The House speaker said the Senate has a right to oppose a president's nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Hillary Clinton made her opinions about filling the Scalia Supreme Court vacancy known Monday night.
In 2008, the Republican senator argued for leniency for former President George W. Bush's Supreme Court appointees. He's not doing the same for Obama.
As commercial flights are set to resume after more than 50 years between the U.S. and Cuba, a majority of Americans hold a favorable view of the island nation.
The proposed resolution aims to push the Indiana governor to lighten his stance toward refugee resettlement in the state.
The claims are in contrast with recollections of friends who reportedly described Justice Antonin Scalia as his usual, happy self in his final days.
The U.S. Senate on Friday backed a plan to name the plaza after Chinese political dissident Liu Xiaobo.
President Park Geun-hye warned early Tuesday that a continuation of North Korea's recent actions will only speed "regime collapse."
Syria’s ambassador to Russia says his country would retaliate against Saudi Arabia and Turkey if their ground forces were to intervene.
The transportation of goods by truck between the two countries is the latest target in the trade war between Moscow and Kiev.
The president will not take up the issue until the Senate returns from its recess Feb. 22, the White House said.
The president of the NAACP and other leaders criticized those trying to deny President Obama a final Supreme Court appointment.
The Democratic National Committee lifted a ban on campaign contributions by lobbyists, a move the presidential candidate’s campaign called a “step backward.”
The body of the U.S. Supreme Court justice reportedly will be flown to his home in northern Virginia Tuesday.
The campaigns of presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders both have had a hard time locating potential voters.
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., says the Senate has an obligation to go through the nomination process and should not shirk its duty.
The agreement came two days after major powers agreed on Friday to a temporary “cessation of hostilities” in Syria.
After a moment of silence to remember Justice Antonin Scalia, the six Republican presidential candidates came out swinging.
Candidates debating in South Carolina on Saturday night called on President Obama to refrain from selecting a Supreme Court nominee.
A GOP pledge to block President Obama from nominating a successor to Justice Scalia could have a huge impact on 2016 and beyond.
The president addressed the nation from California on Saturday following the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
Six candidates vying for the GOP's presidential nomination faced off Saturday in Greenville.
