…the toughest diplomats recall ever being aimed at Israel — lays bare a frustrating reality for the Obama administration: the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has largely dismissed diplomatic efforts by the United States to end the violence in Gaza…
…s emails on Thursday; interviewed Michael Schmidt; discussed HRC’s response to Blumenthal’s emails right after the Benghazi attacks; Schmidt said that HRC had information that went against what BHO and Susan Rice said at the time; discussed Blumenthal…
…before shooting and killing himself. During a segment on the tragedy, *Fox & Friends* co-host Brian Kilmeade dismissed arguments for gun control, saying that he favors "hardening the target and maybe arming the teachers" as a way to avert such…
…issue. We see now the former secretary relied on Mr. Blumenthal for most of her intelligence. Mitchell summarily dismissed that as nonsense. Their subsequent exchange: MITCHELL: That is factually not correct. POMPEO: It absolutely factually correct. MITCHELL: Relied on Mr…
…using all the tools of foreign policy, even those sometimes dismissed as “soft.” I called it “smart power,” and I still believe it offers a blueprint for sustained American leadership in the decades ahead. We have to play to our…
…network news program. Instead, news networks continued their coverage of the escaped prisoners. They also discussed new developments related to ISIS and the Middle East, including the US soldier who was killed, as well as U.S. strategy in the…
…retreat, where the party’s messaging strategy — and its failure to excite voters in recent cycles — will surely be discussed in depth. Pelosi is in the middle of that storm. The San Francisco liberal has led House Democrats since 2003…
…other members of the six-party talks. Seems innocent enough, except it didn't work for six years and has now been dismissed by all but the hardest line Bush Administration officials. Glen Kessler has more
…ideas.” “All of the lawyers analyzing these proposals (in this office and at DOJ) strongly believe it is a serious mistake—as a policy but especially as a political matter to impose militia controls of the type now being discussed…
…Monday to discuss concerns about what they believe is inadequate access to cover the Democratic front-runner, according to people who attended. The grievances discussed at the private gathering, which was held at the Los Angeles Times/Tribune Washington offices…
…bin Laden in his compound or strike a convoy in Yemen. But he has dismissed or downplayed the strategic and ideological aspects of the problem: Safe havens multiply threats. It is better to oppose threats aggressively and closer to their…
…agencies are slow to turn over requested documents. Some Democrats and Clinton allies, who have long dismissed the slew of Benghazi investigations as being politically motivated, say they expect the committee will be used to attack Obama in anticipation of…
…Wilson-Smith confronts many of the mixed emotions black women have about the candidates. She dismisses the idea that Obama can't be elected because he is black. "The reason we've never been close to running that truly feasible…
…trustworthiness. But in an interview with CNN earlier this week, Clinton dismissed the idea that Americans have trust issues with her. “People should and do trust me,” she said, blaming a “barrage of attacks that are largely fomented by and…
…bundlers also were part of a much-criticized campaign by Chevron to manipulate Congress into inserting language into the Andean Trade Preferences Act that would require Ecuador to dismiss a longstanding lawsuit against the company for polluting the Amazon jungle…
…over Tea Party candidates in this year’s Republican primaries. “But Romney can’t be dismissed as the guy who lost last time. “You watch him on TV these days, and he’s a new guy with total command of…
…Hillary. On the subject of Morris, Hillary has for years kept conspicuously mum. On the subject of Hillary, Morris was typically dismissive when we spoke in July. “She’s a trial lawyer who fights for a position,” he told me…
…She expressed regret for voting in favor of the Iraq war, dismissed criticism of her family’s foundation, and defended the millions of dollars she and her husband have made giving speeches. Clinton also was noncommittal on President Obama’s…
…but first wanted to note that the Democratic National Committee already has dismissed his remarks as another example of the senator's political and philosophical inconsistency. The DNC said that the Kentuckian previously had characterized himself as a "constitutional conservative…
…for the Confederate flag to continue flying outside the South Carolina state Capitol. Her comments have also surprised many critics who accuse her of being politically guarded. “It’s tempting to dismiss a tragedy like this as an isolated incident…
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