The would curb Iran’s nuclear program in trade for aid from crippling sanctions which have undercut Tehran’s financial system. Marco Rubio (R-FL), for example, proposed an amendment to the controversial Corker bill that would have required Iran to recognize Israel as...
Senate Democrats voted to uphold the hard-fought nuclear accord with Iran on Thursday, overcoming ferocious GOP opposition and delivering President Barack Obama a legacy-making victory on his top foreign policy priority.
Sens. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, Mark Warner of Virginia and Cory Booker of New Jersey formally announced their backing. He laid out an array of details that quite frankly we aren’t hearing in other places, certainly that we aren’t reading that level of detail in...
Sen. Tim Kaine reiterated his support for President Obama’s nuclear agreement with Iran, on Tuesday, the same day two of his Democratic colleagues announced their support for the deal as well. Chris Coons of Delaware and Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, who said they’d...
With only two Democrats opposing the deal, the odds are looking better by the hour that Democrats may be able to block the resolution in the Senate. Reps. Donna Edwards and Chris Van Hollen, both Democrats who are seeking the Senate seat that will be left open by Mikulski’s...
“However, we have learned that beyond the agreement sent to Congress for review, there was a separate deal negotiated between Iran and the (International Atomic Energy Agency), an agency within the United Nations responsible for inspecting Iran’s nuclear facilities as...
Back from a notably uneventful and restful two-week vacation in Martha’s Vineyard, Obama was immediately on the road for a short trip here, first to speak at a green energy conference hosted by retiring Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, then to raise money for his...