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Donald Trump

Kerry jokes he wishes Europeans could have voted when he ran for president

(CNSNews.com) – Secretary of State John Kerry on a visit to Britain this week largely sidestepped an invitation to comment on the prospect of a Donald Trump presidency, but did joke that he knew Europeans wished they could vote in the U.S. election – and added that he shared that

terrorism

Kerry seeks to disconnect religion from terrorism

(CNSNews.com) – Reiterating his argument that a lack of jobs, more than religious ideology, lies behind the "scourge" of terrorism, Secretary of State John Kerry in a commencement speech Friday pointed to the fact that those who ignited the so-called "Arab spring" five years ago were

hillary clinton

Clinton: No one from FBI has ‘reached out’ yet on emails

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton says "no one has reached out to me yet" from the FBI to discuss the investigation into her use of a private email server while she was secretary of state. She says she's "more than ready to talk to anybody, anytime,

Barack Obama

Do our leaders have the political will to fight ISIS?

President Obama is signaling his plans for an extensive effort aimed at getting Merrick Garland confirmed to the Supreme Court. A front-page New York Times article lays out what it describes as "a deliberate White House strategy," consisting of three phases, including "speeches, interviews and other public

Barack Obama

Clinton denied secure smartphone by NSA in 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — Newly released emails show a 2009 request to issue a secure government smartphone to then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was denied by the National Security Agency. A month later, she began using private email accounts accessed through her BlackBerry to exchange messages with her top aides.

Barack Obama

John Kerry’s game plan: Appeasing Iran and forsaking our allies

A little more than two weeks ago, this administration's multi-year effort to propitiate Iran came to fruition. Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016 was "Implementation Day" for the Obama-Kerry Iran deal. On this day, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced that Iran had curbed its nuclear weapons

Massachusetts

Bay State may avoid losing a congressional seat as population grows

BOSTON – Massachusetts may avoid losing another congressional seat if its population growth continues at the pace set over the past five years, Secretary of State Bill Galvin said Tuesday, citing newly released U.S. Census data. "As we stand halfway from the next federal census, our robust growth in

Israel

Kerry’s ‘one state’ comments cause consternation in Israel

JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry set off an uproar in Israel on Sunday after warning that the country, through its continued West Bank occupation, will become a "binational state." Kerry's words describe a scenario that would mark a failure of U.S.