WHITE HOUSE—U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has decided not to seek his Democratic Party’s nomination for the presidency in 2016, ending months of speculation about whether he would run. Speaking Wednesday in the White House Rose Garden, Biden said the grieving process after his son Beau died of brain cancer in May “does not respect […]
President Obama announced the end of years of hostilities between the U.S. and Cuba, and the agreement for the opening of embassies in Washington and Havana on Wednesday. Obama also told reporters and the nation that Secretary of State John Kerry will raise the flag above the U.S. embassy when it opens this summer. The […]
Twin threats closed down the White House Briefing Room as well as a Senate hearing in the U.S. capitol today. It is still unknown if the two threats are connected. A call was placed by an unknown caller reporting that there was a device placed in the Homeland Security Committee offices on the third floor at […]
President Barack Obama has told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu he will “reassess” aspects of the U.S.-Israeli relationship after the Israeli leader’s comments rejecting the two-state solution. Obama delivered the message Thursday during a phone call to congratulate Netanyahu on his election victory this week, according to a White House official speaking on condition of […]