WHITE HOUSE—Despite calls from victims’ families, the White House says President Barack Obama likely would not sign legislation that could allow countries like Saudi Arabia to be sued for any role officials may have played in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on U.S. soil. “The whole notion of sovereign immunity is at stake. And […]
On his second day in Cuba, throngs of Cubans lined the rainy streets of Havana as President Obama’s motorcade traveled past, shouting his name, throwing kisses, cheering and chanting “USA! USA!” This the first time in 90 years that a sitting American president has visited the island country. Obama met with Raul Castro on Monday to have discussions […]
As the race for the Democratic presidential nomination heats up between Senator Bernie Sanders and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the close contest is drawing attention to the nomination process and the people called “superdelegates” who could have enormous influence over its outcome. The two major American political parties begin the process of selecting […]
The White House says a bill that seeks to bar the U.S. from lifting certain sanctions against Iran would violate commitments necessary to implement the international agreement to limit the Iranian nuclear program. Iran made the deal with the U.S., Britain, China, France, Russia and Germany last year to cut back its nuclear activity and […]