WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama and House of Representatives Republicans failed to reach a consensus finding a way forward to break their deadlock over a government shutdown and extending the US debt ceiling, Dispatch News Desk reported. A meeting was held at the White House between Obama and senior Republican lawmakers to discuss a six-week … Read more
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif are likely to hold formal talks in near future, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes told newsmen in Washington, Dispatch News Desk reported on Saturday. Rhodes further said that Pakistan’s support is important for peace and stability in Afghanistan after the withdrawal … Read more
The US and Afghan presidents confirmed their support for holding talks with the Taliban, despite an attack in central Kabul on Tuesday. Barack Obama and Hamid Karzai agreed in a video conference that a peace process was the surest way to end the violence, the White House said. They also reiterated their backing for a … Read more
President Barack Obama travelled to Oklahoma Sunday to view devastation from last week’s monster tornado that killed 24 people, as the governor sought federal aid for thousands left destitute by the disaster. Obama departed Washington a little before 10 am (1400 GMT) for a three-hour flight to the tornado-ravaged state, where he was to meet … Read more
A law enforcement official says US Attorney General Eric Holder personally approved the warrant that gave the Justice Department access to Fox News reporter James Rosen’s private e-mails. President Barack Obama on Thursday said that Holder would review Justice Department guidelines on dealing with journalism investigations. The government has been accused of violating journalists’ constitutional … Read more
A law enforcement official says US Attorney General Eric Holder personally approved the warrant that gave the Justice Department access to Fox News reporter James Rosen’s private e-mails. President Barack Obama on Thursday said that Holder would review Justice Department guidelines on dealing with journalism investigations. The government has been accused of violating journalists’ constitutional … Read more
President Barack Obama Thursday laid out new guidelines for drone strikes abroad and launched a new bid to close the Guantanamo Bay prison, seeking to rein in a “boundless” US war on terror. In a major policy speech, Obama said the United States faced a new threat from “diverse” terror franchises and the growing threat … Read more
President Barack Obama has allegedly decided to hand over part of the CIA’s drone program to the Pentagon. The administration plans to gradually shift responsibility in stages, thereby providing greater congressional oversight on the use of drones. News of the president’s alleged plans comes from four US government sources who anonymously spoke to Reuters about … Read more
United States President Barack Obama is likely to endorse a Federal Bureau of Investigation effort that would ensure all Internet companies in the US provide a way for the government to conduct undetected, backdoor surveillance. The FBI has been considering solutions to their so-called “Going Dark” problem as intricate methods of encryption and advances … Read more
United States President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that his administration has evidence of chemical weapon use in Syria but remains hesitant to respond with the might of the US military until more details develop. Last week the White House said that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was believed “with varying degrees of confidence” to have … Read more