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Why the U.S.-China climate deal is so important
Global-warming talks in Paris next year have a better chance of reaching a productive conclusion now that the two biggest economies in the world — which also happen to be the two biggest climate polluters — have promised to curb greenhouse gases dramatically by 2030. But the questions other nations will be asking as they analyze the forward-looking agreement reached by President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping are exactly how they intend to achieve these ambitious goals and, indeed, whether they will be able to carry out their promises. The latter question applies especially to Obama, who already faces opposition to the deal from Republican lawmakers, who will soon...
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U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts (2nd from R) administers the oath of office to U.S. President Barack Obama as first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha look on during ceremonies on the West front of the U.S Capitol.
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Iowa's Grassley is first nonlawyer to head Senate Judiciary Committee
Sen. Charles E. Grassley is fond of calling himself "a pig farmer from Iowa," but both friends and political opponents don't buy the country rube image. The 81-year-old Republican is expected Thursday to become the first nonlawyer to be elected...
U.S.-China climate change agreement: What you need to know
Wednesday's agreement between the United States and China on cutting greenhouse gas emissions could have lasting implications for...
Republican Dan Sullivan wins Alaska Senate race, ousting Mark Begich
One week after the midterm election, former Alaska Atty. Gen. Dan Sullivan won the state's costly, hard-fought U.S. Senate contest, giving Republicans an eight-seat gain nationally with one race still to be decided. Sullivan was about 8,000...
Why the U.S.-China climate deal is so important
Global-warming talks in Paris next year have a better chance of reaching a productive conclusion now that the two biggest economies in the world ? which also happen to be the two biggest climate polluters ? have promised to curb...
Republican Dan Sullivan wins Senate race in Alaska
Republican Dan Sullivan has won Alaska's U.S. Senate race, defeating incumbent Democrat Mark Begich, officials said. Sullivan led Begich by about 8,100 votes on election night last week, and when state officials counted absentee and...
Fight for Louisiana Senate seat prompts dueling votes on Keystone
The House and Senate are set to consider dueling measures that aim to advance the long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline project, as the politics of Louisiana's unresolved Senate election spilled into the first day of the lame-duck session of Congress.
Don't blame voters for Obama's feckless foreign policy
To the editor: The suggestion that the election results will serve to embolden our adversaries around the world ignores the unalterable truth that those very election results were partially the result of our weak foreign policy over...
Lawmakers question Obama's $6-billion request for Ebola funding
Weighing President Obama?s request for billions of dollars in new funding to combat the Ebola virus, lawmakers on Wednesday pressed federal agencies to explain how the additional money would help in the fight against the disease. ...
FCC chairman faces balancing act on net neutrality issue
The Internet's future as a free-flowing network rests in the hands of Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler ? and his attempt to craft rules for online traffic became more difficult after President Obama forcefully weighed in...
President Obama takes a huge leap forward on net neutrality
The Federal Communications Commission has received about 4-million comments on its undertaking to remake the rules on network neutrality on the Internet. But it's fair to say that one comment, filed Monday, outweighs all the rest.
Lame-duck Congress faces a full agenda, and many obstacles
Congress returns this week to a changed atmosphere after the Republican midterm election sweep ? but before any new agenda is launched, old business must be finished. Lawmakers have just four weeks to approve must-pass bills to fund the...
U.S. is now Ebola-free, and the panic is gone as well
A few short weeks ago, Ebola was public enemy No. 1. About 1,000 people were being monitored by health officials. Several schools in Texas and Ohio shut down because of a single patient who boarded a plane. A cruise ship was refused...
China's president defends refusal of visas for foreign correspondents
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday that foreign journalists who have had trouble obtaining or renewing their Chinese visas might be the cause of their own problems and that media outlets operating in China ?need...
Obama, Chinese president agree to landmark climate deal
Reflecting the urgency and scale scientists have called for to cope with climate change, the U.S. and Chinese presidents laid out ambitious new targets Wednesday to cut pollution in a deal that negotiators hope will inspire similarly dramatic...
Obama, Chinese president try to show cooperation amid tensions
Reaching new common ground on trade and taking an intimate palace stroll, President Obama and his Chinese counterpart put a sunny gloss on U.S.-Chinese relations Tuesday and tried to downplay months of strains over cyber-espionage, political protests...
Americans rally 'round Obama's war on Islamic State, but not Obama
Remember when pundits were worried that Americans had turned isolationist? As recently as August, polls showed big majorities opposed to military intervention in Iraq, Syria or anywhere else. But it only took a couple of beheadings by Islamic...
Navigating net neutrality
Ever since he first ran for the White House, President Obama has been a vocal supporter of net neutrality ? the notion that Internet service providers shouldn't interfere with their customers' choice of online destinations and services. On...
Your visa for China soon will be valid for 10 years
Good news for travelers to (and from) China: The U.S. and China have agreed to issue tourist and business visas that will be valid for 10 years, President Obama announced Monday. The reciprocal policy extending the validity of visas goes into...
Hong Kong court says police can remove protesters
Hong Kong?s pro-democracy demonstrators could be forced to leave the streets...
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