We need to talk to all the players in the Middle East, not because we agree with them, but because they play a role.

Gender based violence anywhere is a threat to peace and security everywhere.

The Ukrainian people should not be coerced. Make no mistake: the US stands together with the Ukrainians aspiring for democracy.

I figured out Karl Rove's political strategy -- make gas so expensive, no Democrats can afford to go to the polls.

We are being Americans when we hold our government to account. We are being false to our troops when we send them to a needless war, betraying their trust when we shortchange them on protective equipment, and cheating them when we silently cut their benefits.

I voted to threaten the use of force to make Saddam Hussein comply with the resolutions of the United Nations.

I will never conduct a war or start a war because we want to; the United States of America should only go to war because we have to. And if you live by that guidance, you'll never have veterans throwing away their medals or standing up in protest.