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Republicans Really Need Democrats To Pass the Iran Deal Bill

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wants to pass a bill quickly, but Democrats want to slow the clock down and wait for negotiations to conclude.

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US, Allies Reviewing Bomb Stockpiles for ISIS Fight

The U.S. military is making sure it has enough bombs and missiles to continue striking Islamic State strongholds in Iraq and Syria.

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John Allen: ISIS Losing, But Iraq Still Isn't Ready To Win

Iraq’s government may not be ready to handle what happens when it defeats ISIS.

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The Tikrit Offensive May in Fact Be Bad News for Iraq's Future

If the Iraqi forces are to defeat ISIS in Tikrit, they need local residents to rise up against the terrorists. But increasing Iranian influence is casting doubt on that outcome.

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Iraqi Security Forces Launch Offensive To Retake Tikrit from ISIS

A battle for the strategic city of Tikrit has begun, with Iranian-backed militias and Iraqi security forces battling Islamic State militants.

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The US, ISIS and the War of Narratives That's Being Lost

It's no secret that countering ISIS messaging requires telling a better story. So why hasn't the U.S. come up with one yet?

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Russian Opposition Leader Shot Dead in Moscow

The killing of a liberal former deputy prime minister leaves very few remaining Russian politicians to stand in opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Will Netanyahu's Washington Moment Ruin a Breakthrough on Iran?

The politics of Netanyahu's speech to Congress this week masks another issue: Obama's responsibility to avoid making a bad nuclear deal with Tehran.

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An Anti-ISIS Summit in Mecca

A little-noticed conference in Mecca on 'Islam and Counterterrorism' offers a counterpoint to the Obama administration's narrative on how to defeat ISIS.

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The Damage Netanyahu Is Doing to the US-Israel Relationship

The Israeli prime minister seems willing set relations with Washington on fire in order to save his political career.

Science & Tech

‘Jihadi John’ and the Future of the Biometrics Terror Hunt

The future of the biometrics dragnets that identified an Islamic State executioner is on a hilltop in West Virginia.

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Clapper Says People in Mosul May Be Getting Sick of ISIS

The nation’s top spy offered a bleak assessment of the nation’s threats.

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Netanyahu Tried To Invite Arab Diplomats To His Speech - and Failed

Meanwhile, the prime minister's national security advisor reportedly advised against the delivery of the speech.

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NATO Commander: US Lethal Aid to Ukraine Won’t Stop Russia

NATO’s Gen. Philip Breedlove told lawmakers U.S.-supplied lethal aid to Ukraine’s military would not stop Russia, though it might help ‘change its calculation.’