Asylum and Refugees

Rep. Tammy Duckworth's position on how to address the Syrian refugee crisis became a flashpoint in the Illinois Senate race this summer after her Republican rival, Sen. Mark Kirk, began running a television ad that attacked her for supposedly supporting the acceptance of 200,000 Syrians. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

National Security

Duckworth downplays possible threat posed by more Syrian refugees

Sarah Bedford -

August 27, 2016 1:42 am

A city of Milwaukee employee cleans up a gutted beauty supply store was destroyed by fire and looting. (Mike De Sisti/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP)

Columnists

Sympathy for victims can be misdirected — and backfire

Michael Barone -

August 21, 2016 9:00 pm

Earlier this month in the Olympic Opening Ceremony, the world saw Rose Nathike Lokonyen, 23, a South Sudanese runner, stride into Maracana stadium bearing the flag of the International Olympic Committee and leading the way for the first ever Refugee Olympic Team. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Op-Eds

An Olympic voice for women of South Sudan

Heather Robinson -

August 17, 2016 4:03 am

Independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin contradicted Donald Trump's claims that terrorists may try to embed themselves in the Middle East refugee population as a means of entering the U.S. (AP Photos/Alice Martins)

Immigration

McMullin: Terrorists would cross border, not come as refugee

Anna Giaritelli -

August 16, 2016 12:40 am

Washington Secrets

U.S. accepts more Syrian refugees than all of EU: 8,000 vs. 6,000

Paul Bedard -

August 15, 2016 12:51 pm

Migrants wait in the registration room at an initial reception center for asylum seekers in Gera, central Germany. A senior German security official told the BBC Thursday that Islamic State

Beltway Confidential

Islamic State does have sleeper cells disguised as refugees

Ashe Schow -

August 11, 2016 3:42 pm

On Tuesday, a Purple Heart recipient started a GoFundMe page, titled

Immigration

Anti-Trump joke raises more than $50,000 for Syrian refugees in a week

Jason Russell -

August 8, 2016 7:22 pm

As one looks at this nation and around the world, one has to say that democratic governance has not been operating optimally and market capitalism seems to be going through a protracted rough patch. (AP Photo)

Columnists

The end of history not turning out as hoped

Michael Barone -

August 7, 2016 9:00 pm

The U.S. government has picked up the pace of Syrian refugee admissions. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)

News

U.S. could exceed goal of 10K Syrian refugees

Washington Examiner -

August 5, 2016 8:41 pm

U.S. has now taken in about 80 percent of the 10,000 Syrian refugees it has vowed to accept. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

National Security

Kerry: U.S. has taken in 8,000 Syrian refugees

Pete Kasperowicz -

August 4, 2016 10:24 pm

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