John Kerry

Iranians' desire for change fueled presidential upset

2013-06-15 19:43:00

TEHRAN — The stunning landslide election of Hassan Rowhani as Iran's next president highlighted a deep frustration among many Iranians about the direction of their country, especially an economy marred by skyrocketing prices, stagnant salaries and...

Getting U.S. weapons to Syria rebels will take weeks

2013-06-14 18:04:00

WASHINGTON — Delivering weapons and ammunition to beleaguered Syrian rebels will take weeks, White House officials acknowledged Friday as the administration's decision to supply arms set off a debate about how far, and how fast, President Obama's...

Syria's Assad crossed 'red line.' What's Obama's next move?

2013-06-13 16:10:00

Rarely has a military escalation been so exquisitely gradual. President Obama has been calling for Syria’s President Bashar Assad to surrender power for almost two years. Last year, he proclaimed a “red line,” a prohibition against...

Democrats seek to avoid repeat of 2010 loss in Massachusetts

2013-06-12 17:09:00

WASHINGTON — Desperate to avoid another Massachusetts special-election debacle, Democrats are pulling out all the stops for Rep. Edward J. Markey in the contest to keep the Senate seat formerly held by Secretary of State John F. Kerry in...

At White House, liberal hawks ascend

2013-06-07 00:00:00

With his decision to elevate Susan Rice to become his national security advisor and the nomination of Samantha Power as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, President Obama is not simply rewarding the loyalty of two women who have backed him from the...

Democrats make major push to hold Massachusetts Senate seat

2013-06-10 13:12:00

WASHINGTON�— With two weeks before Massachusetts votes in another special election for U.S. Senate, national Democrats are making a major play to retain the seat as a new poll shows a competitive race. As part of the closing push, President...

Producer packs talent into his 'backyard bowl' in Silver Lake

2013-06-10 07:00:00

Roger Wolfson's backyard is not unlike the others that dot this rugged Silver Lake hillside — a narrow slip of grass, on a steep incline, with a distant view of the reservoir. But Wolfson's yard, unlike the others, also has a Roman-style...

McManus: Obama's foreign policy reset

2013-06-09 00:00:00

The appointment of Susan Rice as national security advisor sends an important signal about the kind of foreign policy President Obama wants to pursue for the remainder of his second term: activist, assertive, occasionally even pugnacious. With three years...

Mitt Romney still at work on his next act

2013-06-07 23:14:00

PARK CITY, Utah — Inside the ballroom of a posh resort in Deer Valley, the old Mitt Romney was back. Outlining the biggest challenges facing the country before an intimate gathering of 200 of his biggest donors, the man whose political career was...

Israel advancing large settlement construction plan

2013-06-12 07:33:00

JERUSALEM -- As U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry is poised to return to the region, Israel is advancing a plan for a large-scale expansion of a West Bank settlement, according to Israeli media reports. Plans for more than 600 housing units in the...

Kerry calls for private investment in West Bank, Gaza

2013-05-26 11:55:00

JERUSALEM – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday proposed a $4 billion private-sector economic initiative for the West Bank and Gaza Strip, predicting it would transform the lives of Palestinians but warning it should not be seen as a...

Frank Lautenberg dies at 89; Democratic senator from New Jersey

2013-06-03 18:23:00

WASHINGTON — Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg of New Jersey, the last World War II veteran in the Senate and a stalwart Democrat who led congressional battles over three decades to toughen gun laws, ban smoking on planes and crack down on drunk driving,...

Secretary of State John F. Kerry speaks at the American Jewish Committee Global Forum in Washington.

2013-06-03 00:00:00

U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry speaks Friday at a joint news conference with Germany's foreign minister, Guido Westerwelle, at the State Department in Washington.

2013-05-31 00:00:00

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, left, meets with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Paris on Monday to discuss their plan to hold a peace conference on Syria next month.

2013-05-27 00:00:00