http://www.mail.com/people/53334-eliot-engel.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/53334-eliot-engel.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2047710-lawmakers-introduce-tough-nkorea-sanctions-bill.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican and Democratic lawmakers in the House are proposing to step up sanctions against North Korea by punishing companies, banks and governments that do prohibited business with it. The bill crafted by leaders of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and introduced Friday is modeled on sanctions in force against Iran. Congressional st... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:37:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2047710-lawmakers-introduce-tough-nkorea-sanctions-bill.html 2013-04-26T20:37:57Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2006340-stalled-talks-with-iran-nukes-boost-sanctions.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The failure of negotiations between six world powers and Iran over its disputed nuclear program has jumpstarted the congressional push for even tougher sanctions aimed at crippling the economy in Tehran. The latest talks this past weekend in Kazakhstan proved inconclusive as the United States, Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany p... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:57:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2006340-stalled-talks-with-iran-nukes-boost-sanctions.html 2013-04-08T19:57:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1964762-commander-contingency-plans-under-way-syria.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. military commander in Europe said Tuesday that NATO is conducting contingency planning for possible military involvement in Syria and American forces would be prepared if called upon by the United Nations and member countries. The Syrian civil war marked an ignominious two-year milestone this week with no sign that President... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:42:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1964762-commander-contingency-plans-under-way-syria.html 2013-03-19T17:42:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1962708-us-with-france-uk-arming-syrias-rebels.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration lent its support Monday to British and French plans to arm Syria's rebels, saying it wouldn't stand in the way of any country seeking to rebalance the fight against an Assad regime supported by Russia, Iran and Hezbollah. Secretary of State John Kerry said the longer Syria's two-year civil war goes on, the greate... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:44:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1962708-us-with-france-uk-arming-syrias-rebels.html 2013-03-18T18:44:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1958396-house-democrat-wants-lethal-aid-syrian-rebels.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee is calling on the Obama administration to train and arm select elements of the Syrian opposition as well as provide humanitarian assistance as the deadly civil war marked an ignominious second anniversary on Friday. "It is past time to stop the madness in Syria," Rep. Eliot Engel w... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 22:12:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1958396-house-democrat-wants-lethal-aid-syrian-rebels.html 2013-03-15T22:12:46Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1932014-us-lawmakers-push-tougher-nkorea-sanctions.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Likening North Korea to a mafia state for its illicit activities, Republican lawmakers Tuesday called for tough U.S. action to cut the authoritarian nation's access to hard currency that helps fund its missile and nuclear programs. In addition to U.S.-supported moves afoot at the U.N. Security Council to tighten international sanctions i... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 23:29:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1932014-us-lawmakers-push-tougher-nkorea-sanctions.html 2013-03-05T23:29:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1919534-bipartisan-house-bill-toughens-penalties-iran.html WASHINGTON (AP) — House leaders are pushing for tougher penalties on Iran to thwart its nuclear ambitions, introducing a bipartisan bill Wednesday that would pressure the U.S. to work with the European Union in cutting off Tehran's access to the euro. Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif., chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Rep. Eliot Engel of New Yor... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:10:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1919534-bipartisan-house-bill-toughens-penalties-iran.html 2013-02-27T22:10:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1895604-congress-slams-nkorea-test-seeks-sanctions.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is weighing in on international condemnation of North Korea's nuclear test, and Republicans are calling on the Obama administration to revamp its policy and take a tougher stance against Pyongyang. The House of Representatives passed a bipartisan resolution Friday by a 412-to-2 vote, calling for the U.S. to work with other count... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 22:55:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1895604-congress-slams-nkorea-test-seeks-sanctions.html 2013-02-15T22:55:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1888058-signs-unity-divided-congress.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's State of the Union address on Tuesday night produced fleeting moments of bipartisanship in a divided Congress. Republicans sat with Democrats. Republicans hugged Democrats. Republicans even warmly greeted a Democratic president. After Obama slowly walked down the center aisle, he made a special effort to talk to ... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 03:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1888058-signs-unity-divided-congress.html 2013-02-13T03:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1865304-us-military-expands-drug-war-latin-america.html The crew members aboard the USS Underwood could see through their night goggles what was happening on the fleeing go-fast boat: Someone was dumping bales. When the Navy guided-missile frigate later dropped anchor in Panamanian waters on that sunny August morning, Ensign Clarissa Carpio, a 23-year-old from San Francisco, climbed into the inflatable dinghy ... Sun, 03 Feb 2013 16:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1865304-us-military-expands-drug-war-latin-america.html 2013-02-03T16:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1836886-top-to-bottom-changes-congress-foreign-policy.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A harrowing nighttime flight over the African jungle and a wild search for a rebel leader helped forge a relationship between Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez and Republican Rep. Ed Royce, two men at the forefront of Congress' changing guard on foreign policy. It was May 1997 and the lawmakers boarded a small plane to the African bush to ple... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1836886-top-to-bottom-changes-congress-foreign-policy.html 2013-01-22T15:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1795096-ny-lawmakers-house-gop-scraps-vote-sandy-aid.html WASHINGTON (AP) — New York-area lawmakers in both parties erupted in anger after learning the House Republican leadership decided to allow the current term of Congress to end without holding a vote on aid for victims of Superstorm Sandy. Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., said late Tuesday he was told by the office of Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia that Sp... Wed, 02 Jan 2013 07:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1795096-ny-lawmakers-house-gop-scraps-vote-sandy-aid.html 2013-01-02T07:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1761832-leading-democrat-calls-foreign-aid-system-outmoded.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Soviet Union was the Cold War threat, Ian Fleming's creation James Bond was headed to the screen as Sean Connery in "Dr. No" and the U.S. established a new system for doling out foreign aid. Fifty-one years later, a leading House Democrat closing out three decades in Congress says a new structure to provide U.S. assistance worldwide ... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1761832-leading-democrat-calls-foreign-aid-system-outmoded.html 2012-12-12T19:36:00Z