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Obama asks Republican Senators McCain, Graham to visit Egypt

December 24, 2018 at 3:02 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has asked two senior Republican senators to travel to Egypt to meet with its military leaders and the opposition, as Cairo's allies struggle with...

U.S. lawmakers blast Guantanamo’s $2.7 million per prisoner cost

August 24, 2021 at 1:40 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic lawmakers pushing to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay said on Wednesday its cost has skyrocketed to $2.7 million per inmate this year and argued...

U.S. lawmakers blast Guantanamo’s $2.7 million per prisoner cost

May 23, 2019 at 4:16 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic lawmakers pushing to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay said on Wednesday its cost has skyrocketed to $2.7 million per inmate this year and argued...

Republican senator vows to delay Dempsey nomination as U.S. military chief

May 23, 2019 at 4:16 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Army General Martin Dempsey's nomination to a second term as the top U.S. military officer hit an unexpected bump on Thursday when a senior Republican lawmaker denounced...

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) (C) speaks while flanked by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) (L) Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) (2nd-R) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) (R) during a news conference on sexual assault in the military.

Senate push on military sexual assault rules gains GOP support

November 3, 2021 at 2:57 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Senate Republicans on Tuesday backed a sweeping change to how the military handles cases of sexual assault, boosting a plan that faces strong opposition at the...

Senate push on military sexual assault rules gains GOP support

August 22, 2018 at 1:30 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Senate Republicans on Tuesday backed a sweeping change to how the military handles cases of sexual assault, boosting a plan that faces strong opposition at the...

Senior lawmakers push Obama over Guantanamo force-feeding

August 24, 2021 at 1:07 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two senior Senate Democrats pushed President Barack Obama to cut back on force-feeding of prisoners at the Guantanamo naval base on Wednesday, two days after a judge...

Key U.S. senator presses for suspension of aid to Egypt

August 24, 2021 at 1:00 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator John McCain pressed on Monday for the United States to suspend its $1.5 billion in annual aid to Egypt, saying the removal of Egyptian President Mohamed...

Key U.S. senator presses for suspension of aid to Egypt

May 23, 2019 at 4:15 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator John McCain pressed on Monday for the United States to suspend its $1.5 billion in annual aid to Egypt, saying the removal of Egyptian President Mohamed...

The Snowden affair: Whatever happened to the blame game?

August 24, 2021 at 12:33 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Edward Snowden's revelations about top-secret U.S. surveillance programs and his globe-trotting flight from prosecution have created an international furor, but there is one place the outcry has...

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