Laura Kelly

Vera Andryczyk is a card-carrying member of the Republican Party in Pennsylvania, but as a Ukrainian-American, she’s putting her efforts into canvassing for Vice President Harris and reelecting the Democratic congresswoman from her district. Foreign policy is usually a low priority in presidential elections, but Pennsylvania’s unique connection to, and investment in, U.S. support for...

The bipartisan committee charged with supporting democracy and human rights in post-Soviet states is pushing for the United States to dump the post-Cold War status quo in its relations with Russia and label Moscow as a “persistent” threat to global security. The report from the Helsinki Commission, released Wednesday, argues that Washington must reframe its...

The Biden administration, along with partners in Europe and the Middle East, are calling for Israel and Hezbollah to accept a 21-day cease-fire, releasing a joint statement Wednesday night calling the escalation of war “intolerable and presents an unacceptable risk of a broader regional escalation.” The statement was signed by the U.S., Australia, Canada, European...

Former President Trump warned of an apocalyptic future for Israel should he lose the November election, addressing a pro-Israel conference with the theme of combatting antisemitism. The Republican presidential nominee disparaged the estimated 60 percent of American Jews as "fools" who should have their "head examined" if they vote for the Democratic presidential nominee, Vice...

Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) has received a pacemaker and will return to work in Washington, D.C., following a medical emergency last week. Wilson recorded a video released Monday saying that his collapse at an event last week marking Ukraine’s Independence Day was the result of a severe drop in blood pressure.  Attendees at the event...

The top Democrat on foreign policy in the Senate is echoing calls from Republicans for President Biden to lift restrictions on Ukraine using American weapons to strike deep inside Russian territory. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Wednesday that “the time has come to ease restrictions on Ukrainians use...

The United Kingdom, France and Germany are working to restrict direct flights between Europe and Iran in response to Tehran’s delivery of ballistic missiles to Russia for use in its war in Ukraine. The sanctions are being levied in coordination with actions by the U.S., with the Biden administration blacklisting a number of Iranian military officials,...

Senior officials from the U.S. and China agreed to plan for a call between President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping in the coming weeks, part of efforts to stabilize the fragile relationship between Washington and Beijing. The agreement for a leader-level call came during a meeting Wednesday in Beijing between national security adviser Jake...

U.S. efforts to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas showed little progress Tuesday, as Hamas publicly pushed back on President Biden’s criticism that the designated terrorist group was holding back on agreeing to the terms of the deal that Washington is working to finalize this week.   In a statement released to Telegram, Hamas said...

U.S. and Ukrainian officials are working to reorient how Ukraine is handling its recovery in order to insulate it from political changes in both Washington and Kyiv without a key player: Penny Pritzker, President Biden’s special envoy for Ukraine’s reconstruction. Pritzker only planned to serve a one-year term, which ended this month. But her impact over...