The so-called birther issue has heated up as the Republican candidate has risen to the top of the polls in Iowa before the state’s caucuses Feb. 1.
Obama's final annual address to Congress will be annotated on internet platform Genius, most commonly used for annotating song lyrics.
Several have proposals that would formally authorize the president to use ground troops in the fight against the Islamic State group.
The bill would have undone key parts of U.S. President Barack Obama’s landmark healthcare law.
The detainee, who had all charges against him dropped by the U.S. in September last year, alleges sexual abuse while in custody.
Maine Gov. Paul LePage said he had meant to say "Maine women" rather than "white girls" in his controversial comments Wednesday.
Bernie Sanders, who has been criticized over his record on gun measures, could be in conflict with the president if he becomes the nominee.
Ted Cruz said Thursday the Obama administration should undertake a retroactive assessment of all refugees who have arrived in the U.S. from “high-risk countries.”
In a one-hour meeting on CNN called "Guns in America," the president explained his recently announced executive actions.
As is typical for most highly-publicized political events, Thursday night’s town hall meeting was a hot topic on Twitter.
Even the Library of Congress says the 1791 text's meaning is "not self-evident."
Weapon sales are soaring in 2016, after a record-breaking 2015 that saw the firearms industry prosper in a year of mass shootings.
FBI officials have reportedly apprehended several suspects with alleged ties to the Islamic State group.
Demonstrators were anticipated at the site of the president's Thursday event on CNN at George Mason University in Virginia.
In a town hall meeting Thursday on CNN, the president is explaining his planned executive actions. Click here for a live stream.
Obama was scheduled Thursday night to hold a town hall meeting in Virginia to talk about his plan establishing expanded background checks for firearm purchases.
In the 1990s, he campaigned for a New Jersey state Senate in support of a ban on assault weapons.
America and South Korea are also discussing ways to deploy U.S. strategic assets on the Korean peninsula.
Two top U.S. intelligence officials disputed a newspaper's report that lawmakers were under surveillance during talks with Iran.
Despite President Obama's pledge to run the “most transparent administration,” the U.S. government is facing more open-records lawsuits than ever.
In a largely symbolic vote, Republicans led by House Speaker Paul Ryan are forcing the president to veto a plan to gut the Affordable Care Act.
Beijing wants a steadily weaker renminbi, not a sharply weaker one, pitting its desire for stability against powerful financial markets.
