WASHINGTON: In one of the most awkward moments of his time as U.S. secretary of state, Rex Tillerson realized his Mexican counterpart was in Washington only...
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW: A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced a bill containing new sanctions on Russia over its alleged meddling in U.S. elections and...
WASHINGTON: If John McCain’s illness requires a long absence from the U.S. Senate, his colleagues will be deprived of a dealmaker and leading voice on...
WASHINGTON: Opponents of a bill that would allow lawsuits against Saudi Arabia's government over the Sept. 11 attacks kept up their fight against the measure...
The deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history prompted calls on Sunday by some members of Congress for legislation to tighten control of weapons sales, although...
A battle over implementation of the Iran nuclear deal erupted on the U.S. Senate floor on Wednesday as Democrats maneuvered to block a Republican amendment...
WASHINGTON: U.S. Senate Democrats blocked legislation meant to kill the Iran nuclear deal for a third time on Thursday, securing perhaps the greatest foreign...
WASHINGTON: U.S. President Barack Obama’s hopes of preserving the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers were dealt a setback Thursday when Chuck Schumer,...
WASHINGTON: U.S. backers of the Iran nuclear deal are increasingly confident of enough Democratic support to ensure it survives review by Congress, despite...
WASHINGTON: Secretary of State John Kerry told U.S. lawmakers Tuesday he wanted to set the record straight on the Iran nuclear deal and equated walking away...
WASHINGTON: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry mounted a furious counterattack against critics of the Iran nuclear deal Thursday, telling skeptical lawmakers...
WASHINGTON: The U.S. Senate passed an annual defense policy bill Thursday that authorizes some $600 billion in defense spending for the 2016 fiscal year and...
WASHINGTON: The chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee told President Barack Obama Monday he was alarmed by reports that negotiators may be...
WASHINGTON: Republican and Democratic leaders of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee reached a compromise agreement that would shorten Congress'...
WASHINGTON: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told skeptical Republicans and Democrats on Monday that the U.S. Congress should give him another two and a...
WASHINGTON: U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, co-sponsor of legislation that would tighten sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, said Tuesday he and other...
WASHINGTON / HONOLULU: Republicans take full control of the U.S. Congress this week with an agenda of trying to force approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline...
WASHINGTON: China and "probably one or two" other countries have the ability to invade and possibly shut down computer systems of U.S. power utilities,...
WASHINGTON: From marauding jihadists in Iraq to pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine and beheadings of Americans in Syria, a world in crisis has fanned...
WASHINGTON: When lawmakers return to Washington after Tuesday's congressional elections they will resume a debate they began with some reluctance last...
WASHINGTON: The effectiveness of the U.S.-led coalition effort in Syria is under scrutiny as ISIS fighters try to overrun a strategic Syrian town on...
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: Fears are growing in the United States about Ebola with about 200 airline cabin cleaners walking off the job in New York and some...
WASHINGTON: Hundreds of U.S. lawmakers pressed Secretary of State John Kerry to lean harder on Iran in talks over its nuclear program in a letter released on...
WASHINGTON: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko appealed for more U.S. assistance, including arms, in a warmly received appearance before the U.S. Congress...
WASHINGTON: U.S. President Barack Obama said Saturday that U.S. airstrikes had destroyed arms and equipment that Islamic State insurgents could have used to...