Dave Obey

I don't pretend to understand Afghanistan, but I do know it's a big, poor, backward Islamic country in Central Asia with all sorts of warring…

Pakistan is beginning to recognize the severity of the threat posed by an extremist insurgency that is encroaching on major urban areas, Secretary of…

In a swift victory for US President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives approved a historically huge $819 billion…

In their latest tussle with the White House on the Iraq war, two leading US House Democrats said the Pentagon was using scare tactics to try to goad…

Bowing to President George W. Bush, the Democratic-controlled Congress grudgingly approved fresh billions for the Iraq war, minus the troop…

The Democratic-controlled Congress cleared legislation to begin withdrawal of US troops from Iraq by Oct. 1 with a goal of a complete pullout six…

A record number of Jewish members will enter Congress Thursday, but more remarkable are the unparalleled positions of power they will hold on…

Those anticipating Clinton-like Middle East initiatives in the last two years of the Bush administration may be very disappointed. The American…

A House of Representatives committee approved a bill Thursday that would give Egypt $1.7 billion after rejecting a Democratic lawmaker's effort to…

In the wake of the Jack Abramoff scandal, Jewish groups are closely watching plans to restrict lawmakers' lobbyist-sponsored travel, which could have…