaugh. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

White House cheered by GOP opposition to Saudi immunity bill

Susan Crabtree · April 19, 2016 6:07 pm

President Barack Obama is predicting that the U.S. would help Iraq retake Mosul by the end of the year. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Obama: Iraqi forces will retake Mosul by year’s end

Susan Crabtree · April 19, 2016 11:04 am

President Obama is facing increased pressure from the families of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks as he prepares to leave Tuesday for a trip to Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

White House hints Obama will veto Saudi immunity bill

Susan Crabtree · April 18, 2016 9:28 pm

President Obama and Vladimir Putin also discussed Moscow's decision to build a bridge between its mainland and Crimea, and the Russian military's continued involvement in Syria. (AP Photo)

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White House: Russia buzzing U.S. ship ‘not particularly unusual’

Susan Crabtree · April 18, 2016 7:56 pm

A White House spokesman stressed that the U.S. military is working closely with the Iraqi government and its forces to determine the additional assistance needed to fight the Islamic State. (AP Photo)

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White House: Iraqis still leading fight against Islamic State

Susan Crabtree · April 18, 2016 7:20 pm

Early reports offered indications that the court may split in the case, which would leave lower rulings in place that found against Obama's actions. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

White House: Too early to judge U.S. v Texas in Supreme Court

Susan Crabtree · April 18, 2016 6:52 pm

For the first time in more than 50 years, Carnival is set to begin cruises to Cuba. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Carnival delays trips to Cuba after discrimination lawsuit

Susan Crabtree · April 18, 2016 2:41 pm

"There’s stuff that is really top-secret, top-secret, and there’s stuff that is being presented to the president or the secretary of state that you might not want on the transom ..." President Obama told Chris Wallace. (AP Photo)

Obama’s latest defense of Clinton has lawyers cringing

Susan Crabtree · April 18, 2016 4:01 am