Cuban leader Raul Castro confirmed here Wednesday in a special TV appearance that his government and the Obama Administration of the United States had agreed to reestablish the diplomatic relations between the two countries.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced a historical, new policy toward Cuba, in a move to normalize relations and end more than five decades of estrangement between the two countries.
Cuban leader Raul Castro confirmed here Wednesday in a special TV appearance that his government and the Obama Administration of the United States had agreed to reestablish the diplomatic relations between the two countries.
In the most sweeping change in U.S.-Cuban relations in five decades, U.S. President Barack Obama announced on Wednesday plans to normalize ties with Cuba in a move that has sparked much controversy in the United States.
U.S. President Barack Obama intends to sign into law a bill that will ratchet up sanctions on Russia and provide additional assistance to Ukraine, the White House said on Tuesday.
The House of U.S. Congress on Thursday voted to bar the executive branch from deferring the deportation of undocumented workers in the country, taking its first direct action against President Barack Obama's executive actions on immigration reform.
A battle over immigration reform is brewing in Washington after President Barack Obama's announcement last month that he would act alone and issue an executive order to prevent the deportation of millions of illegal immigrants.
As U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is stepping down, President Barack Obama is likely to choose a new defense chief who can play ball with the rest of the team, experts said.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday announced resignation of Chuck Hagel as the country's defense secretary, making the first change to his cabinet after the Democrats' heavy losses in both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections early this month.
U.S. President Barack Obama has asked Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to step down, making the first change to his cabinet after the Democrats' heavy loss in the midterm elections early this month, The New York Times reported Monday.
For the third consecutive year, 52 percent of Americans say they do not believe it is the federal government's responsibility to ensure healthcare coverage for all Americans, a Gallup poll released Thursday found.
U.S. President Barack Obama is to announce executive actions on immigration at 8 p.m. (0100 GMT) Thursday, which are expected to ensure five million illegal immigrants in the country to gain protection from deportation.
The U.S. Congress and the White House are expected to come out swinging on a number of hot-button issues after midterm elections this month shifted the control of the Congress to the Republican Party (GOP).
U.S. President Barack Obama will announce his executive actions on immigration reform in a prime-time address to the nation on Thursday night.
U.S. President Barack Obama warned Tuesday that West Africa is still "nowhere near out of the woods" in its fight against Ebola.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday confirmed that American hostage Peter Kassig had been killed by Islamic State (IS) militants.
U.S. President Barrack Obama on Thursday reiterated his country's investment in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and commitment to building links between the two sides to better face global challenges.
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