Foreign Policy

Republicans are using battles over high-profile transportation bills to demand construction of the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline.

The Arab Spring swept away Hosni Mubarak, but not his lobbyists in Washington.

The likelihood of military conflict between the U.S. and Iran is higher now than in more than two decades.

Powerful Washington groups want exemptions from an ethics rule prohibiting federal workers from attending lobbyists' events.

Doors sometimes close when the ambassador for the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) comes calling on Capitol Hill.

The vice president is hoping to negotiate with Iraqi officials over a continued American presence in the country.

Congress approved legislation last year that some Republicans and Obama say authorizes the mission.

The House Speaker said that Russia is trying “to restore Soviet-style power and influence.”

The secretary of State pledged that the U.S. would continue "supporting the Iraqis" after American troops leave the country.

Clinton said Sunday that an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the dictator's death would help establish democracy in Libya.