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GOP-led House Authorized Lawsuit Against Obama Over Healthcare Law

Jul 31, 2014 02:57 AM EDT

The Republican-led House of Representatives authorized a lawsuit against U.S. President Barack Obama over the implementation of the Affordable Care Act in a 225-201 vote.

Florida Official Seeks Senate Support To Solve Climate Change

Mitch de Leon |

Jul 30, 2014 07:36 AM EDT

In a testimony conveyed before a subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Broward County commissioner Kristin Jacobs discussed the need to take action with regard to climate change.

Top Ebola Doctor In Sierra Leone Dies From Virus

Bianca Ortega |

Jul 30, 2014 07:25 AM EDT

Sheik Umar Khan, a top Ebola doctor in Sierra Leone, died on Tuesday after he got infected in one of the worst outbreaks of the virus in recent history.

U.S., EU Announce Heavier Sanctions On Russia

Andy Vitalicio |

Jul 29, 2014 07:44 PM EDT

President Obama and the European Union have imposed new sanctions against Russia, hoping to force President Vladimir Putin to end his support of armed rebels in Ukraine and to seek peace.

U.S. Urges China To Maintain Peace After 3rd Missile Test

Ron B. Lopez |

Jul 28, 2014 03:34 AM EDT

The United States urged China to avoid destabilizing actions after Beijing tested a missile this week, which U.S. said was an anti-satellite missile system.

Survey Says: One-Third of Americans Want Obama Impeached

Rhona Arcaya |

Jul 27, 2014 12:10 PM EDT

The CNN/ORC International poll comes amid talks about U.S. President Barack Obama's possible impeachment.

Obamacare Hits Snag Following Opposing Verdicts in District of Columbia, Virginia

Patricia Villaceran |

Jul 23, 2014 10:01 AM EDT

President Barack Obama's health care initiative was halted on Tuesday following the opposing verdicts on two federal appeals of whether the administration can subsidize the policy using federal insurance exchanges.

U.S. Senate Democrats Trim US$1B From Obama Border Fund Plan

Bianca Ortega |

Jul 23, 2014 04:11 AM EDT

U.S. Senate Democrats proposed a $1-billion cut from the $3.7-billion border fund plan that President Barack Obama is requesting to deal with the surge of undocumented children crossing the southern border.

MH17 Tragedy: Obama Puts Part of the Blame on Russia

Staff Reporter |

Jul 18, 2014 03:30 PM EDT

Russia is partly to blame for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 shootdown, says US President Barack Obama.

Leftist Liberals See Hillary Clinton OK, But Liz Warren Better For 2016 Presidential Race

Erika Villanueva |

Jul 18, 2014 05:23 AM EDT

Liberals at the Netroots Nation, an annual gathering of liberal progressives said Hillary Clinton the "perfectly acceptable" choice for the presidency, but wish to see Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren try to vie for the coveted position in 2016.

Shannon Richardson Sentenced to 18 Years for Toxin-Laced Letters to Obama

Andy Vitalicio |

Jul 16, 2014 05:10 PM EDT

Shannon Richardson, the actress who admitted sending toxin-laced letters to President Barack Obama last year, was sentenced Wednesday in a U.S. federal court in Texas to 18 years in jail.

Obama Tells Critics Bipartisan Politics Won't Help Solve Border Crisis

Staff Reporter |

Jul 10, 2014 10:17 PM EDT

U.S. President Barack Obama urged his critics to set aside politics if they want to solve the child migrant crisis.

Obama Seeks $3.7 billion to Respond to Immigration Crisis

Andy Vitalicio |

Jul 08, 2014 06:28 PM EDT

As he visits Texas Wednesday for a Democratic Party fundraising campaign, US President Barack Obama has asked Congress for some US$3.7 billion in funds to respond to the worsening flood of immigrants crossing the Mexican border into Texas and California.

President Obama Renews Call to Fix "Broken" Immigration Policies

Andy Vitalicio |

Jul 05, 2014 07:06 PM EDT

As the surge of undocumented immigrant children continue to stream across the US-Mexico border, President Barack Obama has sounded another call for congress to enact legislation that will build what he calls a "fair, effective, and common sense" immigration system.

German Agent Suspected of Spying for US

Staff Reporter |

Jul 05, 2014 07:06 PM EDT

German police have arrested an employee of the country's foreign intelligence service BND on suspicion of spying for US intelligence, collecting documents related to the investigation of alleged US espionage activities in Germany, and passing them on to American agents.