US House votes to restrict Iraqi and Syrian refugees entry
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that tightens restrictions on the resettlement of Syrian and Iraqi refugees, amid security concerns. Dozens of Democrats joined Republicans as the...
View ArticleRepublicans look to limit Syrian refugees; White House hopes Dems won't agree
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House labored Thursday to keep Democrats from an embarrassing rebuke of President Barack Obama as House Republicans pushed legislation toward approval that would erect fresh...
View ArticleHouse GOP bill would bolster checks on Syrian refugees
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House labored Thursday to keep Democrats from joining an embarrassing rebuke of President Barack Obama as House Republicans pushed legislation toward approval that would...
View ArticleHouse OKs GOP Bill To Curb Syrian Refugees With Veto-Proof Majority
UPDATE: Nov. 19, 2015, 2:09 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) — In a stinging rebuke to President Barack Obama by Republicans as well as members of his own party, the House ignored a veto threat Thursday and...
View ArticleHouse votes to curb Syrian refugees trying to enter US, snubs Obama veto threat
WASHINGTON — In a stinging rebuke to President Barack Obama by Republicans and Democrats, the House ignored a veto threat Thursday and overwhelmingly approved GOP legislation erecting fresh hurdles for...
View ArticleHouse passes Syrian refugee bill Obama can't veto
"Defeating terrorism should not mean slamming the door in the faces of those fleeing the terrorists." - Rep. Jerrold Nadler WASHINGTON (AP) — In a stinging rebuke to President Barack Obama by...
View ArticleLehigh Valley and N.J. Republicans back hurdles for Syrian and Iraqi refugees
This is an urgent matter and that is why we're dealing with this urgently." Republican congressmen representing much of the Lehigh Valley and Warren and Hunterdon counties supported a bill passed...
View ArticleHouse votes to curb Syrian refugees, snubbing veto threat
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Responding swiftly to the terror in Paris, the U.S. House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to erect high hurdles for Syrian and Iraqi refugees coming to American shores, dividing the...
View ArticleUS House bill would bolster checks on Syrian refugees
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans pushed legislation toward House approval Thursday erecting fresh hurdles for Syrian and Iraqi refugees trying to enter the United States. President Barack Obama promised a...
View ArticleSenate to take up bill for more scrutiny of Syrian refugees
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate will consider new rigorous screening procedures for Syrian and Iraqi refugees seeking to enter the United States as national security looms large for voters in an...
View ArticleHouse OK of GOP Syrian refugee curbs is just start of fight
Republicans embarrassed President Barack Obama by winning veto-proof House approval of legislation blocking Syrian and Iraqi refugees from the U.S., but from here the effort may take a different turn...
View ArticleDems divide over House GOP bill restricting Syrian refugees
The White House labored Thursday to keep Democrats from joining an embarrassing rebuke of President Barack Obama as House Republicans pushed legislation toward approval that would erect fresh hurdles...
View ArticleHouse votes to curb Syrian refugees, snubs Obama veto threat
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a stinging rebuke to President Barack Obama by Republicans as well as members of his own party, the House ignored a veto threat Thursday and overwhelmingly approved Republican...
View ArticleObama vetoes 9/11 bill; possible override by Congress looms
President Barack Obama nixed a bill Friday that would have allowed the families of 9/11 victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia, arguing it undermined national security and setting up the...
View ArticleIn a first, Congress rebukes Obama with veto override of 9/11 bill
WASHINGTON — The GOP-led Congress has been angling for this moment: the chance to finally deliver President Barack Obama a stinging rebuke with the first veto override since he took office. It may not...
View ArticleObama upbeat on cash for Zika
WASHINGTON -- Striking a conciliatory tone after an Oval Office sit-down, President Barack Obama and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell declared themselves hopeful Monday that an agreement can be...
View ArticleMeet the Right-Wing Rebels Who Overthrew John Boehner
The Republican civil war has claimed its biggest casualty yet. The revolution that toppled John Boehner was carried out by a group of intransigent conservatives who had made the speaker of the House's...
View ArticleObama vetoes 9/11 bill, possible override by Congress looms
WASHINGTON » President Barack Obama nixed a bill today that would have allowed the families of 9/11 victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia, arguing it undermined national security and setting up...
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