The U.S., in June, had decided to supply small arms and ammunition to Syrian rebels, but the process was delayed.
Read the full text of Obama's speech on Syria.
President Obama took his case for a strike against Syria to the American people Tuesday night, but left the door open to a diplomatic solution.
With both military and diplomatic solutions on the table, President Obama will address the nation at 9 p.m. ET on intervention in Syria.
History professors from colleges across the United States gave President Barack Obama's presidency a B- letter grade.
Western nations have reacted with extreme caution to the Russian-Syrian proposal, even if Assad seems sincere.
Obama wants to keep military force an option; Putin says the proposal "can work" if the "American side" rejects the use of force.
Stocks may open higher as efforts for a diplomatic solution to the Syrian crisis intensified while China released more positive economic data.
A growing number of Americans are strongly opposed to the possibility of a military strike against Syria, a new poll finds.
Intra-party struggles between the interventionists and isolationists in the GOP make the Syria question particularly tough for Republicans.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has also demanded that Assad hand over his country’s entire stockpile of chemical weapons.
Obama has argued so forcefully for military action in Syria that he may feel politically compelled to act even without Congress' approval.
Statistics show that both visitors to and workers in the United States’ national parks are overwhelmingly Caucasian.
As the U.S. Congress prepares to vote on authorizing force in Syria, the White House presses its case.
National Grandparents Day falls on the first Sunday after Labor Day and became a United States holiday in 1978.
The EU’s Catherine Ashton told foreign ministers Saturday the alleged chemical-weapons attack in Syria demands a “clear and strong” response.
U.S. intelligence agencies are still in the dark on what role Bashar Assad played in the chemical attack near Damascus.
As the world debates intervention, one Damascus family’s routine reflects the nation’s turmoil and dread.
Jonathan Corpina, senior managing partner with Meridian, discusses the labor force participation rate's inverse effect on unemployment.
A speech on education given by President Obama in 2009 has stirred up some controversy among Chinese academics.
If the U.S. stands down now, it could send the wrong message to Iran, North Korea, Hezbollah and other hostile entities, officials say.
If the U.S. were to attack Syria, Iraqi militant groups, prompted by Iran, could target U.S. interests in Baghdad, an intercept reveals.