People keep waiting for the “war” to begin in Ukraine. But a 21st century-style war has already begun here, and may be almost over – something that Vladimir Putin seems to understand even if the rest of us do not.

With help from Caitlin Emma, Allie Grasgreen, Adam Behsudi and Erin Mershon. TOP READ — “KEYSTONE, INC.”: If you read one thing today, make it this http://politico.pro/1nlN19q piece about how a pipeline has turned into a major money machine for ...

Microsoft released an emergency fix Thursday for the dangerous vulnerability in Internet Explorer that was disclosed over the weekend, the company said. The security update was considered so vital that it was issued weeks before the next patch was ...

Microsoft released an emergency fix Thursday for the dangerous vulnerability in Internet Explorer that was disclosed over the weekend, the company said. The security update was considered so vital that it was issued weeks in advance of the next scheduled ...

Name one high-profile issue that's going well right now for Secretary of State John Kerry. Russian troops are still sitting on the Ukrainian border, and Russian-backed militants haven't backed off inside the country. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is still ...

An argument among soldiers is believed to have led directly to Wednesday's shooting spree at Fort Hood in Texas — and not the gunman's “underlying medical conditions,” the commanding officer at the sprawling Army base said Friday. “The underlying ...

Hillary Clinton might have had her face superimposed on a planet for a magazine cover, but it's Vice President Joe Biden whose name is being used to identify a possible dwarf planet. The official name of the recently discovered object, expected to be a dwarf ...

Speaker John Boehner has invited Pope Francis to address a joint session of Congress. It is an open invitation, the speaker's office said, and it's not yet clear when he'll give the speech on Capitol Hill. Continue Reading ...