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i24NEWS
March 6, 2018
"We have concerns," said Senator Bob Corker, who as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is acutely aware of Washington's relationships with its allies. House Republican Warren Davidson, who helped run his family's manufacturing business in Ohio before winning a seat in Congress,Ãâà...
U.S. News & World Report
March 6, 2018
The unannounced discussions began when Caleb McCarry, a Republican aide on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, traveled to Caracas in February and met with Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores to discuss Holt's imprisonment, said the aides, who agreed to discuss the matter only if not quoted byÃâà...
MassLive.com
March 6, 2018
U.S. Sen. Ed Markey on Tuesday lauded reports that North Korea is open to talking with the United States about ending its nuclear program, but called ... Markey, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's East Asia sub-panel, urged the Trump administration to keep pressuring NorthÃâà...
KHOU
March 6, 2018
But in a speech that preceded Netanyahu's, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, New Jersey Sen. ... Menendez's speech also marked his return as the Senate Democrats' point man on foreign affairs, a position he gave up in 2015 after he was indicted on corruption charges.
NJ.com
March 6, 2018
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez said President Donald Trump's Syrian policy is allowing Iran to gain a foothold to threaten Israel. Menendez, who recently reclaimed his position as ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, told the American Israel Public Affairs CommitteeÃâà...
Newsweek
March 6, 2018
Murphy, who sits on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, added that the Trump administration's decision to back the Qatar blockade organized by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates could have put U.S. troops' lives in danger. “If the reason that this administration put U.S. troops at risk in QatarÃâà...
Daily Journal
March 6, 2018
“Cole has done a tremendous job during his externship,” Young said in a statement. “He has worked on significant projects, including conducting research that has assisted my work on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and crafting decision memos on potential legislation.” “Young people like ColeÃâà...
The Atlantic
March 6, 2018
The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee opted against running for a third term and promptly intensified his criticism of the president, .... A former chairwoman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Ros-Lehtinen never endorsed Trump and became one of his most vocal GOP critics in Congress.
Idaho Statesman
March 6, 2018
Five months ago, Idaho Sen. Jim Risch was somewhat hesitant to talk about the possibility of being tapped as the next head of the U.S. Senate's Foreign Relations Committee. But those reservations seem to be slowly melting away. In a Politico column released Monday titled “The Dance of the Pro-TrumpÃâà...
POLITICO Magazine
March 5, 2018
Senator Bob Corker has called President Donald Trump a human “wrecking ball” for American foreign policy, and warned that Trump is bringing the world to the brink of “World War III.” But the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Corker chairs is about to get a lot more Trump-friendly. Story ContinuedÃâà...
The Tennessean
March 3, 2018
“The senator believes he made the right decision in September and will be leaving the Senate when his term expires at the end of 2018,” Corker's chief of ..... has traveled extensively overseas and developed an expansive foreign policy portfolio through his work on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Foreign Policy (blog)
February 26, 2018
Sen. Bob Menendez (N.J.), ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to the acting head of the Millennium Challenge Corporation questioning the agency's workplace culture and leadership based on comments from MCC Vice President of Compact Operations Robert Blau.