VIDEO: US Calls Any Threat To Ukraine Navy "dangerous"

The Obama administration said Monday that any Russian threat to Ukraine’s navy would be a “dangerous escalation” of an extremely tense situation. The State Department said that Washington would hold Moscow directly accountable for such an escalation but did not elaborate on potential consequences. Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said, however, that she could not confirm if Russia had in fact made such threats. Earlier Monday, a Ukrainian military spokesman said Russia had issued an ultimatum to the crews of two Ukrainian warships in Crimea, demanding that they immediately surrender or be stormed and seized.

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VIDEO: Obama: Won"t Wait For Legislation To Advance 2014 Priorities

President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he would not wait for Congress to pass legislation to advance his policy priorities this year and said he was “getting close” to finishing a review of U.S. surveillance practices to be unveiled on Friday. Obama, speaking to reporters during a cabinet meeting at the White House, listed goals for 2014 including immigration reform and getting the economy to improve faster.

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VIDEO: Obama To Ban Spying On Dozens Of Foreign Leader Allies

President Barack Obama announced a ban on the U.S. government spying on dozens of foreign heads of state and government who count among Washington’s close friends and allies, senior administration officials said on Friday. Foreign leaders and U.S.

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VIDEO: U.S. Senate Sets Monday Vote On Janet Yellen To Head Fed

According to a Senate Democratic leadership aide, The U.S. Senate has set a Monday vote on President Barack Obama’s choice of Janet Yellen to chair the Federal Reserve and replace Ben Bernanke. The Senate is expected to vote at around 5:30 p.m. EST (2230 GMT) Monday on Yellen, who would become the first woman to chair the U.S. central bank. On December 20, the Senate voted 59-34 to move forward with the nomination, indicating she had enough support to win confirmation. Bernanke’s second four-year term expires on January 31.

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VIDEO: Obama Signs Budget Agreement

President Barack Obama signed a long-awaited budget agreement and a major defense spending bill into law while vacationing in Hawaii. There’s more work to be done, though, on fiscal matters: the budget legislation only sets the levels at which spending will sit. Obama also signed into law the defense authorization legislation for next year, a major spending bill that sets military spending and policy for the next year.

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VIDEO: Obama Looks Toward 2014 "breakthrough" After Rocky 2013

Capping a year dominated by sagging approval ratings and criticism of his signature health care law and domestic surveillance programs, President Barack Obama said Friday that 2014 “can be a breakthrough year for America.” Asked about his flagging poll numbers, Obama insisted that he is used to ups and downs but that he’s continuing to push forward with a forward-looking agenda despite being dogged by controversies throughout the first year of his second term.

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VIDEO: Obama To Give Senate Leaders Update On Iran Talks

President Barack Obama will meet with Senate leaders from both parties on Tuesday ahead of international talks this week on Iran’s nuclear program and as senators consider legislation to impose new sanctions on Tehran, the White House said. “Tomorrow at the White House, the President will meet with leadership and the chairmen and ranking members of the Senate Banking Committee, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senate Armed Services, and Senate Select Committee on Intelligence to provide an update on the status of the P5+1 negotiations with Iran before the next round of talks begin later this week in Geneva,” Bernadette Meehan, a spokeswoman for the White House National Security Council, said in a statement.

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VIDEO: Obama Develops More Modest Middle East Agenda

While Iran, Syria, the Israelis and Palestinians remain priorities, President Obama and his team appear to be developing a lower key Middle East agenda. National Security Adviser Susan Rice said in an interview with The New York Times, “We can’t just be consumed 24/7 by one region, important as it is,” Rice continued. “He thought it was a good time to step back and reassess, in a very critical and kind of no-holds-barred way, how we conceive the region.”

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VIDEO: Stock Futures Up On Cautious Optimism Of Washington Deal

By Angela Moon NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock index futures gained on Wednesday amid cautious optimism that U.S. politicians would strike a last-minute deal to prevent the country from defaulting on its debt, an event that could roil markets and economies worldwide. In another day of heavy earnings, 22 companies representing 6.6 percent of the S&P 500 index will report results, including IBM , American Express and eBay after the market close. Bank of America Corp reported a third-quarter profit of $2.22 billion, compared with a loss a year earlier, as provisions for credit losses fell. …

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VIDEO: Weekend In Washington Yields Little On Shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) – A large chunk of the furloughed federal work force is headed back to the Pentagon, and those who remain at home or are working without paychecks are a step closer to getting back pay once the partial government shutdown ends.

