The role the United States plays on the world stage has helped define us as a nation for more than 200 years. It has also often divided us. Every president starting with George Washington had…

WASHINGTON — The State Department ordered several hundred U.S. diplomatic personnel to leave Iraq on Wednesday, citing heightened threats from neighboring Iran amid a buildup of U.S. military forces in the volatile region and growing…

WASHINGTON (AP) — International worries that the Trump administration is sliding toward war with Iran flared into the open amid skepticism about its claims that the Islamic Republic poses a growing threat to the U.S.…

Today is Thursday, March 21, the 80th day of 2019.  Today’s Highlight in History: On March 21, 2006, the social media website Twitter was established with the sending of the first “tweet” by co-founder Jack…

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump took an early victory lap for his “America First” diplomacy Tuesday, claiming a series of big wins on his foreign policy priorities. Some of his claims were true — in…

As 14,000 American Jews and other supporters of Israel gather in Washington, pressure mounts on President Barack Obama to adopt an even more hawkish stance toward Iran. Last week, the president said the U.S. would…