Brian Hughes

Updated: 4 hr ago

The White House on Friday didn’t respond to a report that Attorney General Eric Holder authorized the seizure a Fox News reporter’s phone and email records — and with no daily press briefing scheduled Friday that could mean silence from the administration through the Memorial Day weekend....

Updated: 9 hr ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — A long-simmering feud between establishment Republicans and tea partyers broke into full view, with Sen. John McCain accusing younger colleagues of overplaying their hands and tempting Democrats to change Senate rules that protect the minority party. Tactics for dealing with...

Brian Hughes

Published: Thu, May 23, 2013

President Obama on Thursday said he will impose stricter limitations on the use of drone strikes against suspected terrorists and renewed his pledge to close the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, declaring America is at a "crossroads" in its fight against terrorism. In the most expansive...

Yesterday

Text of President Barack Obama's speech on the fight against terrorism at the National Defense University, as provided by the White House: ___ It's an honor to return to the National Defense University. Here, at Fort McNair, Americans have served in uniform since 1791— standing guard in the...

Brian Hughes

Yesterday

President Obama on Thursday said he is imposing new limitations on the use of drone strikes against suspected terrorists and took fresh steps to close the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, declaring America at a “crossroads” in its fight against terrorism. In the most expansive detailing of...

Updated: Wed, May 22, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen since 2009. The disclosure to Congress comes on the eve of a major national security speech by President Barack Obama in...

Brian Hughes

Published: Wed, May 22, 2013

The Obama administration killed four Americans in drone attacks overseas, the Justice Department acknowledged Wednesday in the first such public admission by the administration. The day before President Obama was set to make a major public address about his counterterrorism policies, including...

Brian Hughes

Published: Wed, May 22, 2013

President Obama on Thursday will again call for the closure of the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, even as his Pentagon asks Congress for $450 million more to keep the facility open, stoking doubts about whether the president will live up to a glaringly unfulfilled campaign promise. With...

Updated: Wed, May 22, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is asking Congress for more than $450 million for maintaining and upgrading the Guantanamo Bay prison that President Barack Obama wants to close. New details on the administration's budget request emerged on Tuesday and underscored the contradiction of the...

Brian Hughes

Published: Tue, May 21, 2013

President Obama isn't the only one whose fortunes are on the line in the face of a trio of explosive political scandals that are consuming Washington. The Justice Department's monitoring of reporters, the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups and the White House's...