Jeff Mason

Dec 10, 2024 | usnews.com | Jeff Mason

By Jeff MasonNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. troops will be staying in Syria after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad as part of a counter-terrorism mission focused on destroying Islamic State militants, a top White House official said on Tuesday. "Those troops are there for a very specific and important reason, not as some sort of bargaining chip," U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer said in an interview at the Reuters NEXT conference in New York.

Nov 7, 2024 | aol.co.uk | Jeff Mason

By Jeff MasonWASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden urged Americans to "bring down the temperature" on Thursday following Republican Donald Trump's election victory and sought to console fellow Democrats who were alarmed by the former president's stunning comeback. "Setbacks are unavoidable. Giving up is unforgiveable," Biden said at the White House Rose Garden as he addressed staff who were disappointed in Vice President Kamala Harris' defeat.

Aug 2, 2024 | marketscreener.com | Nandita Bose |Trevor Hunnicutt |Jeff Mason

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Kamala Harris is preparing for the fight of her life, if her inner circle is anything to go by. The vice president has surrounded herself with a group of tested operators, many of them Black women who have been involved in Democratic politics for decades, as she gears up for a brutal three months of campaigning before the Nov. 5 election.

Jul 26, 2024 | swissinfo.ch | Jeff Mason |Jarrett Renshaw

reuters_tickers This content was published on July 26, 2024 - 19:49 4 minutes By Jeff Mason and Jarrett RenshawWASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle endorsed U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential bid on Friday, the latest move by top Democrats to unite around a new champion against Republican Donald Trump in the Nov. 5 election.

Jul 11, 2024 | marketscreener.com | Jeff Mason |Jarrett Renshaw |Nandita Bose

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Shortly after President Joe Biden's halting debate with Donald Trump on June 27, his exit from the 2024 U.S. presidential race seemed all but inevitable to some longtime allies. Donors called it a disaster and held frantic calls to discuss next steps. Newspaper columnists demanded he bow out. Some Democratic lawmakers said plainly their party leader must step aside. Two weeks later, Biden hasn't budged.