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Battle over Obama immigration actions lands before Supreme Court
The impassioned election-year debate over President Obama’s immigration executive actions lands Monday before a short-handed Supreme Court, where justices will consider a fundamental question: how much power does the president truly have? The justices plan to hold 90 minutes of oral arguments dealing with Obama’s...
U.S. gaining momentum on Islamic State, Obama says
The United States and allied forces have the Islamic State on the defensive, President Obama said Wednesday, with the terrorist group failing to mount a single offensive operation in Syria or Iraq since last summer. "We have momentum, and we intend to keep that momentum," he said. "It’s harder than ever for...
What Obama Says Is His ‘Worst Mistake’ as President
In his final year in office, President Obama has spent a significant amount of time emphasizing what he sees as his long list of accomplishments since 2008, but in an interview today he also admitted what he considers to be his "worst mistake." "Probably failing to plan for, the day after, what I think was the...
Think Donald Trump is outspoken? Rival Ted Cruz believes God wants him as president
SENATOR Ted Cruz may be dubbed the most despised man in Washington but he’s certain that God wants him to be the next President of the United States. After kneeling in prayer for two hours at a Baptist church in Texas, Cruz’s family wept as his wife Heidi said she’d received a message from above that told Cruz...
NEWS Huge leak reveals elite’s tax havens
A huge leak of confidential documents has revealed how the rich and powerful use tax havens to hide their wealth. Eleven million documents were leaked from one of the world’s most secretive companies, Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca. They show how Mossack Fonseca has helped clients launder money, dodge sanctions and...
Obama, leaders urge more action on nuclear security, terror
World leaders declared progress Friday in safeguarding nuclear materials sought by terrorists and wayward nations, even as President Barack Obama acknowledged the task was far from finished. Closing out a nuclear security summit, Obama warned of a persistent and harrowing threat: terrorists getting their hands on a nuclear...
Myanmar swears in first elected civilian president
Myanmar's new president has been sworn in, the first elected civilian leader in more than 50 years. Htin Kyaw from the National League for Democracy (NLD) takes over from Thein Sein, who introduced wide-ranging reforms during his five years in power. Although NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi is barred from the presidency, she...
Украйна ще награди българския президент за антируските му позиции
Българският президент Росен Плевнелиев е удостоен с наградата „Личност на 2015 година“ в Украйна, съобщи ТАСС в събота (26 март). Награждаването ще се състои в рамките на...
In Havana, a presidential party like it’s 1928
HAVANA — There hasn't been a party like this in Havana since 1928. President and Mrs. Obama arrived back at Cuba's presidential palace Monday night for a once-in-three-lifetimes event: A state dinner hosted by the Cuban president — a Marxist revolutionary — in honor of the President of the United...
Cuba releases most opposition members detained ahead of Obama visit
HAVANA—While Cuban officials have released the majority of some 50 Ladies in White dissidents arrested at their weekly demonstration here Sunday afternoon, 10 remain unaccounted for, the opposition group’s leader told VOA Monday. Berta Soler said most of the dissidents – taken into custody just hours before...
Myanmar begins presidential selection as Aung San Suu Kyi ruled out
Myanmar's National League for Democracy (NLD) has named two candidates, as the country starts the process of selecting a new president. Correspondents say one of them, Htin Kyaw, is almost certain to be elected president by the NLD-controlled parliament. The nominations confirm that NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi will not be...
My Daddy is PRESIDENT: 12 The most famous daughter of contemporary politics
The twelve of the most famous daughters of modern politicians Ivanka and Tiffany Trump The eldest daughter of a construction magnate Donald Trump and Politics 34-year-old Ivanka — public person since childhood. She dreamed about a career of model. In 1997 he appeared on the cover of a glossy magazine...