House passes bill adding barriers for Syrian and Iraqi refugees entering US
House of Representatives approves legislation making entry even more difficult for refugees, but Obama has said he will veto and Senate is unlikely to vote on it...
View ArticleU.S. House passes bill to slow Syrian refugees despite Obama veto threat
WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives, defying a veto threat by President Barack Obama, overwhelmingly passed Republican-backed legislation on Thursday to suspend Obama's program to admit...
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 ArticleU.S. House's refugee screening bill: Precaution or 'knee-jerk reaction'?
by Chris Casteel 0 shares House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. quotes testimony from Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson and FBI Director James Comey, during a news briefing on Capitol Hill in...
View ArticleUS House passes bill to slow Syrian refugees despite Obama veto threat
WASHINGTON - The US House of Representatives, defying a veto threat by President Barack Obama, overwhelmingly passed Republican-backed legislation on Thursday to suspend Obama's program to admit 10,000...
View ArticleHouse votes to suspend US refugee program
The House of Representatives voted Thursday to ban Syrian and Iraqi refugees from entering the United States until tougher screening measures are in place, a move some slammed as giving in to...
View ArticleU.S. House passes bill to slow Syrian refugees despite Obama veto threat
WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives, defying a veto threat by President Barack Obama, overwhelmingly passed Republican-backed legislation on Thursday to suspend Obama's program to admit...
View ArticleSenate to take up Syrian refugee bill
WASHINGTON — The 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 election year....
View ArticleSenate to consider stricter screening for Syrian refugees
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate will consider rigorous new screening procedures for Syrian and Iraqi refugees seeking to enter the United States as national security looms large for voters in an election...
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 ArticleSenate to consider stricter screening for Syrian refugees
The Senate will consider rigorous new screening procedures for Syrian and Iraqi refugees seeking to enter the United States as national security looms large for voters in an election year. Propelled by...
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 ArticleBill on 9/11 suits vetoed; supporters vow override
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama vetoed legislation Friday that would allow families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia over its alleged ties to the terrorists who carried out the attacks....
View ArticleNadler, Pelosi, Reid and Feinstein Lead Bicameral Amicus to Supreme Court on...
(Source: Jerrold Nadler) Washington, D.C. - Today, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid along with Respect for Marriage Act co-sponsors Representative Jerrold...
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 ArticleCongress rejects veto on 9/11 bill, handing Obama first override
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 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...
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