Tag: Armed Services Committee

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

Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, File)

Michigan loses seniority, but not clout

Sean Lengell · September 24, 2014 9:00 am

"We're laying the groundwork to hit the ground running," said Sen. James Inhofe, of the Armed Services Committee. (Getty images/Larry French)

National Security

Lawmakers hope to fast track defense policy bill after elections

Charles Hoskinson · September 18, 2014 9:02 am

Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., said he doesn't believe the president needs to seek congressional authorization to target the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Key Democrat doubts Obama could get votes for ISIS military action

David M. Drucker · September 7, 2014 7:11 pm

Libyan military guards check one of the U.S. Consulate's burnt out buildings in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon, File)

The Benghazi probe didn’t have to come to this

Byron York · May 8, 2014 4:00 am

Among the casualties of the deal is Sen. Kirsten Gillibrandâs proposal to revamp the way the Pentagon handles sexual assault cases. (AP File)

Lawmakers reach deal on Pentagon policy bill, but must scramble to pass it

Tim Mak · December 9, 2013 5:00 am

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2013, photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, after he and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani spoke by telephone Friday, the first conversation between American and Iranian presidents in more than 30 years. Iran would get only minor relief from economic sanctions under an international proposal to prevent it from producing nuclear weapons, two Obama administration officials said Friday, Nov. 15, seeking to calm concerns in Israel and on Capitol Hill that the U.S. and its allies are giving away too much to Tehran.(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Obama to brief key senators on Iran nuclear talks

Meghashyam Mali · November 18, 2013 5:00 am