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In choosing Russ Feingold, Secretary of State John Kerry moves to raise the profile of a region torn by conflict but overshadowed by other crises.        

The Democrat, Edward J. Markey, accuses the Republican, Gabriel Gomez, of shading the truth about his discussions with Senator John McCain and term limits.        

It's the procedural version of mutually assured destruction. Democrats are sick of Republicans threatening to use the filibuster to slow down progress; Republicans are sick of Democrats suggesting they might change Senate rules to get their way. The ...

A bipartisan trio of key senators is demanding that President Barack Obama take more decisive action to stem the military advance by Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces.

In many ways, the election of Hassan Rouhani to Iran's presidency is excellent news, coming when there are so many other distractions in the region, especially the civil war in Syria. Rouhani, a moderate on foreign policy, authored the only nuclear s...

British hopeful that peace talks to end civil war can go ahead, but divided Syrian opposition remains a big stumbling block The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, is willing to see the removal of the Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, but only if it lea...

Sen. Rand Paul is pushing several amendments to the Gang of Eight's bipartisan immigration reform bill in a bid to overturn some parts of the Senate legislation, including the measure's pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants.

The House oversight committee’s top Democrat on Tuesday released the full transcript of a congressional interview that he said “debunks conspiracy theories” about the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting controversy. Read full article        

Sen. John McCain blasted President Barack Obama Monday for allowing administration officials to ignore congressional subpoenas for information and for setting up private email accounts to conduct government business out of public view.