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A map of the United States showing blue and red-colored states as the votes for the 2020 election are announced.

Election map: Biden edges closer to US election win as Trump mounts legal challenges

Former Vice President Joe Biden edged closer to victory over President Donald Trump in the US presidential race on Thursday as election officials tallied votes in the handful of states that will determine the outcome.

Election map: Biden edges closer to US election win as Trump mounts legal challenges
George H. W. Bush is shown with his hand on the bible nad right hand raised being sworn in as director of CIA.

Why we'll miss George H.W. Bush, America's last foreign policy president

Why we'll miss George H.W. Bush, America's last foreign policy president

Oklahoma-based PR firm plays vital role in NRA's image

Oklahoma-based PR firm plays vital role in NRA's image

Iraqi-American man jailed for sending money to family in Iraq decade ago

Iraqi-American man jailed for sending money to family in Iraq decade ago

NAFTA, 20 years later: Florida tomato farmers struggling with competition

NAFTA, 20 years later: Florida tomato farmers struggling with competition

From Native Americans to the ADA: A History of Disabilities in the United States

From Native Americans to the ADA: A History of Disabilities in the United States

Election, either way, will influence America's 'pivot' to Asia on foreign policy

President Barack Obama has announced his intention to shift America's foreign policy away from Iraq and Afghanistan and toward China and Asia in general. That could be easier, some experts say, in a second term. But he may be boxed in by budget cuts. And what if Mitt Romney wins? What will he do?

Election, either way, will influence America's 'pivot' to Asia on foreign policy

Romney Heads Overseas to Burnish Image

When the London Summer Olympics get under way on Friday, Mitt Romney plans to be there. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee expects to attend the opening ceremonies. Then he's making some quick campaign stops in Israel and Poland.

Romney Heads Overseas to Burnish Image

Experts say foreign policy largely irrelevant when U.S. voters head to ballot box

Though matters of foreign policy have provided Barack Obama and Mitt Romney equal chances to batter one another, and it could be argued that a large part of the slow U.S. economic recovery is due to foreign troubles, foreign policy doesn't amount to much for voters.

Experts say foreign policy largely irrelevant when U.S. voters head to ballot box

Has Syria Become President Obama's Bosnia?

Has Syria Become President Obama's Bosnia?
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2012 US Election: Does Foreign Policy Experience Matter?

There's at least one clear advantage President Obama has over Mitt Romney: experience being a head of state on the world stage. But does foreign policy experience matter for presidential candidate?

2012 US Election: Does Foreign Policy Experience Matter?

Arts advocate critical of Obama's Turnaround Arts Initiative for select U.S. schools

President Barack Obama's administration rolled out a new program that seeks to turn around underperforming schools by integrating the arts into the core curriculum of each school. But a former federal education official and arts advocate said it's the wrong approach to funding arts education.

Arts advocate critical of Obama's Turnaround Arts Initiative for select U.S. schools

As Republicans struggle over presidential nomination, declining influence of party elders is on display

This election cycle, most of the party's elites are lined up behind Mitt Romney. But Romney, though ahead in the delegate count, has struggled to unify the base of the party in a way that will force his challengers out of the election. It shows how far the influence of those elites has fallen.

As Republicans struggle over presidential nomination, declining influence of party elders is on display

What should America take from Clint Eastwood's 'Halftime in America' ad?

Karl Rove blasted it as a taxpayer-funded Obama re-election ad. Democrats lauded it as an example of why America is great. Yet many people were left wondering what does it mean that America is at "halftime."

What should America take from Clint Eastwood's 'Halftime in America' ad?

VIDEO: Obama visits Australia, announces new military base there

As China seeks to assert itself in Asia, President Barack Obama visited Australia to announce deeper ties between the nations' militaries, including a new Marine base for the United States. The move was seen as a counter-balance against China's growing presence.

VIDEO: Obama visits Australia, announces new military base there