Jul 25 Watch Can political leadership in Central America reverse conditions fueling migration? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 25 Obama urges Central American leaders for help By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is summoning Central American leaders to the White House to discuss the influx of young immigrants from their countries to the U.S., hoping to show presidential action even as Congress remains deeply split over proposals… Continue reading
Jul 25 Obama meets with Central American leaders on border crisis while Congress dithers By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Border crisis in focus again But solutions are stuck in Congress House committee passes anti-Obama lawsuit; Democrats aim to use it politically Ryan, Rubio try to strike sympathetic tones on poverty Obama meets with… Continue reading
Jul 23 Will the president's low approval rating cost Democrats the Senate? By Domenico Montanaro Democrats are already expected to lose seats--both sides agree. The question is how many. If history is a guide, it could be very close as to whether Republicans wrest control of the Senate. Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch 'Valor was everywhere': Medal of Honor winner Pitts honored for Afghan battle heroism By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 21 Former Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Pitts to receive Medal of Honor By News Desk President Barack Obama awarded the Medal of Honor to former Army staff sergeant Ryan M. Pitts during a White House ceremony Monday. Continue reading
Jul 21 Older, sicker enrollees will likely drive up rates at Florida's biggest health insurer By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News Several factors could drive up rates next year — including a paucity of younger and healthy enrollees and a greater-than-expected surge in people seeking expensive health services, CEO Patrick Geraghty said in an interview. Continue reading
Jul 21 Obama pushes Putin to rein in separatists at Malaysia Airlines crash site By News Desk and Associated Press U.S. officials have been seeking to build a case that the plane was shot down by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. Officials also say it is unlikely the separatists could have fired a missile without assistance from Russia. Continue reading
Jul 19 Obama's foreign policy under pressure as world crises pile up By Julie Pace, Associated Press The cascade of international crises this week comes as the American public's views about President Obama's foreign policy have soured, turning what was once seen as his strength into a potential liability. For a second-term president already hamstrung on the… Continue reading
Jul 18 U.S. builds case linking pro-Russian separatists to downing of MH17 By Julie Pace, Associated Press Obama said the U.S. believes the Malaysia Airlines plane was felled by a surface-to-air missile launched from an area near the Ukraine-Russia border that is controlled by Kremlin-backed separatists. Even as he cautioned that the exact circumstances were still being… Continue reading