The month of July saw a decrease in the number of apprehensions of unaccompanied minors and family units illegally crossing the southern border into the United States, according to new data released by the Department of Homeland Security. In July,
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tom Frieden, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, brushed off concerns that the Ebola virus could come through the United States’ southern border, Thursday after testifying about the threat of Ebola before a
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ebola can be stopped, but the fight will not be easy, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tom Frieden testified before a House panel Thursday. “We can stop Ebola. We know how to
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ebola was once thought to be an isolated disease but the most recent epidemic reveals its capacity to spread, House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa Chairman Chris Smith (R-NJ) said at a hearing on the threat of
With Ebola claiming more than 900 lives and a handful people in America receiving tests for the deadly virus, the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa is convening a hearing Thursday to examine the threat. “Around the country there is a
Ebola can be contained, President Obama stressed, addressing the press at the U.S.-Africa Summit Wednesday. “What we do know is that the Ebola virus, both currently and in the past, is controllable if you have a strong public health infrastructure
More than $200 million was committed to programs for Africa at a forum for spouses of African leaders held in conjunction with this week’s U.S.-Africa Summit Wednesday. The forum, titled “Investing in Our Future at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit” was
President Obama opened a U.S.-Africa Summit session with African leaders on “Investing in Africa’s Future” Wednesday morning by again committing to helping confront the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa. “The United States and our international partners will continue to
Former President George W. Bush sang the praises of his daughter Barbara Bush for getting him back to Washington, D.C. Wednesday at a U.S.-Africa Summit forum for first spouses. “I also want to give a shout out to our dear
First Lady Michelle Obama had high praise for her predecessor, former First Lady Laura Bush Wednesday at a U.S.-Africa Summit forum hosted by the State Department, Bush Institute, and Office of the First Lady. “It is now my pleasure to
President Obama toasted the “New Africa” and highlighted his African heritage to the dozens of leaders from the continent convened in Washington, D.C. for the U.S.-Africa Summit at a White House dinner Tuesday night. “I stand before you as the
President Barack Obama stressed the importance of the free flow of information and fair governance as a key to the continent of Africa’s success at the U.S.-Africa Summit in Washington, D.C., Tuesday. “The reason the Internet is so powerful is
The Ebola outbreak is a “threat against humanity,” Macky Sall, the President of the Republic of Senegal said through an interpreter at the U.S.-Africa Summit Tuesday. “Let me say how big is my solidarity to the victims,” Sall said at
Vice President Joe Biden expressed optimism about the prospect of a growing economic relationship between the United States and the continent of Africa during his address to the U.S.-Africa Summit Tuesday. “I see no reason why – and this is
At a gathering of African and business leaders convened by the Obama administration, World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim highlighted former President George W. Bush’s work on AIDS in Africa. “I think back just to 2000 when a small
Investment in Africa will strengthen America, Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker argued Tuesday before the U.S.-Africa Business Forum. The U.S.-Africa “economic relationship is fundamental to our mutual peace and prosperity,” Pritzker told the summit audience. “We know that businesses serve
The United States is working to help contain the Ebola outbreak in Africa, President Obama wrote in an op-ed Tuesday ahead of his address to the U.S.-Africa Summit. “Today, we’re working urgently with nations in West Africa and global health
The United States needs to forge investments in Africa, Former President Bill Clinton explained Tuesday, moderating a U.S.-Africa Summit panel titled “Expanding Opportunities: The New Era For Business In Africa” “I think the United States and its business community need
Since 2000, Tennessee’s net employment growth has gone to immigrants, despite the fact that native-born Americans accounted for 60 percent of the state’s working-age population growth, a new report from a limited immigration group reveals. According to a new Center
Officials from three of the African countries facing an outbreak of Ebola met with Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Mathews Burwell and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Tom Frieden during the U.S.-Africa Summit Monday. According to
Climate change and a growing world population will make staving off world hunger more difficult in the future, Secretary of State John Kerry told an audience convened for a panel on “Resilience and Food Security in a Changing Climate” at
A new video making the rounds on social media finds a Border Patrol agent expressing discontent at the current immigration process. The YouTube video, which has been posted at sites like National Review Online and Twitchy, shows a man going
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Illinois Democrat Rep. Luis Gutierrez argued Friday evening that the bill offered by Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), set to be voted on in conjunction with the border supplemental bill, that targets President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nobody — even those among their ranks — thought it could happen, but House conservatives cracked GOP leadership to get almost everything they wanted out of a supplemental appropriations immigration bill before the Congress broke officially for
WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Republicans passed a border supplemental bill Friday night. The 223 – 189 vote came after an initial attempt at a border supplement failed to make it to the floor Thursday due to lack of support. Late-night
