The Obama administration isn’t just working to piece together an odd coalition of Republicans and Democrats to win authorization for strikes against Syria. It’s also dealing with escalating rhetoric with Russia. The Guardian reports Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing for a showdown with President Obama at the next G20 summit slated for Thursday in […]

The Telegraph reports President Obama informed a small group of Senators that a 50-man cell of CIA-trained Syrian rebels was making its way into Syria. Meanwhile, in Washington, Secretary of State John Kerry made the Obama administration’s case for bombing Syria today to a Senate committee, where he refused to rule out the possibility of […]

While Americans enjoyed the holiday weekend, President Obama reversed course and decided to ask for Congressional authorization before taking action against Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. Syria touts Obama’s action as an “historic American retreat.” Despite today’s bluster, Britain’s DailyMail published photos of Sec. of State John Kerry having a “cozy and intimate dinner” with Assad […]

British Prime Minister David Cameron lost a vote endorsing military action against Syria by 13 votes Thursday, a stunning defeat that will almost guarantee that Britain plays no direct role in any U.S. attack on Bashar Assad’s government, the AP reports. No matter, President Obama is prepared to move ahead with a limited military strike […]

Speaker John Boehner sent a letter to President Barack Obama Wednesday seeking a “clear, unambiguous explanation” of how a strike on Syria fits into U.S. objectives and questioning the president’s legal authority to do so absent Congressional authorization, Roll Call reports. More than 100 lawmakers, including 18 Democrats, have signed a letter that says President […]