Copyright 2015 Bloomberg. NJMU6P6K511B (Updates with Gergen comment in 13th paragraph, McCain comment in 28th paragraph, Rubio in 38th paragraph.) (Bloomberg) — Lawmakers of both political parties say Congress is likely to authorize further U.S. military action against Islamic State, yet the political maneuvering is certain to be contentious and

Copyright 2015 Bloomberg. NJL7TI6K50Y3 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama is preparing to withdraw most of the U.S. troops sent to West Africa to combat the Ebola outbreak as infection rates in that part of the world have declined significantly in recent months. About 1,500 of the 2,800 U.S. military personnel deployed

Copyright 2015 Bloomberg. NIRF066JIJUR (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama’s call to restrict oil exploration on 12 million acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge probably won’t have much practical impact for an area already off-limits to drillers, though it’s created a new fault line with the Republican-led Congress. The White

Copyright 2015 Bloomberg. NIAO4Y6JTSEJ (Bloomberg) — U.S. drillers have taken a record number of oil rigs out of service in the past six weeks as OPEC sustains its production, sending prices below $50 a barrel. The oil rig count has fallen by 209 since Dec. 5, the steepest six-week decline