Barack Obama

Cuba opens Washington embassy, urges end to embargo

The Cuban flag was raised over Havana’s embassy in Washington on Monday for the first time in 54 y...

Jul 20, 2015 06:52 PM EDT

Americans favor Supreme Court term limits - Reuters/Ipsos poll

Most Americans would support imposing a term limit on the nine U.S. Supreme Court justices, who now ...

Jul 20, 2015 06:44 PM EDT

Tennessee rampage suspect went to Qatar in 2014: sources

The man suspected of killing five members of the U.S. military in Tennessee last week was in Qatar a...

Jul 20, 2015 06:36 PM EDT

U.S., Cuba quietly open historic new chapter in post-Cold War ties

The United States and Cuba quietly ushered in a new era of post-Cold War relations on Monday, formal...

Jul 20, 2015 07:15 AM EDT

Obama sends Iran deal to wary Congress, Israel urges rejection

President Barack Obama's administration sent a nuclear agreement with Tehran to Congress on Sunday a...

Jul 19, 2015 05:43 PM EDT

Castro sees Cuba, U.S. breaking with past, coexisting in peace

Cuba is prepared to break with the contentious past and peacefully coexist with the United States, C...

Jul 15, 2015 05:35 PM EDT

New U.S. president would struggle to ruin Iran deal, experts say

Threats on Tuesday by U.S. Republican presidential candidates to scrap the Iran nuclear agreement lo...

Jul 15, 2015 09:23 AM EDT

Boehner says Iran deal 'likely to fuel' nuclear arms race

The Republican speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives added to his party's criticism of the Ir...

Jul 14, 2015 10:17 AM EDT

Iran deal reached, Obama hails step towards 'more hopeful world'

Iran and six major world powers reached a nuclear deal on Tuesday, capping more than a decade of neg...

Jul 14, 2015 09:19 AM EDT

Obama commutes 46 prison sentences, still shy of estimates

President Barack Obama reduced the prison sentences of 46 inmates on Monday, bringing the commutatio...

Jul 13, 2015 06:15 PM EDT

Iran court holds third hearing in espionage trial of U.S. journalist

A third hearing in the trial of jailed Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian on espionage char...

Jul 13, 2015 10:19 AM EDT

U.S. military drills stoke politics of suspicion in Texas

To hear the conspiracy theorists tell it, a labyrinth of tunnels is being built under Walmart stores...

Jul 13, 2015 10:03 AM EDT

Judges appear skeptical of Obama immigration actions

U.S. appeals court judges on Friday appeared divided as they considered President Barack Obama's eff...

Jul 10, 2015 08:05 PM EDT

Iran says Western powers backtracking as nuclear deadline expires

Iran accused major powers on Friday of backtracking on previous pledges and throwing up new "red lin...

Jul 10, 2015 08:59 AM EDT

White House urges end to conflict in South Sudan

President Barack Obama's national security adviser Susan Rice urged warring leaders in South Sudan o...

Jul 09, 2015 10:54 AM EDT

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