The commission rejected calls to increase the minimum age required for gun purchases
The liberal public sphere is still unwilling to accord equal weight to all human lives
“All Americans should be alarmed by Russia’s actions,” Obama said in a statement.
The wife of presidential candidate Donald Trump has little in common with fellow US immigrants.
The United States president will present the novelist with the highest award for artists given by the US government.
Obama’s trip to Kenya and Ethiopia featured an appearance at the 6th Global Entrepreneurship Summit.
A Nasa spacecraft has sailed past Pluto, capping a journey of 4.88-billion kilometres that began nine and a half years ago.
Several leaders, including US President Barack Obama, will visit Saudi Arabia’s new King Salman after the death of his predecessor, King Abdullah.
US President Barack Obama warned the Republican-led Congress to end their resistance to higher taxes on the wealthy, saying he won’t back down.
Republicans look to challenge President Barack Obama on energy, Cuba and immigration at the upcoming US Congress this week.
Veteran Washington insider, Ashton Carter, is an independent thinker whose opinions have not always aligned fully with those of the president.
A US jury has found that white police officer Darren Wilson acted in self defence when he shot and killed black teenager Michael Brown.
The world’s 20 major economies have agreed to a plan aimed at pushing their combined growth beyond the 2% they were initially targeting.
Midterm poll defeat will rattle presidential heir-apparent Hillary Clinton.
Obama may struggle to persuade African leaders to step down timeously at leadership summit.
As people celebrate the Chinese New Year and Latin America’s carnival, Barack Obama will give an update on the State of the Union in the week ahead.
The White House has defended drone strikes against al-Qaeda, insisting they complied with US law and the Constitution, even if Americans are targeted.
Impressive poll results reveal that the Republican is way ahead of his fellow election contenders.