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Obama can do Iran deal even if Congress disapproves

Posted 8/17/2015 in National

The September vote on the Iran nuclear deal is billed as a titanic standoff between President Barack Obama and Congress. Yet even if lawmakers reject the agreement, it's not game-over for the White House.

He may be a mystery, but Kasich challenges Bush in NH

Posted 8/15/2015 in National

Even at his own rallies, Republican presidential candidate John Kasich is a stranger to some New Hampshire voters.

Clinton offers forceful defense on Benghazi, emails

Posted 8/15/2015 in National

Hillary Rodham Clinton offered a fierce defense of her handling of the 2012 Benghazi attacks and her use of a private email server as President Barack Obama's secretary of state, dismissing the controversies as "partisan games" in a speech before influential Iowa Democrats on Friday.

Trump says he'd be a smarter president than his competitors

Posted 8/15/2015 in National

In a speech light on policy details but heavy on flair, Donald Trump told a raucous New Hampshire crowd Friday that he'd make a smarter president than any of his competitors when it comes to the economy, the military and everything else.

Cost of hunt for escaped NY killers topped $1 million a day

Posted 8/15/2015 in National

Payroll records suggest the hunt for two escaped killers in northern New York cost more than $1 million a day, with overtime alone for state troopers and corrections officers $22 million higher than last year.

Military says it is committed to fairness in Manning case

Posted 8/15/2015 in National

The U.S. military said Thursday that it is committed to "a fair and equitable process" in the case of national security leaker Chelsea Manning and other prisoners accused of breaking rules at the military prison at Fort Leavenworth.

US, Japanese cities mark WWII end with Pearl Harbor ceremony

Posted 8/15/2015 in National

U.S. and Japanese cities linked by World War II marked the 70th anniversary of the conflict's end by vowing to remember the past and promote peace.

Things to know about Social Security at 80: Overhaul time?

Posted 8/14/2015 in National

Social Security turns 80 today, and the massive retirement and disability program is showing its age.

Editorial cartoons for 8-14-15

Posted 8/14/2015 in National

TLC sets airdate for sex abuse docu prompted by Duggars

Posted 8/14/2015 in National

TLC network has set an airdate for its new documentary to raise awareness about child sexual abuse.

Japanese leader Abe stops short of apology for World War II

Posted 8/14/2015 in National

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe acknowledged Friday that Japan had inflicted "immeasurable damage and suffering" on innocent people in World War II, but stopped short of apologizing in a statement marking the 70th anniversary of the country's surrender.

FAA: Pilot reports of drone sightings more than double

Posted 8/14/2015 in National

Pilot reports of drone sightings so far this year are more than double last year, government regulators say, raising concern about the potential for a deadly collision.

Hottest ticket in Washington? It's for the pope at Capitol

Posted 8/14/2015 in National

Rep. Peter Welch's sister, Maureen, had better intelligence than the five-term Vermont congressman about Pope Francis' upcoming trip to the United States and his historic address to Congress.

Dems undeclared on Iran deal heed voters, not August ads

Posted 8/14/2015 in National

It was supposed to be a long and uncomfortable August for Democrats undecided about President Barack Obama's nuclear deal with Iran, but so far the political heat brought on by opponents of the much-contested accord is more of a simmer than a rolling boil.

Rubio slams Obama's outreach to Iran and Cuba

Posted 8/14/2015 in National

Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio is slamming President Barak Obama's outreach to Iran and Cuba, calling his diplomacy with the two nations evidence of "every flawed strategic, moral and economic notion" that has driven his foreign policy.

AP-NORC Poll: Terror tops Americans' foreign policy concerns

Posted 8/14/2015 in National

Few Americans want to see the United States take a more active approach to foreign policy, but the vast majority thinks it may be appropriate to take military action to achieve at least some goals in international affairs, according to a new poll conducted by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.