Democrats in the Senate were facing an uphill climb Wednesday in their push to restrain President Trump's ability to wage war ...

Democrats in the Senate were facing an uphill climb Wednesday in their push to restrain President Trump's ability to wage war against Iran.

As the U.S. military broadens its strikes in Iran, traumatized Iranians are reaching the border with Turkey.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says he supports the strikes on Iran "with some regret" as they represent an extreme ...

Two American arms package sales to Taiwan have been delayed as President Trump prepares to visit China, raising questions about the United States' commitment to Taiwan.

Six months after massive youth-led protests that ousted a prime minister, voters in Nepal are headed to the polls on Thursday.

The U.S. and Israel's war with Iran has expanded to the Indian Ocean, as a U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship in international waters.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Susan Glasser, who writes the "Letters from Trump's Washington" column in The New Yorker, about the war on Iran and how its early days differ from historical norms.

A court in Japan has ordered the Unification Church's local arm dissolved, after it bilked followers for decades. Ties between the church and Japan's ruling party became a political scandal.

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ administration proposed a nearly $6.7 billion budget Wednesday that raises spending by 3% and adds $70 million to the state’s school voucher program. The budget presented ...

Voters went to the polls Tuesday in Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas. The results could help determine control of Congress and how people feel about Democratic and Republican party leadership.

The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz is "about as wrong as things could go" for global oil markets. Iran achieved it not with a naval blockade, but with cheap drones.