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President Obama says terrorists getting their hands on a nuke is one of the greatest threats the world faces. Addressing world leaders at the nuclear security summit in Washington, DC today, Obama said we have "measurably reduced the risk" of terrorists obtaining nuclear material, but we cannot be complacent...

President Obama is writing a new chapter in U.S.-Cuban relations. In Havana on Monday, the President said U.S. policy meant to change Cuba over the past half-century hasn't worked, and now his administration is doing what it can to end the continuing economic embargo against Cuba...

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is offering a stinging rebuke to Senate Republicans who say they won't consider anyone President Barack Obama nominates to the Supreme Court. The Massachusetts Democrat says the Constitution requires the president to make nominations with the advice and consent of the Senate...

President Barack Obama has arrived at the Supreme Court to pay his respects to the late Justice Antonin Scalia. Obama and first lady Michelle Obama walked to the casket and stood silently for less than a minute. They both have bowed their heads and closed their eyes...

(Associated Press) Washington- Senate Republicans united behind Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in insisting that President Barack Obama's successor fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by Justice Antonin Scalia's death. Democrats looking to reclaim the Senate majority immediately accused them of putting politics ahead of their constitutional responsibility ...

President Obama is pushing his case for a more aggressive response to gun violence. In a CNN town hall meeting at George Mason University, Obama insisted that he fully supports constitutional rights on gun ownership. He noted that gun sales have gone way up since he took office...

President Obama is going to tighten the nation's gun rules within the next few weeks.   Several reports say the President will meet with Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Monday to finalize new executive actions that will be announced the following week. ...

President Obama says there are no specific, credible terror threats facing the U.S. ahead of the holidays. After getting a briefing at the National Counterterrorism Center, Obama said U.S. officials are always vigilant. He repeated a warning about a new phase in the fight against terrorism...

President Obama says the U.S.-led coalition is hitting ISIS harder than ever. After a high-level meeting at the Pentagon, Obama said the coalition has fired roughly nine-thousand bombs at ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria. He insisted that his anti-ISIS strategy is moving forward with a great sense of urgency on multiple levels...

(Associated Press) - President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry hailed the newly passed international climate change agreement as a major achievement that could help turn the tide on global warming, but got a quick reminder that Republicans will fight it all the way ...