How the Afghan Conflict Will Be Decided
A horrific week for U.S. casualties reaffirms President Obama's rush to rely on the Afghan army. But can they handle it? More »
A horrific week for U.S. casualties reaffirms President Obama's rush to rely on the Afghan army. But can they handle it? More »
The U.S. and its allies are talking about commitments through 2018 and beyond. More »
Moving hearings on Capitol Hill don't turn up any evidence that the Obama Administration deliberately misled Congress or the nation. More »
Obama is meeting with South Korea's president, but it's Kerry's sit-down with Putin that matters. More »
No one ever doubted Thatcher's position--good or bad, right or wrong. Yet it's not always clear any longer where Clinton stands on many issues, beyond women's rights. More »
When it comes to their political philosophy -- summed up as "It's the regime, stupid" -- the neoconservatives had the Kims pegged. More »
The president spoke over Netanyahu's head during his speech to Israelis today -- just as he has done with the GOP and the American public. More »
The pariah state's latest nuclear test is an embarrassment for the administration's non-proliferation strategy. More »
The fiscal-cliff deal shows that government just can't stop getting bigger. More »
From the fiscal cliff to gun control to Afghanistan, Scranton's favorite son has transformed himself from affable gaffer to West Wing powerhouse. More »
The president's emerging second-term national-security team will likely include a longstanding cabal in place before Obama reached Washington. More »
The former GOP senator, a possible Obama nominee to run the Pentagon, is haunted by Vietnam. More »
There's plenty of confusion, but still no evidence to suggest the Obama Administration was ever engaged in a Benghazi cover-up. More »
The candidate doesn't want to talk about Bain Capital and has reversed many of his former political stands. How will voters know who he is? More »
The president could be convincing the public his reforms are needed. Instead, he's trying to skirt the subject entirely. More »
The Fast and Furious investigation is more light than heat -- and it's part of a pattern that's been repeating itself since the 1990s. More »
With Obamacare and aid to banks, the president helped the poorest and the richest. But there's been little for everyone in between. More »
For the first time, there may be some hope for Afghanistan. But Pakistan is intent on crushing it, and U.S. officials are paralyzed in finding a solution. More »
Many Afghans worry that American policy will once again give up on their country. More »
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