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Republicans blast Obama over Snowden as case turns partisan

August 24, 2021 at 12:20 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican lawmakers criticized the Obama administration's handling of the Edward Snowden case on Tuesday, calling President Barack Obama weak for failing to persuade Russia and China to...

Four Senators seek to bar military aid to Syrian rebels

August 24, 2021 at 12:15 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four senators introduced legislation on Thursday that would bar President Barack Obama from providing military aid to Syria's rebels, saying the administration has provided too little information...

House votes to block Obama plan to close Guantanamo

August 24, 2021 at 11:49 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives passed a massive defense bill on Friday that includes measures to block President Barack Obama's plans to close the Guantanamo Bay prison,...

House votes to block Obama plan to close Guantanamo

May 23, 2019 at 4:14 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives passed a massive defense bill on Friday that includes measures to block President Barack Obama's plans to close the Guantanamo Bay prison,...

Lawmakers tire of playing ’20 questions’ in surveillance briefings

August 24, 2021 at 11:47 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some members of the Congress say that getting straight answers from intelligence agencies about top-secret surveillance is like playing the game "20 Questions," where answers come only...

Lawmakers tire of playing ’20 questions’ in surveillance briefings

May 23, 2019 at 4:14 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some members of the Congress say that getting straight answers from intelligence agencies about top-secret surveillance is like playing the game "20 Questions," where answers come only...

Lawmakers act to limit military authority in sex assault cases

August 24, 2021 at 11:23 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers, reacting to a spate of sexual violence seen as a "cancer" in the armed forces, backed a measure on Wednesday that would strip military commanders...

Top U.S. lawmaker looks to rein in military contractors’ pay

August 24, 2021 at 11:14 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A powerful U.S. lawmaker on Monday included a provision seeking to rein in the amount corporate executives can make from military contracts in the fiscal 2014 defense...

Top U.S. lawmaker looks to rein in military contractors’ pay

May 23, 2019 at 4:13 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A powerful U.S. lawmaker on Monday included a provision seeking to rein in the amount corporate executives can make from military contracts in the fiscal 2014 defense...

House committee issues subpoena for Benghazi documents

August 24, 2021 at 10:45 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican chairman of a congressional oversight committee ordered the State Department on Tuesday to provide documents related to "talking points" prepared for television interviews about the...

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