Kerry for Secretary of State: Obama Nominates a Seasoned, Willful Diplomat
The senior Senator from Massachusetts is poised to succeed Hillary Clinton in Foggy Bottom.
Jay Newton-Small
Jay Newton-Small is the congressional correspondent for TIME. Born in New York, she spent time growing up in Asia, Australia and Europe following her vagabond United Nations parents. A graduate of Tufts University and Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism, Jay previously covered politics for Bloomberg News. And, yes, despite the misleading name SHE is a she.
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Washington Warily Eyes Egypt’s Constitutional Crisis
When Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi in Cairo last week, the main topic was then on-going Gaza crisis. However, she also took the opportunity to mention to Morsi that “it would be …
Ambassador to Syria Leaves Door Open to Arming Opposition
U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford told reporters on Thursday that he can imagine a day when the U.S. arms the Syrian opposition.
Obama’s Long Game on Middle East Peace
With their powers of persuasion fading in Congress, second-term U.S. Presidents often look abroad to cement their legacies.
Diplomatic Efforts Yield Prospect of Tenuous Cease-Fire in Gaza
Tensions are still running high in the Middle East, and the potential for hostilities to reignite in the coming weeks remains
The Pros and Cons of Picking Susan Rice for State
U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice has emerged as a high-risk, high-reward contender for the role of Secretary of State in President Obama’s second term
How Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula Figures in the Gaza Turmoil
Why some experts fear the Egyptian territory–now a playground of smugglers and terrorists–may be help trigger broader conflict.
Senate Intelligence Committee to Probe Petraeus Affair
The committee’s top Republican says it will hold hearings during the lame duck session into whether Petraeus’s biographer, Paula Broadwell, was given classified information
The House of Representatives
Republicans keep the upper hand in the lower chamber
The White House: Obama’s Path to Victory
The Senate: After 33 Races, a Few New Faces
A Primer for Tuesday’s Congressional Races
For the first time in three election cycles, 2012 doesn’t look to be a wave year for either party. Democrats are likely to retain control of the Senate while Republicans hang on to the House. It’s the size of the margin of control–now 3 seats in the Senate and 22 in the House–that’s worth watching on election night. But that doesn’t
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U.S. Seeks a New Opposition in Syria
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday announced the U.S. would be shifting allegiances in Syria after nearly two years of trying to empower the Paris-based Syrian National Council made up of mostly Syrians in exile.
