This is AP News Minute. President Obama is looking at a two-track strategy to deal with Syria and its stockpile of chemical weapons. Obama is joining the call for the U.N. Security Council to start talks aimed at securing those weapons while pushing...
1. President Obama is set to address the nation Tuesday night about his plans for limited military strikes against Syria. The President says he is open to a Russian plan to have Syria surrender its chemical weapons. 2. Tropical storm Gabrielle is gai...
U.S. officials say they will take a hard look at proposal for Syria to surrender its chemical weapons to internaional control to avoid a military strike. But the administration expressed serious skepticism about Syrian President Assad's intentions. S...
1. President Obama has half a dozen television interviews scheduled for Monday. He's making the case for whether they'll have limited military strike against Syria in response to that country's alleged use of chemical weapons. Meanwhile Syrian Presid...
1. The White House says a common-sense test shows that the Syrian government is responsible for a chemical weapons attack last month. Chief of Staff Denis McDonough appeared on five TV news shows Sunday as the White House continues its campaign to co...
1. Shortly after his arrival in St. Petersburg, President Obama met on the sidelines of the G20 summit, the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. He planned similar meetings Friday with the leaders France and China. The President took notes of the econ...
1. A Senate panel has voted to give President Barack Obama the authority to use military force against Syria in response to a deadly chemical weapons attack. The full Senate is expected to vote on the measure next week. 2. Earlier Wednesday, Presiden...
Russian President Vladimir Putin told the AP he wouldn't rule out supporting a UN resolution on military force against Syria if it can be proved that Syria used chemical weapons against its own people. However, he said, without UN Security Council ap...
1. President Barack Obama met with congressional leaders from both parties at the White House Tuesday to discuss a resolution authorizing military action in Syria. He found support among lawmakers with House Speaker John Boehner saying the use of che...
Congress holds the first public hearing on Tuesday about the Obama administration's plans to invtervene in Syria. Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel are set to appear before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Former...
1. President Obama is looking to republican Senators, John McCain and Lindsey Graham for help in his push for military action in Syria. The Senators who have both been vocal supporters of military strikes met with the president Monday. 2. Nelson Mand...
1. Senior US officials are laying out their case for a military strike against Syria to lawmakers in a classified briefing. Meanwhile, Secretary of State John Kerry is citing fresh evidence that the Syrian government used sarin gas on civilians. 2. T...
1. The White House is briefing Congress tonight on intelligence regarding Syrias alleged use of chemical weapons. Inspectors are still collecting evidences at the site outside Damascus as the US moves toward possible military strike against the regim...
1. The fate of a Ford Hood gunman has now been decided. A military jury sentenced Major Nidal Hasan to death for the 2009 shooting rampage that left 13 dead and another 30 injured. 2. Thousands converged on the nation's capital to pay tribute on the...
Huge crowds are expected in Washington Wednesday to mark the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's I have a dream speech. President Obama and former presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter are all expected to join the event at the Lincoln Memoria...
