The below comes from when President Obama addressed reporters after meeting with leaders from the Baltic states: As you’ve seen, today we’ve released our unclassified assessment detailing with high confidence that the Syrian regime carried out a chemical weapons attack that killed well over 1,000 people, including hundreds of children. […]
The United States strongly condemns the use of violence against protesters in Egypt. We extend our condolences to the families of those who have been killed, and to the injured. We have repeatedly called on the Egyptian military and security forces to show restraint, and for the government to respect […]
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama named sixteen recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the Nation’s highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to […]
This morning, Hassan Rouhani was sworn in as Iran’s new president during a session of parliament. Rouhani won the presidential election as a moderate and has sparked hope in the West of improving relations with Iran. However, he said that any interaction with Iran must happen through dialogue. He called […]
We begin today with our top story. Breaking news coming out of Washington, Helen Thomas, the longtime White House correspondent for first United Press and later Hearst, has reportedly died. She had covered every presidential administration from Eisenhower to President Obama. She retired in 2010, after negative comments about the […]
