List of U.S. Congress articles
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WASHINGTON - JANUARY 20: ExxonMobil Corporation Chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson testifies during a hearing before the Energy and Environment Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee January 20, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The subcommittee held a hearing to examine the merger of ExxonMobil and XTO. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Rex Tillerson, Pick for Secretary of State, Breaks with Trump on Key Issues
The oilman struggled to lend coherence to Trump’s foreign policy, but did reveal their differences on Russia, climate change, nukes and more.
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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 4: U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) meets with retired General James Mattis on January 4, 2017 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. General Mattis is President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense. (Photo by Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images) 7 Tough Questions for ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis
Does Gen. James Mattis have what it takes to disagree with a reckless and uninformed commander in chief?
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Republican US presidential hopeful Donald Trump addresses the 2016 American Israel Public Affairs Committee policy conference at the Verizon Center March 21, 2016 in Washington, DC. / AFP / Brendan Smialowski (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images) House GOP Pushes Trump To Move Embassy to Jerusalem
Regional leaders say the ‘disastrous’ move would sink the peace process.
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Fighters from the Free Syrian Army ride armoured pick up trucks during battles against Islamic State (IS) group jihadists near the town of Qabasin, located northeast of the city of Al-Bab, some 30 kilometres from Aleppo, on January 8, 2017. / AFP / Nazeer al-Khatib (Photo credit should read NAZEER AL-KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images) SitRep: Hearing Blitz as Congress Rushes Through Trump Picks; Russia Buzzes U.S. Aircraft; Pentagon Rumors Swirl
Mosul Numbers; U.S. Back to Supporting Turkey; And Lots More
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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.
