Gasoline Prices Plunge, but Concerns About Future Continue
Energy
Gasoline Prices Plunge, but Concerns About Future Continue
2022-12-05 22:52:47
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The price of gasoline has plunged since Thanksgiving, with stations in Texas and across the Deep South now reporting prices below $3 a gallon, and the national average standing at $3.40 for a gallon of regular gasoline. However,... Read More

When Swing was King at the Embassy
Entertainment
When Swing was King at the Embassy
2022-03-09 21:11:38
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — As the son of a globetrotting diplomat, Ahmet Münir Ertegün had learned a thing or two about poise and sophistication by the age of 16. But as members of Duke Ellington’s band assembled on the third floor of... Read More

Turkey Attempts Diplomacy, Neutrality in Ukraine Conflict
Geopolitics
Turkey Attempts Diplomacy, Neutrality in Ukraine Conflict
2022-02-28 15:33:20
by Kate Michael

WASHINGTON — Even before Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the “special military operation” currently taking place in Ukraine, Turkey actively sought a diplomatic solution between its two neighbors. But as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan seeks to manage the crisis... Read More

Jeff Flake’s Next Act: Biden Ambassador Nominee
Diplomacy
Jeff Flake’s Next Act: Biden Ambassador Nominee
2021-07-14 18:47:27
by Dan McCue

Former Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake, a Republican who backed President Joe Biden over his own party’s nominee, President Donald Trump in the 2020 election, is now Biden’s nominee to be the United States’ next ambassador to Turkey. Flake is the... Read More

Turkish Security Guards Face Prosecution After Protester Beatings in DC
Law
Turkish Security Guards Face Prosecution After Protester Beatings in DC
2020-02-13 16:19:11
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON - Security guards for Turkey’s president must face civil prosecution in Washington, D.C. after they beat protesters on Embassy Row three years ago, a federal judge ruled last week. Attorneys for the government of Turkey argued the security personnel... Read More

Trump Riffs on Impeachment, Adam Schiff Before Turkey Pardon
In The News
Trump Riffs on Impeachment, Adam Schiff Before Turkey Pardon
2019-11-26 22:41:26
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump seized on the traditional pardoning of a Thanksgiving turkey Tuesday to offer an extended, off-the-cuff riff on impeachment and the Democrat leading the inquiry, California's Adam Schiff. Officially, the president and first lady Melania Trump... Read More

US Officials Try to Contain the Damage And Assure Allies After Trump’s Syria Withdrawal
Foreign Affairs
US Officials Try to Contain the Damage And Assure Allies After Trump’s Syria Withdrawal

WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump claims victory in the Turkish-Russian takeover of northern Syria, members of his government are traveling the globe in an attempt to control the damage and reassure spooked allies about U.S. intentions. Defense Secretary Mark... Read More

Kurds in Growing Refugee Camp Plead for Help, End to Losses, Suffering
Foreign Affairs
Kurds in Growing Refugee Camp Plead for Help, End to Losses, Suffering

DAHUK, Iraq — As Turkish artillery battered her neighborhood, Haifa Ahmad gathered up her kids and fled last week from Qamishli, a mostly Kurdish city on Syria’s northern border with Turkey. Now, she, her four children — along with her... Read More

Bipartisan House Rebuke of Trump Over Syria Withdrawal Leads to Blow Up
In The News
Bipartisan House Rebuke of Trump Over Syria Withdrawal Leads to Blow Up
2019-10-17 13:41:22
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - The House delivered a resounding bipartisan condemnation of President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. forces from northern Syria on Wednesday, even as the president sought to distance himself from the Turkish assault against the Kurds that followed... Read More

Mnuchin Warns Turkey ‘Powerful Sanctions’ Are In Offing for Military Incursion
Foreign Affairs
Mnuchin Warns Turkey 'Powerful Sanctions' Are In Offing for Military Incursion
2019-10-11 21:53:58
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told reporters on Friday that President Trump has authorized his department to impose "very significant new sanctions" against Turkey for its military incursion into northern Syria. "I want to emphasize, at this point, we... Read More

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