A new CNN poll finds that 71% of Americans oppose military action in Syria. Even if Congress were to authorize a strike, a clear majority, 55%, would still oppose military action in Syria. Although an overwhelming majority think it is
Van Jones’ new “Crossfire” cohort Stephanie Cutter was not pleased at his analogy that if president Obama ignores a no vote for military action in Syria, it would be like using the U.S. Congress as a focus group.
Charlie Rose has scored an exclusive interview with Syrian despot Bashar al-Assad. Excerpts of the interview ran on CBS’ morning show hosted by Rose, but the full interview will run exclusively on Rose’s PBS program Monday night. Given the American
Presidents Barack Obama and Bashar Al-Assad will go head-to-head in dueling US television interviews, as a crucial week dawns for the US leader’s push for air attacks on Syria. Assad will reportedly deny that he used chemical weapons on civilians,
Count Cher as one of the few politically active celebrities to weigh in on President Barack Obama’s war stance against Syria. Cher routinely uses social media to defend the president and/or slam conservatives in the most callous fashion she can
Senator Rand Paul says that he intends to have an amendment on the resolution concerning military action in Syria that binds the President to the outcome. In other words, if the Syria resolution isn’t passed, the amendment would bind the
One need only look to the whip count numbers on Syria to understand why Barack Obama decided he had to do a broadcast and cable network blitz on Monday. A friendly media may portray it as his ‘pulling out all
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) on ABC’s This Week: ” Look, I think it’s going to be very difficult for him to get votes. I think this goes back to, not just itself, but you can’t begin to build a relationship
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI), Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said on CBS’s Face The Nation that Congress would not give President Barack Obama authorization to attack Syria if the vote were held today. Rogers claimed Obama actually lost support last
Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad reportedly denied he used chemical weapons against his people and said he did not even know a chemical weapons attack had occurred in his nation last month. CBS News’ Charlie Rose interviewed Assad on Sunday, and
On Sunday, Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), a supporter of military action against Syria, told George Stephanopolous on ABC News that President Obama had not even reached out to Congress despite having Republican supporters there on Syria. “I think this goes
Whatever the outcome of the vote in Congress for action in Syria, historians forever will be perplexed that President Obama didn’t immediately call lawmakers back from recess to consider the matter. The decision to commit troops in a foreign conflict
As the vote to authorize a U.S. attack on Syria nears this week, President Barack Obama is preparing to grant six interviews on Monday, and to address the nation on Tuesday. But the opposition is growing in strength and has
(AP) Looming Syria vote prompts protests and prayersBy DARLENE SUPERVILLEAssociated PressWASHINGTONAnti-war protesters gathered outside the White House on Saturday to voice their opposition to a U.S. military strike in Syria, calling their picket line one that Congress shouldn’t cross as
Politico’s “Playbook” morning email author Mike Allen and its executive editor Jim Vandehei wrote on Thursday morning that immigration overhaul efforts will be on hold until 2017 because of President Barack Obama’s decision to seek congressional authorization to militarily strike
The head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said Congress must seize on a “once-in-a-generation” chance to pass comprehensive immigration reform when it comes back from its August recess next week. Writing in the New York Daily News, Timothy
Congress is poised to vote on an issue that will define the American Experience for decades to come. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, more widely known as Obamacare, is perhaps the most calamitous law this nation has ever
Even as he lobbies former Congressional colleagues to vote “yes” on military action against Syria, Secretary of State John Kerry intimates the president can act even if Congress says “no.” Speaking to the Huffington Post on September 5, Kerry said:
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Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) is planning to publish a book following the 2014 midterm elections, when speculation about whether he will run for president in 2016 will likely intensify. Sentinel, the conservative imprint of Penguin books, will publish the book
Barack Obama wants you to know that if Congress authorizes military force against Syria, he won’t be sending any American troops to fight the regime of Bashar Assad–no, sir. In fact, Obama thinks this is such an important point, he
On 9/10 Tea Party Patriots will descend on Washington to provide their federal representatives with something they apparently don’t have–a clue. That clue is that the citizens want Congress to exempt America from Obamacare, just like they’ve exempted big special
Several congressional offices have confirmed to Breitbart News they are receiving thousands of phone calls and emails from constituents urging them not to authorize President Barack Obama’s plan for military intervention in Syria. “There has certainly been an uptick in
Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA) is asking DHS to stop enforcing immigration law when it comes to California’s farm workers: Immigration and Customs Enforcement has wisely used its prosecutorial discretion to defer removal of young people who arrived in the United
The Obama administration has refused to classify what type of attack on the Syrian regime it would instigate should Congress approve military action. Members of the administration would not label any attack against Syria as “an act of war” but
