Russia and Iran signed a mutual defense and security cooperation pact on Jan. 17 — just days before President Trump’s inauguration. Both nations are primary opponents of the U.S., demonstrated by ...

For more than a decade, Mr. al-Assad remained in power, employing vicious means to do so while enjoying an obscene amount of ...

The new director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) becomes the second Cabinet member of US President Donald Trump's ...

Donald Trump’s pick to lead national intelligence isn’t dead in the water, but she’s floundering and no one can quite put their finger on why, according to new reports. Despite holding multiple rounds ...

Debra Tice, mother of missing Marine veteran and American journalist Austin Tice, has returned to Syria to search for her son who was taken captive in August 2012.

HASAKAH, Syria - The Kurdish forces guarding Islamic State fighters at a jail in northern Syria say they are opposed to ...

Gabbard’s 2017 trip to Syria, where she met with authoritarian leader Bashar al-Assad, is expected to be a focus of questions ...

Their treaty may be a case of "form over substance," and its timing — after Assad's fall and before Trump's return — is key.

Trump has based his cabinet appointments on who idolizes him the most and who agrees with his un-American promises, like ...

World leaders congratulated President Donald Trump on his inauguration Monday, with many urging stronger alliances or ...

“Over the course of next year, Putin will likely face mounting domestic problems. Russia’s central bank has forecast economic ...

As Washington prepares for a new administration, a souvenir shop offers discounted Biden and Harris merchandise on Jan. 10. | Stephen Voss for POLITICO President Joe Biden’s bid for historical ...