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VIDEO: Obama To Public: Don"t Give Up On Health Sign-ups

WASHINGTON (AP) – Defending the shaky rollout of his health care law, President Barack Obama said frustrated Americans “definitely shouldn’t give up” on the problem-plagued program now at the heart of his dispute with Republicans over reopening the federal government.

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VIDEO: In Asia, Obama"s No-show Is A Boost For China"s Xi

BEIJING (AP) – President Barack Obama has called off a trip to Asia just as China’s president is being feted in regional capitals ahead of summits where the U.S. no-show will give China a chance to shine and boost its influence.

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VIDEO: Obama Highlights Fiscal Risks In Addressing Business Group

President Obama used an appearance before the group, the Business Roundtable, to call out House Republicans who have said they will not raise the nation’s debt ceiling unless they succeeded in repealing his signature health care law. In his remarks, Obama accused what he called “a faction” of Republicans in the House of trying to “extort” him by refusing to raise the nation’s debt ceiling unless the president’s health care plan is repealed.

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VIDEO: Obama Highlights Fiscal Risks In Addressing Business Group

VIDEO: Obama Highlights Fiscal Risks In Addressing Business Group

President Obama used an appearance before the group, the Business Roundtable, to call out House Republicans who have said they will not raise the nation’s debt ceiling unless they succeeded in repealing his signature health care law. In his remarks, Obama accused what he called “a faction” of Republicans in the House of trying to “extort” him by refusing to raise the nation’s debt ceiling unless the president’s health care plan is repealed.

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VIDEO: Obama Highlights Fiscal Risks In Addressing Business Group

VIDEO: Obama Highlights Fiscal Risks In Addressing Business Group

President Obama used an appearance before the group, the Business Roundtable, to call out House Republicans who have said they will not raise the nation’s debt ceiling unless they succeeded in repealing his signature health care law. In his remarks, Obama accused what he called “a faction” of Republicans in the House of trying to “extort” him by refusing to raise the nation’s debt ceiling unless the president’s health care plan is repealed.

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VIDEO: Senator McCain Does Not Back Senate Panel Draft Authorizing Force In Syria

U.S. Senator John McCain, a leading Republican voice on military affairs, said he does not support a Senate panel’s draft resolution authorizing the use of force in Syria. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee draft was narrower than the request made by President Barack Obama, and the panel, of which McCain is a member, may vote on it later on Wednesday. McCain has long favored U.S. intervention in the Syrian civil war.

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VIDEO: Senator McCain Does Not Back Senate Panel Draft Authorizing Force In Syria

VIDEO: Senator McCain Does Not Back Senate Panel Draft Authorizing Force In Syria

U.S. Senator John McCain, a leading Republican voice on military affairs, said he does not support a Senate panel’s draft resolution authorizing the use of force in Syria. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee draft was narrower than the request made by President Barack Obama, and the panel, of which McCain is a member, may vote on it later on Wednesday. McCain has long favored U.S. intervention in the Syrian civil war.

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VIDEO: "France Cannot Go In Alone" On Syria, Official Says

A top official said that France, one of the staunchest supporters of a Western strike on Syria, would not go it alone and instead wait for Congress to decide whether to punish the government of Bashar Assad for a gas attack killed hundreds.

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VIDEO: "France Cannot Go In Alone" On Syria, Official Says

VIDEO: "France Cannot Go In Alone" On Syria, Official Says

A top official said that France, one of the staunchest supporters of a Western strike on Syria, would not go it alone and instead wait for Congress to decide whether to punish the government of Bashar Assad for a gas attack killed hundreds.

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VIDEO: Obama Seeks Approval From Congress For Syria Strike

Short on support at home and allies abroad, President Barack Obama unexpectedly stepped back from a missile attack against Syria and instead asked Congress to support a strike punishing Bashar Assad’s regime for the alleged use of chemical weapons. With Navy ships on standby in the Mediterranean Sea ready to launch their cruise missiles, Obama said he had decided the United States should take military action and that he believes that as commander in chief, he has “the authority to carry out this military action without specific congressional authorization.”

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