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Obama Signs Bill Barring Terrorist Ambassadors

By Zeke J Miller

House Speaker John Boehner visits Afghanistan

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Decision Time on Peace Talks

By Michael Crowley

Kerry: Half of Syria's Chemical Weapons Are Gone

By Alex Rogers
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USAID Using Technology to Fight Poverty

The USAID has plans to end extreme poverty by 2030, and it wants to use technology and science to make it happen

By Maya Rhodan and Elizabeth Dias

Americans to Putin: You're No Hitler

A new poll says Americans don't view the Russian president as having anywhere near the menace of the Nazi leader, but they think Putin is just as strong a leader as Obama, who earns poor marks for his handling of the crisis in Crimea

By Dan Hirschhorn

Jonathan Pollard's Cellmates: 8 Other Americans Who Spied on the U.S.

In recent days hopes have been raised that Jonathan Pollard, an American who stole U.S. Secrets and gave them to Israel, could be pardoned to push along the Middle East peace process. He is not the only American currently serving time for spying on his own country

By Maya Rhodan

Kerry Cancels on Abbas

The Secretary of State will not meet Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, a sign U.S.-backed peace talks in the region could be collapsing. Kerry said he is "speaking to engage with both parties"

By Denver Nicks

U.S. May Release Spy for Israel

President Obama is mulling an early release for Jonathan Pollard, who was convicted of spying for Israel, in hopes of salvaging Israeli-Palestinian talks

By Michael Crowley

Senate Blasts CIA Interrogation Methods in New Report

A new Senate Intelligence Committee report lambasts the CIA for minimizing the brutality and exaggerating the efficacy of Bush-era interrogation techniques. The committee will ask the White House to make parts of the classified report public this week

By Alex Fitzpatrick

Afghanistan Is The Big Winner In U.S. Foreign Aid

In fiscal year 2012 the U.S. gave $42 billion in aid to 186 countries around the world. But the money was not evenly divided.While Sub Saharan Africa, which has 49 countries—including 18 of the top...

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The Obama Campaign Goes Global

A tech architect from Barack Obama's 2008 campaign is looking to bring those tools to U.S. foreign policy

By Zeke J Miller

GOP Hawks Won't Let Rand Stand

Republican donors wary of his more noninterventionist foreign policy views are promising a countercampaign to keep the Kentucky Senator and Tea Party star from securing the nomination if he rises too high for their tastes

By Zeke J Miller / Las Vegas

Middle East Matters Most to Obama--Not Putin

The crisis in Ukraine has obscured the region where Obama has the most at stake

By Michael Crowley

The King And O

A series of disagreements have chilled the U.S.-Saudi relationship. But the two countries can’t do without each other

By Michael Crowley

Congress Closer to Giving Ukraine $1B Loan

The Senate is likely to pass a bill this week featuring $1 billion in loan guarantees for the crisis-stricken country after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid decided to drop an IMF reform provision that drew intense Republican resistance

By Alex Rogers

U.S. Eyes Natural Gas Exports to Weaken Putin

Lawmakers see exports as a way to weaken Russia's hand in Ukraine

By Alex Rogers

U.S. to Russia: My Sanctions Are Better Than Yours

The battle of sanctions between the U.S. and Russia this week has been met by a game of collective thumb-nosing from lawmakers in both countries. Several prominent American politicians targeted by Russian travel bans have taken to Twitter to mock the sanctions

By Alex Rogers

Obama and Putin Trade Sanctions Over Crimea

President Barack Obama announced broader economic sanctions today on Russian officials and their economy as President Vladimir Putin continues to formalize the annexation of Crimea. Russia also announced sanctions against top U.S. officials

By Zeke J Miller

U.S. Penalizes Putin Aides

President Obama has announced a series of economic sanctions are being placed against senior Russian and Crimean officials in response to the referendum approved yesterday by voters in Ukraine's southern pro-Russia region to secede. Among those targeted are two aides to Russian President Vladimir Putin

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