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Michigan lawmaker launches campaign to free American prisoner in Iran

December 20, 2015

Michigan lawmaker launches campaign to free American prisoner in Iran

Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., marched onto the House floor Thursday night, earnestly seeking support from as many colleagues as he could find on an issue beholden to no party line. Armed with a one-paged pamphlet slightly larger than a post card, Kildee passed out information on an American from his district who has been held prisoner in Iran for the past two years.

McCain, Graham call for suspending US aid to Egypt

December 20, 2015

McCain, Graham call for suspending US aid to Egypt

Two Republican senators are calling on the Obama administration to suspend U.S. aid amid spiraling violence in Egypt.

China slams US over $1.83B weapons sale to Taiwan

December 20, 2015

China slams US over $1.83B weapons sale to Taiwan

The Obama administration announced a $1.83 billion arms sale to Taiwan on Wednesday, drawing an immediate rebuke and threats of retaliation from Taipei's rival Beijing.

US ambassador to UN will visit Ebola-hit West Africa

December 20, 2015

US ambassador to UN will visit Ebola-hit West Africa

The United States ambassador to the United Nations is on her way to visit all three of the West African countries hit hardest by the Ebola outbreak, amid rising calls for travel restrictions back home in the U.S.

Watchdog: Afghan poppy cultivation surging, after US spent $7.6B on anti-drug campaign

December 20, 2015

Watchdog: Afghan poppy cultivation surging, after US spent $7.6B on anti-drug campaign

Cultivation of the illegal poppy plant in Afghanistan has reached an “all-time high” following a $7.6 billion counternarcotics campaign paid for by the United States, according to government oversight investigators.

$500M worth of US-bought planes destroyed by Afghans, sold as scrap for 6 cents a pound

December 20, 2015

$500M worth of US-bought planes destroyed by Afghans, sold as scrap for 6 cents a pound

Sixteen military transport planes bought by the United States government for the Afghan Air Force (AAF) at a cost of nearly $500 million were recently destroyed by the Afghan military and sold for scrap parts at around six cents per pound, prompting a government inquiry to determine why millions of taxpayer dollars were wasted on the ill-fated program.

Ukrainian president pleads with US for military aid, tells Congress 'blankets' not enough

December 20, 2015

Ukrainian president pleads with US for military aid, tells Congress 'blankets' not enough

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko pleaded for U.S. military aid Thursday in a high-profile address to Congress, saying that while nonlethal aid like blankets and night-vision goggles is important, "one cannot win the war with blankets.”

Don’t Call It a War? Administration hit for refusing to use ‘w’ word for ISIS mission

December 20, 2015

Don’t Call It a War? Administration hit for refusing to use ‘w’ word for ISIS mission

The Obama administration is refusing to describe the expanded military campaign against the Islamic State as a war -- despite plans to launch airstrikes across two tumultuous Middle East countries, dispatch hundreds more U.S. military personnel and build a coalition of nations to ultimately “destroy” the growing terror network.

Obama says military will help fight Ebola outbreak in West Africa

December 20, 2015

Obama says military will help fight Ebola outbreak in West Africa

President Obama has said that the United States military will begin aiding the response to an outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa that has claimed the lives of at least 2,100 people in five countries.

Message to Putin? Obama warns NATO allies will respond to ‘armed attack’

December 20, 2015

Message to Putin? Obama warns NATO allies will respond to ‘armed attack’

President Obama on Friday delivered a tacit warning to Russia’s Vladimir Putin amid the unrest in Ukraine, vowing at the close of a NATO summit that the allies will not tolerate an attack on any member nation.