Change in Washington, not Israel, the priority for Palestinians
OSAMA AL-SHARIF December 05, 2023 Israel’s war on Gaza, now almost two months old, has polarized the world and created a yawning rift between people and governments in the West, […]
US missteps embolden enemies and unnerve allies
BARIA ALAMUDDIN September 19, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/2fenj Joe Biden was supposed to be the anti-Trump on the world stage — restoring the trust of allies, enhancing multilateralism, and calming […]
Obama signs bill warding off fiscal cliff
Source: CNN (CNN) — President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill to avert the fiscal cliff, a day after the House and Senate approved the much-debated legislation. Obama, who returned to his family vacation in Hawaii after Tuesday’s House vote, signed the bill via autopen on Wednesday. But […]
Obama touts Hagel, says no decision on defense secretary job
Dec 30, 2012 – 18:42 By Jeff Mason and Tabassum Zakaria WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama offered strong support for former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel as the potential next U.S. defense secretary but said in remarks aired on Sunday that he had not yet decided on a nominee for […]
A Campaign on U.S. Debt Gains Steam
WASHINGTON — Maya MacGuineas has been ringing alarms about the nation’s growing debt for 15 years, imagining a day when a president and a Congress might finally work together to curb deficit spending. After watching President Obama and Speaker John A. Boehner once again come close to agreeing on a […]
Forecast Is Sunnier, but Washington Casts a Big Shadow
The American economy could finally have a pretty good year next year — assuming Washington does its part. Economists see a number of sources of underlying strength in the economy, but for the growth to gain traction, they say, political leaders need to avoid the broad tax increases and spending […]