FBI director in Libya to discuss Benghazi attack
By Carol Cratty and Susan Candiotti FBI Director Robert Mueller met with Libyan officials in Tripoli on Thursday for discussions about last year's deadly terror attack on a U.S. diplomatic compound in...
View ArticleIn wake of Benghazi, U.S. limiting remarks on Algeria attack
By Barbara Starr The post-Benghazi controversy over who was responsible for that attack in Libya is now reaching into internal Obama administration deliberations over how much to say about the...
View ArticleClinton prepping for Benghazi grilling
By Jake Tapper, Elise Labott and Ted Barrett Republican members of Congress plan a host of questions for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her long-awaited testimony on Wednesday about the...
View ArticleClinton in the hot seat on Benghazi
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is testifying today about the deadly terrorist attack in #Libya last year. Follow our coverage: Watch the hearings on CNN.com We are live blogging on CNN's 'This Just...
View ArticleClinton lays out daunting security challenges in North Africa
By Tim Lister Much of the focus of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s appearance on Capitol Hill Wednesday was on whether her department failed to appreciate and respond to the risks that led to...
View ArticleFive things we learned from the Benghazi hearings
By Elise Labott Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday took on Republican congressional critics of her department's handling of the deadly September terrorist attack in Libya. Conservative GOP...
View ArticleU.S. to establish military presence next to Mali
By Jamie Crawford and Chris Lawrence The United States has signed a deal with the central African nation of Niger to host American troops and surveillance drones to keep tabs on Islamic militants in...
View ArticleGraham vows to block nominations unless White House more forthcoming
By Kevin Liptak President Barack Obama's nominees for secretary of defense and CIA director could be held up by Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham unless the White House provides more information about its...
View ArticleBiden works the phone, Hagel nomination in the breach over Libya questions
In a sign the White House is scrambling to keep President Obama's defense secretary nominee afloat in the confirmation process, Vice President Joe Biden is making calls to Republican senators about...
View ArticleWhite House providing Benghazi e-mails to Senate panel
By Pam Benson Senate Intelligence Committee members will have access Tuesday to the e-mails associated with the development of the intelligence community's talking points on the attack at the U.S....
View ArticleSuspect in Libya may have played Benghazi role, congressman says
By CNN Staff The United States has "pretty good indications" that a man now held in Libya may have been involved in the deadly assault on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, the chairman of the...
View ArticleAfter Benghazi, Marines approved for crisis response force
By Barbara Starr The Pentagon has approved a Marine crisis response force for North Africa with air transport and combat capabilities, Defense Department officials said, a response to criticism the...
View ArticleKerry on Benghazi: Let’s move on
From CNN Foreign Affairs Reporter Elise Labott Secretary of State John Kerry had a message for lawmakers he suggested were harping on the Obama administration’s response to the September 11 raid on the...
View ArticleUS intel works on new North Korea nuke assessment
By Pam Benson The intelligence community is working on a new assessment of North Korea's nuclear weapons and missile program, according to the nation's top intelligence official. Director of National...
View ArticleU.S. Marine rapid response force deploying to Spain base
By Barbara Starr The first of 500 Marines have begun deploying to Spain as part of a new rapid reaction force to respond to threats against U.S. citizens, government personnel or installations in...
View ArticleBenghazi 'whistleblowers' intimidated, lawyer says
By CNN's Elise Labott and Dana Bash At least four State Department and CIA employees are being intimidated and blocked from cooperating with a congressional investigation into the deadly terror attack...
View ArticleWitness names released for Benghazi hearing
By the CNN Political Unit A senior Republican has released names of witnesses for a Wednesday congressional hearing on the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, including...
View ArticleObama administration response blasted at Benghazi hearing
By Dan Merica Top Republicans and witnesses ripped the Obama administration's response to last year's deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, calling key executive branch...
View ArticleU.S. options to 'capture or kill' Benghazi suspects
By Barbara Starr The U.S. military has updated plans to "capture or kill" alleged perpetrators of the deadly terror attack on the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, CNN has learned. The...
View ArticleObama administration regroups to counter Benghazi criticism
By Jill Dougherty Buffeted by Republican criticism for its handling of last September's deadly terrorist attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, the Obama administration is mounting a...
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