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Defense Secretary Robert Gates told Congress on Thursday that the surge force of 30,000 going to Afghanistan will grow to at least 33,000 when support troops are included.
U.S. lawmakers told President Barack Obama's top advisers on Thursday not enough was being done to combat corruption in Afghanistan, singling out allegations against the Afghan president's brother, whom Defense Secretary Robert Gates acknowledged was a problem.
Freelance writer Jimi Izrael, syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette, civil rights attorney Arsalan Iftikhar and NPR Senior Producer JJ Sutherland discuss President Obama's call for a surge of U.S. troops to Afghanistan. The guys also debate who is to blame in "Crasher Gate," which centers on a Virginia couple who crashed a White House state dinner, and whether Tiger Woods can rebound from his ...
The campaign manager for longtime U.S. Rep. Chris Shays pleaded not guilty Friday to charges that he embezzled about $250,000 in campaign funds.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. and Russia pledged to continue cooperating on weapons control after failing to reach a new agreement to replace the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, which expires tomorrow.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. and Afghan forces began an operation today in southern Afghanistan to disrupt Taliban militants, the first offensive since President Barack Obama announced plans to send 30,000 more troops to the country.
A reflexive antiwar stance is easier to embrace when you're a candidate.
Politicians are fiddling while the planet burns. What's a voter to do?
The House approved a measure Thursday that would make the current estate tax rate permanent, setting it at 45 percent for individual estates worth more than $3.5 million.
MEXICO CITY -- The United States has spent a fraction of the money pledged -- just $24 million of $1.3 billion appropriated -- to help Mexico in its bloody three-year-old battle against the drug cartels that have turned parts of country into a war zone and left 15,000 dead, according to a U.S. go...
Ben S. Bernanke got a glimpse Thursday of the competing demands he would face in a second term as Federal Reserve chairman during four hours of tough questions, with some senators urging him to do more to resuscitate the economy while others pressed him to roll back efforts before they provoke a ...
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Robert Rodriguez ignores most rules of the mutual-fund industry, an approach that’s helped him beat all rival managers over the past 25 years.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Former U.S. Treasury Undersecretary Timothy Adams said financial markets will be unstable next year as nations seek to withdraw emergency policies undertaken during the global recession.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Sheila Bair has no intention of giving up the fight. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. chief, a Republican, will not seek reappointment once her term ends in 18 months.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - The campaign manager for longtime U.S. Rep. Chris Shays pleaded not guilty Friday to charges that he embezzled about $250,000 in campaign funds.
Houston Mayor Bill White abandoned his campaign for U.S. Senate on Friday in favor of a run for Texas governor.
President Barack Obama kicked off a White House jobs forum on Thursday by saying he's "open to every demonstrably good idea" to reverse the worst job losses in decades. But Obama said the government's resources are limited and that growth ultimately must come from the private sector.
Associated Press - December 4, 2009 3:35 PM ET CHESTERTOWN, Md. (AP) - Washington College of Chestertown has named former special envoy Mitchell B. Reiss to be the 27th president.
CHESTERTOWN, Md. (AP) - Washington College of Chestertown has named former special envoy Mitchell B. Reiss to be the 27th president. The 52-year-old Reiss will succeed Baird Tipson on July 1.
Jay Nordlinger, over at the National Review, is tired of tea bagging and wants to try something different. Or at least he wants it called...
President Barack Obama's top advisers rebuffed lawmakers' charges on Thursday that plans to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan ignored a larger threat of militants across the border in nuclear-armed Pakistan.
