a vote on the Menendez-Kirk sanctions legislation, . In addition to the two named senators, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Dan Coats (R-Ind.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Joe Manchin (D-W.V.), ...
Barack Obama won some political breathing space at home for his diplomacy with Iran on Tuesday when the Democratic senator who has co-authored a said he would hold off voting on the proposal for another two months. Bob Menendez, the leading Democrat on the Senate foreign relations committee and ...
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani visits the Bushehr nuclear power plant just outside the port city of Bushehr in southern Iran on Jan. 13, 2015./ Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee made clear Tuesday they oppose passing a new Iran sanctions bill, at least until a March 24 deadline for a ...
Unless there is any doubt, the vast majority of Democrats value partisan support for a failed president over support for our own national security and for that of Israel. Hence, they want to delay once again a vote on the Menendez-Kirk bill imposing sanctions on Iran unless it agrees to an ...
Senate Banking Committee member Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J. gives his opening statement on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, during the committee’s hearing on Iran sanctions. A group of Senate Democrats told the White House on Tuesday that they won’t support passage of an Iran ...
U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) speaks about immigration reform at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington December 10, 2014./ (Reuters) - Several Democratic senators said on Tuesday they would give the Obama administration at least two more months to reach a nuclear deal with Iran ...
- Hawkish Senate Democrats are backing off an aggressive push for Iran sanctions legislation, saying they'll give President Barack Obama breathing room to let international talks play out over Iran's nuclear program. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) said Tuesday that he and nine other Democrats ...
Sen. Bob Menendez promised Tuesday to hold off his support for additional sanctions against Iran until after a March deadline./ Menendez, the lead Democratic sponsor of the Nuclear Free Iran Act, announced Tuesday during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Iran that he sent a letter to ...
WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, co-sponsor of legislation that would tighten sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, said on Tuesday he and other Democratic senators would not back passage of the bill until after March 24 and only if there is no framework ...
The move may slow momentum toward passage of legislation that President Obama has said he’ll veto./ (Bloomberg) -- The top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said he will seek to delay action on legislation he’s sponsoring that would impose more sanctions on Iran if negotiations ...
during his State of the Union address to members of Congress looking to hang new sanctions over Iran's head: Keep. Out./ It's a message world leaders and diplomats working with the U.S. to wrangle Iran into relinquishing its nuclear weapons program have echoed. But none of that is stopping ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top Democrat on the U.S. Senate banking committee wants to put the brakes on legislation to levy more sanctions on Iran if no diplomatic agreement can be reached by July to prevent Tehran from being able to develop a nuclear weapon. Sen. Sherrod Brown said at a hearing ...
The odds of reaching a deal to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons that could pass muster in Tehran, U.S. officials have never said the chances of success were better than 50-50, and privately some American negotiators are much more pessimistic than that as the negotiations head toward ...
At least 80 Iranian MPs have signed a bill that will oblige the administration to cancel the Geneva nuclear deal, if the US Congress imposes new sanctions against Iran. Spokesman for the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of Iran's Parliament, Hossein Naghavi Hosseini said that the ...
The odds of reaching a deal to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons that could pass muster in Tehran, Jerusalem and the U.S. Congress are growing longer. U.S. officials have never said the chances of success were better than 50-50, and privately some American negotiators are much more ...
Two Australians and an American missing in Baja California/ MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican authorities have located three bodies in the state of Baja California where one American and two Australian tourists were reported missing, according to three sources with knowledge of the investigation. ...
Flooding due to heavy rains in the city of Encantado/ SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The outlook for soy production in one of Brazil's biggest farm states is deteriorating quickly after heavy rains disrupted harvesting with about a quarter of fields left to reap from in Rio Grande do Sul. The situation ...
Huawei has revealed its a new range of camera phones - with the new Pura series replacing the P family of handsets which were first launched 12 years ago. The most notable feature of the new flagship Huawei Pura70 Ultra is a distinctive rear camera set-up with a massive-looking main lens which ...
If you’re on blood pressure or blood sugar-lowering meds, you’ll want to read this./ Ginger is a versatile ingredient that wears many hats—it is a food, a spice, a flavor enhancer and a medicinal ingredient. This rhizome is known for adding a pungent kick and pleasant aroma to both The plant has ...
Apple's CEO, Tim Cook, is shown at a company event in Cupertino/ By Stephen Nellis, Max A. Cherney and Yuvraj Malik (Reuters) - Apple's quarterly results and forecast beat modest expectations on Thursday, as the iPhone maker unveiled a record share buyback program, sending its stock up 6% in ...
Nigeriens demonstrate to protest against the U.S. military presence in Niamey/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russian military personnel have entered an air base in Niger that is hosting U.S. troops, a senior U.S. defense official told Reuters, a move that follows a decision by Niger's junta to expel U ...
Israeli officials are increasingly concerned that the UN's top criminal court is planning to seek arrest warrants for their military and political leaders on suspicion of war crimes./ Reports suggest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could be among them./ The International Criminal Court (ICC) ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A scuba dive boat captain was scheduled to be sentenced by a federal judge Thursday on a conviction of criminal negligence after 34 people died in a fire aboard the vessel nearly five years ago. was the deadliest maritime disaster in recent U.S. history, and prompted changes ...
- Bitcoin’s tumble is piquing the interest of investors who view pronounced swings in the digital token as a possible precursor for broader changes in risk appetite in global markets./ The cryptocurrency has shed about 4% in the past two days following a near 16% plunge in April, the worst ...
In many southern Lebanese villages, there are no signs of life. People have fled, leaving towns deserted. Israel has been carrying out strikes on southern Lebanon almost daily since Hezbollah - the powerful Lebanese Shia Islamist group - fired rockets at Israel on 8 October in support of Hamas ...