Courtesy of Senator Jim Bunning of Kentucky, millions of Americans have seen how a single United States senator can use procedural chicanery to prevent important legislation from moving forward. By withholding his "consent" from a resolution extending unemployment benefits to out of work Americans last week, Bunning prevented social security checks from reaching many thousands of people in need.Â
A lawsuit by the ACLU against USAID over abstinence education raises some important questions about U.S. foreign assistance.
The American Civil Liberties Union is suing USAID, the US Agency for International Development, for refusing to comply with Freedom of Information Act requests. The ACLU is seeking documents from July and September 2009 that relate to abstinence education programs supported by USAID.
Every four years, the U.S. Department of Defense, by Congressional mandate, is required to publish its strategies and priorities in a document known as the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR). Your guide inside.
The U.S. Department of Defense just released its most recent edition of the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), a Congressionally mandated run down of U.S. defense strategies and priorities.
The lead agency in charge of foreign humanitarian assistance is facing across the board cuts to pay for its efforts in Haiti.
The Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) is the lead American agency on humanitarian relief efforts like the one underway in Haiti. The problem is, it is just one office within the relatively small U.S.
Last week, it was announced that DynCorp – a major private security firm - had acquired an international development company. What does that mean for U.S. foreign assistance policy?
Last week, it was announced that DynCorp – a major private security firm - had acquired Casals Associates, an international development company.
Susan Rice's spokesperson takes to the pages of HuffPo to call out John Bolton's former spokesperson for the latter's inane attacks on Susan Rice.
Last week, the communications director for the past four Republican U.S. Ambassadors to the United Nations wrote a scurrilous attack on Susan Rice on Huffington Post. I call the attack "scurrilous," because as I noted at the time, the author completely mis-characterized the findings of a report to suggest that Rice was insufficiently engaged at the United Nations. Â
Though many, including me, have said that Obama didn't say much in terms of foreign policy (and related policies) last night, there has been a lot said about the little he did say.
Though many, including me, have said that Obama didn't say much in terms of foreign policy (and related policies) last night in his State of the Union, there has been a lot said about the little he did say. Find a sample of those reactions below.
One year in, what has President Obama accomplished in US foreign assistance? So far, we’ve seen a lot of delays and a handful of impressive promises.
One year in, what has President Obama accomplished in US foreign assistance? So far, we’ve seen a lot of delays and a handful of promises. They’re good promises, but it’s going to take at least another year before we see how well those promises are kept. The Delays
The U.S. Department of Defense just released its most recent edition of the Quadrennial Defense Review (
