Lindsey Graham: Iranians trying to ‘take advantage’ of U.S. election
Iran is trying to leverage the U.S. presidential election to its advantage, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Sunday morning, following a report that the two nations have agreed to negotiations over...
View ArticleRepublicans, Democrats trade barbs over attack in Libya
Democrats and Republicans traded blows Sunday over the Obama administration’s handling of the Sept. 11 attack on a U.S. consulate in Libya, with one Republican senator raising the question of whether...
View ArticleObama the instigator vs. Romney the reserved
If Mitt Romney was assertive and President Obama was passive in the first debate, the third and final debate was very much the opposite. Monday’s tilt at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla., was marked...
View ArticleThe final presidential debate, by the numbers
The presidential debate portion of the campaign program is now complete, after President Obama and Mitt Romney tangled for the final time Monday night during a 90-minute session in Boca Raton, Fla....
View ArticleTaking the ‘foreign policy’ out of foreign policy debate
We’ve said for a while on this blog that foreign policy quite simply isn’t a priority for the vast majority of American voters right now. And that was definitely the case Monday night — even in a...
View ArticleSecession petitions raise ‘worthwhile questions,’ Ron Paul says
Make sure to sign up to receive “Afternoon Fix” every day in your e-mail inbox by 5(ish) p.m.! EARLIER ON THE FIX: 2012: The C+ election Lindsey Graham: Obama’s worst enemy — and best friend Why it’s...
View ArticleMark Warner won’t run for governor of Virginia in 2013
Make sure to sign up to receive “Afternoon Fix” every day in your e-mail inbox by 5(ish) p.m.! EARLIER ON THE FIX: Can unions save the white working-class vote for Democrats? The best candidate of...
View ArticleJay Leno envisions Sen. John Kerry as secretary of state (VIDEO)
With speculation swirling that President Obama could nominate Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) to be his next secretary of state as soon as this week, NBC’s Jay Leno projected ahead on his Tuesday night show,...
View ArticleThe 8 memorable moments from Hillary Clinton’s Benghazi testimony (VIDEO)
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s long-awaited testimony about the Sept. 11 attack on a U.S. diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya, began Wednesday morning in an appearance before the Senate...
View ArticleRand Paul seeks distance from Ron Paul’s foreign policy — in tone, at least
Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul, who looks more and more like he will pick up where his father left off and run for president in 2016, tried to create some separation between himself and his famous...
View ArticleWhy Benghazi is a perfect political storm for Republicans
Amid the ongoing uncertainty swirling in Washington about who knew what when in regards to the Sept. 11, 2012 attack on Benghazi, Libya that left four Americans dead, one thing has become crystal...
View ArticleBenghazi? Most Americans still aren’t paying attention.
We’ve written on why Republicans would be well served, politically speaking to focus the majority of their time looking into the wrongdoings by the IRS rather than continuing to spend gobs of time in...
View ArticleChris Christie vs. Rand Paul: A fight with two winners
Typically, a fight produces a winner and a loser. But that’s not the case in the spat between New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.). In their clash over national security...
View ArticleObama’s Syria posture: Punishment takes a back seat to deterrence
President Obama on Tuesday hit the pause button on the prospect of a military strike against Syria, telling the nation in a prime-time address that he intends to first pursue a potential diplomatic...
View ArticleTeam America no longer wants to be the World’s Police
We’ve written repeatedly in this space over the past two weeks about how much Americans (and Congress) don’t want to get involved in what’s going on in Syria. This much is clear. But Americans’...
View ArticleAmericans are tilting more libertarian on foreign policy. Why it matters for...
Should the United States mind its own business when it comes to international relations? Most Americans think so, according to a new survey released this week that holds deep implications for...
View ArticleAmericans rate Obama’s foreign policy ‘meh’
Do Americans support President Obama's handling of Ukraine? Whoa there, it's a little too early to say. But the public's lackluster view of Obama's foreign policy to date offer some clues on how the...
View ArticlePresident Obama’s West Point speech explained in 13 tweets
Sometimes, the best political analysis — and story-telling — takes place in a series of tweets. Below is a timeline of tweets from The Washington Post's chief White House correspondent, Scott Wilson,...
View ArticlePresident Obama’s West Point speech reads like a takedown of Rand Paul
Read one way, President Obama's big-think speech on foreign policy delivered at West Point on Wednesday amounts to a point-by-point takedown of the worldview espoused by Kentucky Sen. (and...
View ArticleRemember when foreign policy was Obama’s strong suit? Not anymore.
Even before the deteriorating situation in Iraq, foreign policy was starting to become an Achilles heel for President Obama. A new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll shows Obama's approval on foreign policy...
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