( The Hill )- Lawmakers are pressing for a U.S. military option to help end the Syrian civil war, a so-called "Plan B," as the Obama administration's last-ditch diplomatic effort with Russia flounders. Frustration on Capitol Hill is mounting after a temporary ceasefire negotiated Sept. 9...

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump defended on Sunday his tax practices after a report suggested he may have avoided paying income taxes for the past two decades. The New York Times reported that Trump declared a $916 million loss on his 1995 income tax returns, which could have...

The Arab League has called on the international community to intervene to stop bloodshed in northern Syria’s Aleppo city. In a Saturday statement, spokesman Mahmoud Afifi denounced the ongoing aerial bombardment of hospitals and civilians in Aleppo. “The random airstrikes and barrel...

Three rockets fired from Daesh-controlled territory in Syria hit Turkey’s southeastern border province of Kilis Saturday, the local governor said.  According to a written statement from the governor's office, two of the rockets hit a hilly area close to the border while the third one...