Kerry, Karzai Meet, Security Agreement Deadline Looms

Secretary of State John Kerry stopped in Kabul today for talks with Afghan president Hamid Karzai in an attempt to push along the stalled security negotiations between the two countries, which hinge around allowing American troops to stay past their December 2014 withdrawal deadline. While negotiations over the deal have been trudging along since 2012,…

A New Revolt of the Generals?

Back in the bloody Iraqi spring of 2006, a group of retired Army and Marine Corps generals including former Central Command chief Gen. Anthony Zinni and several two-star generals who had left the service after commanding troops in Iraq in 2004 and 2005, created a huge stir when they publicly demanded the resignation of Secretary…

Photo of the Day: March 25, 2013

Before they were famous…then Senators Chuck Hagel, Joe Biden and John Kerry.  At the time the trio were mere civil servants in congress, but they now hold the positions of Secretary of Defense, Vice President, and Secretary of State respectively. On a snowy day in Washington, the three men who serve President Obama and his…

Foreign Relations Panel OKs Kerry’s SecState Nomination; Full Senate Vote Later Today

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., is one step closer to reporting for duty in Foggy Bottom. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday morning, in one of the quickest congressional hearings you’ll ever see, took about 20 minutes to approve Kerry’s nomination to become secretary of state. “It was unanimous,” a smiling Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif.,…

Live Blog: Sen. Kerry’s Own Foreign Relations Panel Examines His SecState Nomination

U.S. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., appears — shy of any stumbles during today’s confirmation hearing — mere days away from finally becoming America’s top diplomat. This morning, Kerry will testify before the panel he technically still chairs, the Foreign Relations Committee, for his confirmation hearing. The panel’s ranking Republican, Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee, told…