Obama, Netanyahu minimize differences, renew call for peace
WASHINGTON — Minimizing sharp differences, President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed their commitment to seeking elusive Middle East peace on Monday, though...
View ArticleToday’s GOP presidential debate presents new tests
MILWAUKEE — Ben Carson and Marco Rubio, trying mightily to survive and thrive in the unrelenting spotlight surging presidential candidates must endure, face a huge new test at today’s Republican debate.
View ArticleThomas Merton Center honors Congresswoman Barbara Lee
U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif. received scorching criticism in 2001 as the only U.S. legislator to vote against the resolution authorizing military force after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
View ArticlePittsburgh delegation traveling to Cuba
A delegation of business, education and political leaders from the Pittsburgh area will leave for Cuba today as part a “citizen diplomacy” effort to build ties with the island nation.
View ArticleBush, Carson seek to steady campaigns in GOP debate
MILWAUKEE — Republicans Jeb Bush and Ben Carson sought to steady their presidential campaigns in Tuesday night’s GOP debate, with Mr. Bush taking advantage of a policy-focused contest to detail...
View ArticleExport-Import Bank: An obscure institution that's generated big controversy
The federal government’s Export-Import Bank is supposed to help export American products abroad. But the political fight over it has scrambled maps much closer to home.
View ArticleDay after debate, GOP candidates ease tensions
MIAMI — The elbows-out GOP presidential contest appeared Wednesday to have entered a kinder, gentler phase.
View ArticleObama supports altering Civil Rights Act to include LGBT discrimination
WASHINGTON — The White House endorsed legislation Tuesday that would amend the 1964 Civil Rights Act to ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, plunging into the next...
View ArticleObama pushes measures to help veterans
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration Wednesday was set to call on Congress to enact measures to help military veterans gain easier access to health care, disability and educational benefits, part of a...
View ArticlePresidential candidate Ben Carson's relationship with Pittsburgh dentist...
Presidential contender Ben Carson's relationship with a dentist-turned-developer from Fox Chapel, who pleaded guilty to health care fraud in 2008, today became the latest biographical question mark for...
View ArticleClinton has early, commanding edge in delegate count
WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton has locked up public support from half of the Democratic insiders who cast ballots at the party's national convention, giving her a commanding advantage over her...
View ArticleSocialists attend national rally here
An Orthodox Christian church retreat in Westmoreland County might seem an unlikely place for the nation’s largest socialist organization to hold a national convention. But then the American political...
View ArticleGOP candidates react to attacks in Paris
A dark portrait of America — impotent against Islamic State militants, vulnerable against shadowy, undocumented refugees, and isolated in a world of fraying alliances — emerged from the Republican...
View ArticleDemocrats air major issues at debate
DES MOINES, Iowa — Apparently, Sen. Bernie Sanders really doesn’t want to talk about Hillary Rodham Clinton’s emails after all.
View ArticleClinton’s invoking of 9/11 over donations draws ire
DES MOINES, Iowa — Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign Sunday defended her donations from Wall Street by saying she worked to help the financial sector rebuild after 9/11 and sought to address the abuses...
View ArticleU.S. isn’t questioning its Syrian refugee plan
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama isn’t having second thoughts about bringing Syrian refugees to the U.S., one of his top aides said Sunday in the wake of deadly terror attacks in Paris linked to the...
View ArticleNation briefs: High winds, snow blast through West
LOS ANGELES — A wintry blast of air brought blizzard-like conditions Monday to parts of the West after whipping up a damaging tornado in Central California and buffeting the Los Angeles area with gusts...
View ArticleJindal says he is dropping out of 2016 race for president
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal dropped out of the 2016 race for president Tuesday, ending a campaign that failed to gain much support among Republicans sifting through a long list of...
View ArticleWhite House pushes back as Ryan seeks to halt Syrian refugees
WASHINGTON — As Republicans sought to block the entry of Syrian refugees to the U.S., the Obama administration moved swiftly Tuesday to offer assurances that it can weed out potential terrorist...
View ArticleObama threatens to veto House GOP bill on Syrian refugees
WASHINGTON — The White House on Wednesday threatened a presidential veto of House Republican legislation aimed at increasing screenings for Syrian and Iraqi refugees before they enter the United...
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