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President Obama confirmed that the beheading video of American journalist Steven Sotloff was authentic during a press conference in Estonia and offered his condolences to the family. Obama added that the prayers of the American people were with the family

During a press conference in Estonia on Wednesday morning, President Obama was asked about the purpose of the NATO alliance, ahead of a conference with allies in Wales. Obama described NATO as “unique in the annals of history” because of

President Obama insists that he still plans to make an executive decision on immigration reform, but his timeline for action grows increasingly convoluted. Obama and his team spent most of the summer previewing his executive action on immigration reform, vowing

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest reacted to the news of a second American journalist beheaded by ISIS. Earnest said that he hadn’t seen the reports but that the administration had been watching the situation “very carefully.” Just minutes before

President Obama issued a video message to Africans struggling in their fight to stop the outbreak of the Ebola virus, particularly residents of Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Nigeria. In a video released by the State Department, Obama took time

Throughout his political career, former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor was closely tied to Wall Street bankers. Cantor helped the financial industry in Congress, and Wall Street executives returned the favor by flocking to his many fundraisers for Republican candidates.

President Obama delivered a fiery speech at Laborfest 2014 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin voicing support for unions and organized labor. He also voiced his support for “immigration rights,” lumping it together with civil rights, gay rights, and voting rights. During his

The Department of Homeland Security reacted to the news that the United Kingdom had raised their terrorism threat level and downplayed any additional threat to the United States. Earlier on Friday, Prime Minister David Cameron gave a speech denouncing the

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest took great lengths to explain why President Obama’s comment about having no strategy to defeat the Islamic State in Syria. Earnest acknowledged that he responded quickly on Twitter to clarify Obama’s “no strategy” statement

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest began his press conference on Friday with a lighthearted comment about President Obama’s tan suit Obama drew attention from White House observers when he held a press conference at the White House in a

President Obama has a busy Labor Day weekend planned as he leaves on Air Force One for New York later this afternoon. Once in New York, President Obama is scheduled to attend two Democratic National Committee fundraisers in the area

Democrats are more afraid of global warming than the threat posed by the Islamic State terrorists, according to a new Pew Research Center poll. The poll shows that 68 percent of Democrats believe that global climate change is a major threat

After wrapping up questions at his press conference today, President Obama returned to the podium to answer a question from a reporter about his strategy on acting on immigration. Obama explained that although “hope springs eternal” that Congress would address

Before leaving for New York for a series of fundraisers, President Obama held a press conference at the White House to discuss his lack of strategy on Syria. Obama told reporters that his strategy was still developing, and that he

Sen. Al Simpson (R-WY) retired from the Senate in 1997, but he is now celebrating another political victory in his state. The retired senator ran and won his election as a member of the Republican precinct committee in his hometown

As violence continues to escalate around the world, President Obama will meet with members of the National Security Council Thursday, the White House reports. The meeting, which will be closed to the press, was added to the President’s schedule Thursday morning.

CNN’s Dana Bash extracted a promise from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell not to shut down the government ever again. McConnell explained that Congress did have the responsibility to direct spending and warned that he would not just send a

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest warned Republicans on Wednesday that any threat by Congress of withholding funds would not change President Obama’s decision to issue an executive order to give illegal immigrants amnesty. In an interview with Breitbart News,

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest warned Republican lawmakers on Wednesday that threats of withholding funds would not change President Obama’s decision to issue an executive order to give illegal immigrants amnesty. In an interview with Breitbart News, Sen. Marco

A United States Senator called for a boycott of the fast food chain Burger King after news broke on Monday that the company was in talks to purchase Tim Hortons, a Canadian food chain. The merger would allow the company