Joseph Straw

Republicans rip President Obama’s handling of Ukraine after country says they are ‘helpless’

January 9, 2019 at 10:31 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Republicans ripped the White House's handling of the crisis in Ukraine Wednesday after its government conceded it is "helpless" to fend off a Russian-led insurgency. "Insufficient, tepid, too...

Secretary of State Kerry: Insurgents in Eastern Ukraine are taking orders from Moscow

January 9, 2019 at 10:30 p.m.

Intercepted communications prove pro-Russian insurgents in Eastern Ukraine are "taking their orders from Moscow," Secretary of State Kerry told a private meeting, according to a website report Tuesday. The Daily...

President Obama aide wrote email to protect his boss after Libya tragedy

January 9, 2019 at 10:30 p.m.

WASHINGTON — An email following the 2012 attack on U.S. posts in Libya reveals that a top aide to President Obama tried to protect his boss' image after the tragedy....

Brawl erupts during Ukraine’s parliament session as government struggles to control violence in three cities

January 9, 2019 at 11:01 p.m.

Strife across Ukraine spread to the country's legislature Tuesday, where a brawl erupted after a lawmaker charged that nationalists' tough tactics are fueling Moscow's scheme to take over the country....

New clemency rules could free thousands of nonviolent cons

January 9, 2019 at 10:40 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department set new clemency rules Wednesday that could free thousands of nonviolent cons — mostly low-level federal drug offenders. To be eligible, an inmate must have...

Vice President Biden in Ukraine: ‘You will not walk road alone’

January 9, 2019 at 10:41 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Vice President Biden, in a visit to Kiev Tuesday, pledged U.S. allegiance to a Ukrainian government reeling from Russia's aggression. "You will not walk this road alone," Biden...

Thousands of crack cocaine offenders expected to apply for release from prison

January 9, 2019 at 10:42 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Thousands of federal prisoners serving long sentences for crack cocaine offenses are expected to apply for release under new clemency rules that will be announced this week, officials...

Rep. Nydia Velázquez reportedly upset over lack of White House attention during Bill Clinton administration

January 9, 2019 at 10:45 p.m.

WASHINGTON - Rep. Nydia Velázquez's website touts her role in helping to pass President Bill Clinton's "New Markets Initiative," which provided start-up money for businesses in low-income areas. But as...

Trial for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will start in 2017 at earliest: attorney

January 9, 2019 at 10:47 p.m.

The U.S. government's effort to prosecute the self-professed mastermind of the 9-11 attacks and four co-defendants continues to be bogged down in delays, nearly two years after charges were read....

9/11 families rip defense, Obama administration over KSM case delays

April 13, 2018 at 6:05 p.m.

Victims' relatives who attended this week's pretrial arguments in the 9/11 conspiracy case slammed the defense and the Obama AdministrationThursday for delays that continue nearly two years after charges were...

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