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President Obama formally asked Congress on Wednesday for increased powers to fight ISIS. Lawmakers are split on ground troops.

“We are for peace ... [but] our country needs to be defended and we will do that to the end," Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said.

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About 150 Americans are believed to have tried to reach Syria to join militant groups.

During the Chinese president’s visit, the U.S. and China are expected to address differences on several issues, including cyber-espionage.

The U.S. House of Representatives introduced new legislation to help Ukraine counter pro-Moscow rebels.

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President Obama is about to ask Congress for authorization to continue the fight against ISIS and other terror groups.

The expansion of the Central American Minors program is “a whole new pipeline for legal migration,” says Ann Corcoran of Refugee Resettlement Watch.

“This was a work meeting between the prime minister and the defense secretary of the world’s biggest superpower. That is no time for stinginess,” Haaretz wrote.

The state's voters approved a minimum wage hike in November, but State Rep. Jim Bolin already wants to change that.

At least 30 international firms, including Microsoft and Samsung Electronics, face investigations and raids by the Chinese government.

Gaining control of the transport hub is expected to give rebels access to important routes within Luhansk and Donetsk.

The White House will ask Congress by Wednesday for new authority to use force against Islamic State fighters, congressional aides said on Monday.

Netanyahu is due to address a joint session of Congress about Iran's nuclear program on March 3.

It's a critical week for diplomacy on the Ukraine crisis, but Angela Merkel herself doubts it will do much good.

The White House has directed Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents not to arrest some immigrants.

Airstrikes hitting Raqqa, Syria, are fewer and fewer, indicating that fighting the Islamic State group is becoming harder.

A spokesman for the rebels said Ukrainian forces were pushed out of Logvinovo, but Ukrainian forces dispute that.

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