TERRORIST ATTACKS IN FRANCE TUNISIA AND KUWAIT KILL DOZENS

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attacks in Tunisia and Kuwait, according to statements on Twitter... READ MORE›

TRUMP HAS CONGRESS IF HE CAN KEEP IT

George W. Bush came closest to equaling Trump's Congressional edge, but Republican Senate losses in the breathlessly close balloting of 2000 left the upper house tied, 50-50... READ MORE›

JAPANS LOWER HOUSE PASSES BILLS TO GIVE MILITARY FREER HAND TO FIGHT

It complements guidelines in a bilateral agreement governing how Japanese and United States forces work together, which was signed by the two nations this year... READ MORE›

OBAMA TURNS FOCUS TO U.S. CONGRESS AS HE CAMPAIGNS FOR CLINTON

REUTERS Kevin Lamarque 1 8 left right U.S. President Barack Obama greets supporters at a rally for Hillary Clinton's campaign in Las Vegas, Nevada October 23, 2016... READ MORE›

NEW REPUBLICAN CONGRESS REVERSES ETHICS MOVE AFTER OUTCRY

Mr Trump's remarks about the ethics committee came on a busy morning for the president-elect's Twitter account... READ MORE›

COMPARING GREECE TO THE GREAT DEPRESSION

It sounds a lot like the Great Depression in the United States... READ MORE›

UN VOTE ON IRANNUCLEAR DEALIRRITATES CONGRESS

At least two senior Democrats have joined the Republican leadership in complaining that the Security Council action expected Monday morning would pre-empt the congressional debate... READ MORE›

ISIS LEADER TAKES STEPS TO ENSURE GROUPS SURVIVAL

United States officials said gathering more insight on the Islamic State's shadowy leadership structure was a top priority... READ MORE›

U.S. HOUSE VOTES TO BAR SALES OF COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT TO IRAN

U.S. House votes to bar sales of commercial aircraft to Iran... READ MORE›

CONGRESSIONAL MEMO GUN CONTROL VOICES IN CONGRESS ALL BUT SILENT AFTER CHARLESTON SHOOTING

Since the 2012 shootings in Newtown, Congress has added more pro-gun lawmakers to its ranks... READ MORE›

U.S., CUBA RESTORING DIPLOMATIC TIES AFTER 54 YEARS

President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro the deal fulfills a pledge the former Cold War enemies made six months ago... READ MORE›

U.S. TOP COURT BACKS OBAMACARE, PRESIDENT SAYS IT'S HERE TO STAY

The Obama administration said 16.4 million previously uninsured people have gained health insurance since the law was enacted... READ MORE›

CHAOS AS ROUSSEFF IMPEACHMENT VOTE ANNULLED

But Maranhao's calls for the senate to return the process to the lower house were met with derision... READ MORE›

Dr Craig Spencer A doctor recently returned from Guinea is in isolation at a New York city hospital... READ MORE›

DEFYING OBAMALAWMAKERS PRESS TOARM UKRAINE

While the United States has been providing nonlethal assistance, and American military instructors have begun training Ukrainian troops in western Ukraine, President Petro O... READ MORE›

RUSSIA SAYS WILL RETALIATE IF U.S. WEAPONS STATIONED ON ITS BORDERS

MOSCOW WARSAW A plan by Washington to station tanks and heavy weapons in NATO states on Russia's border would be the most aggressive U.S... READ MORE›

EFFORT TO IMPEACH BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT DILMA ROUSSEFF CLEARS CONGRESSIONAL PANEL

Ms. Rousseff and her top aides argue that the impeachment proceedings amount to a coup... READ MORE›

AS US AND CUBA RELATIONS WARM PROPERTY CLAIMS ISSUE IS REVIVED

Cuba, too, has claims against the United States that the government is likely to raise in any discussion about compensating Americans... READ MORE›

IRAN AND WORLD POWERS REACH HISTORIC NUCLEAR AGREEMENT

On the Iranian side President Hassan Rouhani tweeted IranDeal shows constructive engagement works... READ MORE›

56 NATIONS ATTEND FOUNDING OF ASIAN INFRASTRUCTURE BANK IN CHINA

Stephens, general counsel of the Asian Development Bank in Manila... READ MORE›

THE SECRET SIDE OF IRAN-US RELATIONS SINCE THE 1979 REVOLUTION

Iran's attitude to the United States is like someone pining for a former, perhaps abusive lover... READ MORE›

U.S. PLANS TO STORE HEAVY ARMS IN BALTIC, EASTERN EUROPE

Plans to store heavy arms in Baltic, Eastern Europe source WASHINGTON An aerial view of the Pentagon building in Washington, June 15, 2005... READ MORE›

U.S. COURT RULES NSA CAN TEMPORARILY RESUME BULK PHONE DATA COLLECTION

Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan that the Patriot Act had never authorized the NSA to collect Americans' phone records in bulk... READ MORE›

THE ONLINE CAMPAIGN TO IMPEACH PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS GONE LIVE

The effort to impeach President Donald John Trump is already underway... READ MORE›

AN AMERICAN TIP TO GERMAN SPIES POINTS TO A MORE COMPLEX RELATIONSHIP

The government defended its heightened counterintelligence operations, hinting at the depth of anger with the United States... READ MORE›

REACTION BY SOME TO TRUMP AND CLINTON? FEAR

Dec. 22 AP 50 of 85 HILLARY CLINTON ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAILClinton 2017 GOP Pres... READ MORE›

PENTAGON CHIEF TO PUSH U.S. ALLIES TO DITCH 'COLD WAR PLAYBOOK'

Relations between Moscow and the West have plunged to a post-Cold War low since Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimea region... READ MORE›

CHINESE FIRMS POUR MONEY INTO U.S. R&D IN SHIFT TO INNOVATION

Largely absent from American research hubs a decade ago Chinese firms including Huawei Technologies HWT.UL and ZTE Corp 000063.SZ are now using U.S... READ MORE›

QUARTER OF REPUBLICANS WOULD KEEP OBAMACARE

About a quarter of U.S. Republicans do not want to see Obamacare repealed, according to a Reuters Ipsos poll released on Tuesday... READ MORE›

LITTLE-KNOWN REPUBLICAN BECOMES TRUMP LIAISON IN CONGRESS

But Collins was the first lawmaker on Capitol Hill to endorse Trump's presidential bid... READ MORE›