International Republican Institute

McCain’s in-hearing poker game a sign of deepening technological creep

Global Politics

John McCain wasn’t “all-in” at Wednesday’s Senate Foreign Relation Committee meeting on Syria, or at least that’s what one reporter’s photo of him playing iPhone poker suggested to critics who expected him to pay better attention.

Divided U.S. Congress considers military intervention in Syria

Global Politics

Hagel on Syria: US Military ‘Ready to Go’

Conflict & Justice

Israelis nervous about U.S. Senate’s attention on Hagel’s position on Israel

Global Politics

President Obama playing to win in Arizona as independents, Hispanics flex political muscle

Global Politics

US stance on coup in Honduras

The Obama Administration condemns the coup in Honduras, putting the US in the unusual position of siding with traditional foes Venezuela and Cuba.

GOP nominee John McCain concedes

Global Politics

In his concession speech, John McCain commends President-elect Barack Obama for his historic achievement.

Spanish language ad war

Global Politics

Barack Obama and John McCain take shots at each other in a language neither of them speaks.

This American Life in Pennsylvania

Global Politics

Ira Glass and crew investigate the ground war between McCain and Obama in the ultimate battleground state.

Managing expectations in the presidential race

Global Politics

Democrats focus on numbers, Republicans test scenario for repeat of Bush v. Gore from 2000.