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U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) gives a speech announcing he will not support President Obama’s Iran nuclear deal at Seton Hall University on August 18, 2015 in South Orange, New Jersey.

The agreement over Iran’s nuclear program is “a deal with the devil” that should be rejected by Congress, Rabbi Richard Block, immediate past president of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, said in an op-ed today in The Hill.

Kerry also warned that the U.S. could lose its military standing in the world should Congress reject the deal and insist its allies concede to U.S. sanctions on Iran. “I’ve decided I must oppose the agreement and will vote yes on a motion of disapproval“. It...

Additionally, several members of Congress reported late last month that an adviser to French President Francois Hollande had told them that Congressional rejection of the current deal could be the basis of reopening negotiations and getting a better deal.

The Obama administration has been locked in a public battle with Congress about the agreement, amid fierce opposition from many Republicans as well as some key Democrats, including Sen.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell touts himself as a free trade advocate, but he’s warning that how tobacco is treated in a potential Pacific Rim trade

Menendez, who recently stepped down as ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations after being indicted on public corruption charges, joins Sen.

Obama has promised a veto if the House and Senate vote against the nuclear

The White House’s behavior is especially disappointing given the way the negotiations unfolded.

Schumer’s New York colleague, Sen.

The editorial noted that the president’s attacks against some Republicans was disingenuous, as he had warmly praised Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker (R-TN) just a few months back for being “sincerely concerned about this issue”, calling...

Elkin, who is one of the politicians closest to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said he was disappointed that the rabbis have not joined efforts to persuade Congress to reject the deal next month when it will vote on the controversial agreement. Maybe Iran will desist from its...

The US can not persuade countries like India and China to join the Iranian sanctions regime again, Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday said as he warned the Congress against rejecting the nuclear deal with Iran.

Over half of the respondents in a CBS News poll released earlier this month said negotiators could have secured a deal more favorable to the U.S. Fifty-three percent said the agreement will be not very effective or not at all effective in preventing Iran from developing a nuclear...

Republicans hold 54 of the Senate’s 100 seats and would need at least 13 Democrats to vote no. So far, just Senator Chuck Schumer has said he will oppose the deal, while 20 Senate Democrats have said they will support it.