Day: January 4, 2010

Yemeni officials said two militants were killed in a firefight as France, Germany and Japan joined the U.S. and Britain in closing their embassies.

Republican Governors Association raises $30M; Democratic Governors Association raises $23.1M.

President Obama is facing furor over the attempted Christmas attack and a pile of other business after his 10-day vacation.

Judiciary Committee will examine failed attack.

Bill Burton says names were added in response to the ongoing review of the terrorist watch-list system.

The Secret Service says the person went through ‘all required security measures.”

Former Red Sox pitcher: Scott Brown is “exactly what [Massachusetts] and this country needs.”

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama faces a long list of challenges as he returned from his Hawaiian holiday on Monday and began the new year.

The decision by South Carolina Rep. Henry Brown to retire brings Republican retirements to 14, a number that, if it continues to rise in the coming months, could curtail the expected GOP gains in the House in November.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday that the situation in Yemen was a threat to both regional and global stability.