The real problem the GOP neocons have with Hagel is that he does not buy their world view, the view that led us into Iraq and put that war and Afghanistan on a credit card.
There is one curious fact that still remains unsettled since the now-famous Susan Rice imbroglio of last December which led to her withdrawal from consideration for the job as U.S. Secretary of State -- namely did President Obama ever really consider her seriously for the position?
NEW YORK, Dec 20 (Reuters) - With any hopes for replacing Hillary Clinton as the top U.S. diplomat dashed, Susan Rice told the annual U.N. Correspon...
The prospects of a woman holding any of the top three Cabinet positions in President Barack Obama's second term look increasingly slim after reports t...
NBC's Chuck Todd said on Thursday that Susan Rice's scotched bid to become the secretary of state was due to attacks from "conservative" and "advocacy...
WASHINGTON -- Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said she found the treatment of U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice by Republican senators "appallin...
On Thursday I asked that President Obama no longer consider me for the job of secretary of state. I made this decision because it is the right step fo...
WASHINGTON -- In a phone call with the president on Thursday, U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice formally withdrew her name from consideration as the next Sec...
United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice withdrew her name from the running of potential secretary of state candidates on Thursday, a development first re...
Andrea Mitchell weighed in on Amb. Susan Rice withdrawing her name from consideration for secretary of state on Thursday, commenting that the decision...
In the President's second term, we need a strong and thoughtful strategist at the helm of the State Department. I hope the President ignores the pundits and chooses the partner he needs to advance his vision of U.S. global leadership.
WASHINGTON -- At least one top Democrat thinks the Senate would approve U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice as the next Secretary of State if she were nominate...
Sure, there's strong precedent for confirming presidential cabinet appointments and valuing competence and credentials. But McCain and Graham in their infinite wisdom are pointing to a way more entertaining path.
Susan Rice has come under attack for repeating approved talking points that suggested the attack at an American diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya,...
Republicans (or at least John McCain) really, really don't want Susan Rice to succeed Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State when Clinton leaves her po...
WASHINGTON -- When Susan Rice's potential nomination to the post of secretary of state hit another snag this past week, the White House found itself i...
Even when the Obama administration is being transparent and forthcoming, even as they are wanting and willing to learn from the mistakes of Benghazi, where unfortunately four people died, Senator McCain refuses to back down.
WASHINGTON -- Members of an outside review board that investigated the 1998 terrorist bombings at two U.S. embassies in Africa told The Huffington Pos...