Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill says she is supporting a super political action committee encouraging Hillary Rodham Clinton to run for president in 2016

A congressman has released the full transcript of investigators' interview with an IRS manager and self-described conservative Republican -- who said the recent scandal originated in a Cincinnati office, not in Washington.

A bipartisan trio of key senators is demanding that President Barack Obama take more decisive action to stem the military advance by Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces.

Under the watchful eye of stern-faced American advisers, hundreds of U.S.-trained Jordanian commandos fanned across a dusty desert plain, holding war games that could eventually form the basis of an assault in Syria.

At issue is Congress' nuts and bolts budget work — the annual spending bills funding day-to-day agency operations. It's taking on the appearance of a slow-motion train wreck.

A federal appeals court judge said it's time for President Obama and Congress to consider a different approach to the handling of detainees at the Guantanamo Bay Naval prison.

Many exchange shops closed in Damascus on Tuesday, fearing more chaos a day after the Syrian currency plunged to a new record low -- reflecting fears in the capital following a U.S. decision to arm rebel groups.

The host of the now-concluded G-8 summit, Britain's David Cameron, said Tuesday that it is "unthinkable" that Bashar Assad might play a role in Syria's future government.

President Barack Obama on Tuesday opened a 24-hour visit to Germany, the culmination of which will be a speech on Wednesday at Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate.

Israel's prime minister said Tuesday that the international community must keep applying pressure on Iran, particularly because of the new election of a reformist president.