In a greeting to Iranians marking the Persian new year, U.S. President Barack Obama told them this year represents the “best opportunity in decades” to pursue a different relationship between the United States and the Islamic Republic. Iranians are celebrating Nowruz as a March 31 deadline approaches for reaching a framework agreement to limit Iran’s […]
A federal judge in Texas has temporarily blocked President Barack Obama’s effort to shield up to 5 million undocumented immigrants from deportation, a day before its first phase was to begin. Late Monday, U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen ruled in favor of 26 states, including Texas, that had sued to stop Obama’s order. Obama had […]
U.S. President Barack Obama is signing an executive order Friday aimed at encouraging companies and organizations to share more information about cybersecurity threats with the government and each other. Obama will sign the order at a White House-sponsored conference on cybersecurity and consumer protection at Stanford University in California. A White House fact sheet on […]
President Barack Obama is set to present his plan to deal with foreign policy concerns, ranging from the Islamic State to the rise of China, in a report to lawmakers. No major policy changes are expected to be unveiled Friday in the 33-page National Security Strategy document. Some Republican lawmakers have criticized Obama for what […]