The State Department has released its much-anticipated report on the environmental impact of the Keystone Pipeline and, to the alarm of the green lobby, it seems to leave President Obama with little reason to continue delaying approval of the project.
The State Department’s $51.6 billion budget for 2013 covers a multitude of things, from the $8.2 billion for the “Overseas Contingency Program”–once called the War on Terror–to the $4.1 billion “in contributions to international organizations.” Then there’s the $469.5 million
This afternoon, the State Department released a draft environmental assessment of the proposed Keystone Pipeline. The assessment concluded that blocking the pipeline would have little impact on stemming climate change nor curtailing the development of Canada’s oil-sand fields. In other
Although Congressional hearings regarding the deadly attack on the U.S. Mission in Benghazi brought both Hillary Clinton to Capitol Hill as well as CIA Director Leon Panetta to answer questions, Republicans still want more questions answered about the assault that
(AP) Leaving NKorea, Rodman calls Kims ‘great leaders’PYONGYANG, North Korea Ending his unexpected round of basketball diplomacy in North Korea on Friday, ex-NBA star Dennis Rodman called leader Kim Jong Un an “awesome guy” and said his father and grandfather
This morning, the State Department announced that Secretary of State John Kerry has committed $60 million in “non-lethal” aid to assist the Syrian rebels fighting the Assad regime. The announcement comes on the eve of automatic budget cuts across the
Last Tuesday, Dr. Guido Gomez Mazara, a former legal adviser to Dominican Republic President Hipolito Mejia, told the Dominican publication Acento that Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) pressured the State Department and the American Ambassador to the Dominican Republic to revoke his passport.
(AFP) – Satellite images show that Iran’s Arak heavy-water plant is operational, raising fears that it is trying to produce plutonium for a nuclear bomb, Britain’s Daily Telegraph claimed on Tuesday. The newspaper published images on its website which appear
(AFP) – The United States on Tuesday marked 10 years of war in Darfur, warning that without political talks the Sudan region may face another decade of the devastating conflict. “The United States is deeply concerned that, 10 years after
Judicial Watch filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit on February 14, 2013, against the Obama Administration’s Office of the Director of National Intelligence seeking records that could shed light on what Obama administration officials knew about the September
(AP) Dennis Rodman worms his way into North Korea By JEAN H. LEEAssociated Press PYONGYANG, North KoreaFlamboyant former NBA star Dennis Rodman is heading to North Korea with VICE media company–tattoos, piercings, bad-boy reputation and all. The American known as
Today, Senator Coburn sent another letter to the White House Office of Budget and Management and one to DHS with some suggested budget cuts to avoid layoffs and furloughs of essential government employees and programs. The OMB letter outlines ten low priority
The Telegraph: In an embarrassing slip of the tongue, Mr Kerry last week praised US diplomats working to secure “democratic institutions” in the Central Asian country, which does not exist.The newly minted diplomat was referring to Kyrgyzstan, a poor, landlocked
By PAUL HAVENAssociated PressHAVANACuban President Raul Castro has unexpectedly raised the possibility of leaving his post, saying Friday that he is old and has a right to retire. But he did not say when he might do so or if
China’s defence ministry Wednesday rebuffed a report linking its People’s Liberation Army to sophisticated cyberattacks on US firms, saying there was no internationally agreed definition of hacking. The 74-page analysis by the American Internet security firm Mandiant provided one of
Many continue to ask why the media and lawmakers have not spoken to or brought forth those who survived the deadly attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi last September. The truth of the matter is the Americans who survived
Will new controversy over 2007 Rutgers speech where defense secretary nominee allegedly said ‘State Department was becoming ‘an adjunct of the Israeli Foreign Ministry’ derail his quest?
When then-Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) delivered a controversial speech in March 2007 at Rutgers University, he did so at the invitation of Hooshang Amirahmadi, an officially-approved candidate for the presidency of Iran in 2013 and advocate for the Tehran regime,
Sen Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on “Fox News Sunday”
Sens. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) sent a letter to Sec. of Defense nominee Chuck Hagel asking whether he really believes “the State Dept. is controlled by Israel.” The letter is in response to comments made by Hagel
Bill Maher on Friday’s “Real Time” on HBO, discussed the newly-revealed Chuck Hagel statement at Rutgers University where he claimed that the State Department was controlled by the Israeli government:
The United States has not decided whether to put North Korea back on a blacklist of state sponsors of terrorism, but its status is regularly reviewed, a top US official said Friday. The comments came as the US House of
It has been three days since Secretary of States John Kerry called Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov to try to talk about Syria. So far, Lavrov has not returned favor. State Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland said that Kerry is “relaxed” about
A political appointee of President Barack Obama’s is about to get roped into the brewing scandal surrounding New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez and his friend Democratic Party mega-donor ophthalmologist Dr. Salomon Melgen. The man President Obama picked to be
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (UPI) — Weapons allegedly sent by Iran to anti-government forces in Yemen are “clearly” meant as a threat to Yemen and the region, the U.S. State Department said. The State Department commended the government in Yemen after
