Politics Sep 13 Israel to get $38 billion in military aid, U.S. officials say WASHINGTON — The United States says it's reached a deal with Israel to provide military assistance over the next 10 years.
World Sep 06 Obama vows to work to tighten sanctions on North Korea VIENTIANE, Laos — In the wake of another missile launch, President Barack Obama vowed Tuesday to work with the United Nations to tighten sanctions against North Korea, but added that the U.S. was still open to dialogue if the government…
Politics Aug 24 Comparing Trump’s evolving immigration plan to Clinton, Obama If this week's string of vague and contradictory statements by Donald Trump and his team is revealing anything, it's that his immigration policy is still evolving.
Politics Aug 12 After repeatedly claiming Obama and Clinton link to ISIS, Trump calls it sarcasm Trump, in an early-morning post on Twitter, blamed CNN for reporting "so seriously" that he had called Obama and Democrat Hillary Clinton the extremist group's founder and most valuable player. He added, in all capital letters: "THEY DON'T GET SARCASM?"…
Politics Aug 11 Trump refuses to back away from false claim Obama founded ISIS Donald Trump is now accusing President Barack Obama of founding the Islamic State group that is wreaking havoc from the Middle East to European cities.
Nation Aug 03 President Obama shortens sentences for 214 federal prisoners WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Wednesday cut short the sentences of 214 federal inmates, including 67 life sentences, in what the White House called the largest batch of commutations on a single day in more than a century.
Politics Jul 21 Donald Trump may support gay rights, but does the Republican Party? While Republicans seek to broaden their appeal ahead of November's election, the party adopted a platform that moves farther away from gay rights with a new admonition of gay parenting, adding language that says kids raised by a mother and…
Politics Jul 20 Why some Republicans in Cleveland want Hillary Clinton in prison It's no surprise that Republicans are emphasizing Clinton's weaknesses more than Trump's strengths. The GOP's strategy for winning in November rests in part on the hope that voters dislike the Democrat more than the Republican.
World Jul 13 Obama deploys 47 U.S. troops to South Sudan amid heavy fighting WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he's deployed 47 U.S. troops to South Sudan amid a worrisome outbreak of fighting there.
Nation Jul 07 Obama: Police shootings should trouble all Americans Obama says when incidents like this occur, many Americans feel it's because they're not being treated the same. He says, "That hurts."…