List of U.S. Congress articles
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 05: Wikileaks founder Julian Assange prepares to speak from the balcony of the Ecuadorian embassy where he continues to seek asylum following an extradition request from Sweden in 2012, on February 5, 2016 in London, England. The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has insisted that Mr Assange's detention should be brought to an end. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) SitRep: BREAKING: Trump Says He Believes Assange; Rips U.S. Intel Community; Mattis to Capitol Hill, Voices Support for F-35
Carrier Heading to Pacific; Water Wars; Turkey and Russia in Syria; And Lots More
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Undiplomatic Style of American Diplomacy
The gulf between America's politicians and diplomats has been widening for years.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Tillerson’s Confirmation Battle Will Be First Test for Trump’s Russia Ties
The Senate’s hawks -- and frequent Trump critics -- look to challenge the ExxonMobil CEO’s nomination to be secretary of state.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Republican Senate Leader Calls for Probe into Russia’s Election Meddling
Trump continues to belittle claims Moscow helped his victory.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Democrats to Investigate Trump’s Campaign Ties to Putin
With growing signs that Russia meddled in the U.S. election, lawmakers want to expose any coordination between Trump and the Kremlin during the campaign.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Trump Will Face ‘Wall of Resistance’ in Congress if He Gives Putin a Pass on Ukraine
Democratic Sen. Chris Coons says both parties will fight any attempt by the next administration to cozy up to Putin.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Congress Just Passed a Watershed Human Rights Provision — Tucked Inside Its Defense Spending Bill
The Senate adopted the Global Magnitsky Act. Here’s how it came to be, and what it means for human rights and anticorruption efforts worldwide.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: Trump Refusing Intel Briefings; China Slams Trump’s Security Advisor; Congress Readies Russia Hack Investigations
Mattis About to Get His Waiver; Navy in a Budget Battle with Pentagon Bosses; Deadly Airstrike in Iraq; And Lots More
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Rubio Calls for Sanctions on Beijing for South China Sea Antics
In dealing with Beijing, is this a brilliant bill or blunder and bluster?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Congressional Republicans Put Dems in Bind over ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis
A new bill threatens to stifle debate over Trump’s pick to head the Pentagon, who needs a congressional green light to serve.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Democrats Suspect Trump Influence in Stalled Russia Sanctions
A key Republican and Trump ally denies any connection.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Congress Issues a Warning to Iran and a Rebuff to the Obama Administration
Senators unanimously extend sanctions on Iran in a symbolic message to Tehran, ending a tentative thaw in U.S relations.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 In Stunning Reversal, Trump Scraps His Calls to Bring Back Torture
Trump talks about reviving torture but one of his favorite generals says no
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 GOP Foreign-Policy Power Brokers in Congress Could Foil Trump
On Russia, Syria, and other top security issues, Trump may find his campaign priorities hamstrung by Republican leaders in Congress.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Obama Is Scrambling to Nail Down His Foreign-Policy Legacy
Even if Clinton wins, some of the president’s biggest national security and diplomatic policies aren’t a sure thing.