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King Abdullah II, who was on a scheduled trip to Washington, cut short his visit and called on his countrymen to "stand together."

The Senate took up the immigration battle Tuesday as lawmakers wrangled over funding for Homeland Security.

The Department of Homeland Security only recently emerged as a wedge issue to between the White House and the GOP.

Immigration and economic inequality emerged as major themes in the mayor's second annual address.

The majority of the Twitter followings of pop music stars — including Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Katy Perry — are actually fake.

But the vote is doomed by the GOP not having enough votes to counter a presidential veto threatened by President Obama.

The photos, which show the former president meeting a Cuban student leader, were posted by a state media outlet.

Sen. Rand Paul and Gov. Chris Christie favor a parent’s right to choose whether to vaccinate a child.

But he certainly wouldn't decline if elected.

Venezuela's president, who accused Joe Biden of plotting a coup, has another reason to be unhappy with Washington.

President Obama warned that the military and the economy will suffer if his budget isn't enacted. Is he correct?

The president's proposal includes $75 million in military aid to Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova to "counter Russian aggression."

Obama's proposed budget aims to prop up a sagging middle class.

Sending weapons to Ukraine could escalate fighting, but may be necessary to confront Russia's wider aggression.

Despite saying his budget is "fully paid for," Obama's spending plan has a $474 billion deficit.

America's College Promise would increase the deficit by $60 billion over the next 10 years.

The law makes it a felony to defraud people seeking legal immigration assistance of more than $1,000.

Obama has threatened to veto the bill, because he is concerned about the environmental impact that the crude oil pipeline would have.

Later this week, U.S. President Barack Obama will be at an event that will also be attended by the Dalai Lama.

Kenji Goto, 47, who had worked as a journalist in several war zones, had gone to Syria in October to secure the release of Haruna Yukawa.

As pro-Russian rebels intensify their attacks in Ukraine, the U.S. is reconsidering the question of providing more lethal assistance to Kiev.