According to the Atlantic, Time managing editor Rick Stengel’s decision to join the Obama administration is just the latest example of a new trend among mainstream media journalists who are making it official by joining the Obama administration. Stengel, who
The revolving door between the field of journalism and the Obama administration spins again as Richard Stengel, Time Magazine’s managing editor, quits his journalism career to join Obama’s Department of State. If he is confirmed by the Senate, Stengel will
Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ), a member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, visited the U.S. State Department on Wednesday to deliver a letter seeking the truth about the Benghazi terrorist attack from a year ago and the
Judicial Watch, which has put pressure on the Obama Administration before, during, and after the Benghazi massacre of 9/11/2012, has released a new report titled: “On the Anniversary of the Benghazi Attack of September 11, 2012: Unanswered Questions and the
A satellite image from the Washington-based U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies indicates that North Korea has restarted its Yongbyon nuclear reactor, which is capable of producing weapons grade Uranium. “The white coloration and volume are consistent with
State Department Spokeswoman Jen Psaki explained the disconnect between the strong statements against the U.N. made by Susan Rice and Ambassador Power over the weekend by explaining that the last 36 hours have seen “significant changes.” Ambassador Powers made a
Breitbart News asked Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) about his thoughts on immigration in a ride over to the State Department on Wednesday morning. Gosar had been talking about town hall meetings in his district this August recess, where he said
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki did not directly deny to reporters Wednesday that Benghazi survivors were being withheld from testifying before Congress, suggesting instead that House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa is mistaken to assume any of the survivors do
The President echoed statements by the State Department last week when he addressed the military action in Syria on Tuesday night. President Obama claimed that critics have asked why the U.S. would do a “pin prick” to the Assad regime.
Nearly a year to the day four Americans – U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens, Sean Smith, Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods – were killed in an attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman
Monday morning, Secretary of State John Kerry made what an administration official called a “major goof” with a never-going-to-happen hypothetical that suggested Syria could avoid American airstrikes by surrendering their chemical weapons. Even the State Department walked Kerry’s statement back.
(AP) US weighs talk of Syria dumping chemical weaponsBy MATTHEW LEEAP Diplomatic WriterWASHINGTONU.S. officials say they will take a “hard look” at a proposal for Syria to surrender its chemical weapons to international control to avoid a military strike.State Department
In what looks like an off-the-cuff blunder, Secretary of State John Kerry might have accidentally given Russian President Vladmir Putin the opportunity to muddy the international diplomatic waters and buy his friends in Syria some time. During a press briefing
During a London press briefing Monday, Secretary of State John Kerry apparently created a brand new red line for Syria without first clearing it with President Obama or his own State Department. Unfortunately, Kerry’s words have already spun out of
US Secretary of State John Kerry met Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas in London, having earlier insisted that Israelis and Palestinians were determined to pursue direct peace talks. Kerry met Abbas at London’s Ritz Carlton on Sunday evening, the pair smiling
A series of foreign policy clashes have revealed the Obama administration bitterly feuding with Russia–a country that just years ago the State Department prided itself on handling more diplomatically than George W. Bush. The Obama administration’s relationship with Vladimir Putin’s government
This report by Fox News says it all: The Palestinian Authority is doling out millions of dollars in cash grants to convicted terrorists recently released from Israeli prisons in a program announced the same day as the P.A. accepted $148
“Well-designed attacks on an opponent’s credibility can overpower well-crafted messages.” —David Horowitz AUTHOR’S NOTE Calumnious charges against my new book, American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our Nation’s Character (St. Martin’s Press), originated in a review that appeared at FrontPage
State Department Deputy Spokeswoman Marie Harf was put on the defensive Friday after she asserted that a vote to authorize military action from Congress would be America speaking with “one voice” concerning military action in Syria. Associated Press reporter Matt
By MATTHEW LEEAP Diplomatic WriterWASHINGTONThe State Department on Friday ordered nonessential American diplomats and the families of staffers at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut to leave Lebanon immediately due to security concerns as the Obama administration and Congress debate military
Two days ago President Obama claimed “I didn’t set a red line.” When word that Syria was mixing chemical weapons precursors broke last December, Secretary Clinton was in Prague. She was asked by a New York Times reporter about the
Non-essential American diplomats and the families of staffers at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut have been instructed to leave Lebanon immediately out of concern for their safety “as the Obama administration and Congress debate military strikes on neighboring Syria”. The
State Department Jen Psaki was again put on the defensive by AP reporter Matt Lee on Thursday when asked to defend Kerry’s support for President Obama taking a vote for military action on Syria to Congress. Kerry called the move
Once again showing his low tolerance for spin from the State Department, Associated Press reporter Matt Lee pressed spokeswoman Jen Psaki to explain John Kerry’s turnaround concerning Syria intervention. Lee argued that Kerry’s speech about Syria, before the President announced
State Department Spokeswoman Jen Psaki said that she wouldn’t get into “hypothetical of what could or couldn’t happen” concerning Congressional approval on military action in Syria. JEN PSAKI: Well, a vote in the House has not even been set. The
