Obama challenges Congress to reinstate assault weapon ban

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday challenged the Republican-controlled Congress to reinstate the ban on assault weapons in the wake of the deadliest shooting massacre in the US history.

President Barack Obama delivers his final State of the Union address to Congress

President Barack Obama has delivered his final State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in Washington.

He outlined his accomplishments over the past seven years and urged Americans to overcome their fears and work together to "fix" the nation's politics.

Tearful Obama announces executive action on gun control

President Barack Obama shed tears Tuesday as he announced limited measures to tackle rampant US gun violence and called on Americans to punish lawmakers who oppose more meaningful reforms.

Obama to announce gun-control measures in coming days

US President Barack Obama said Monday that he will roll out gun-control initiatives over the next several days, stressing that the measures will be "entirely consistent" with the constitutional right to bear arms.

Forty-one US senators to back Iran nuclear deal, enough to block disapproval resolution in Congress

Three more US Democratic senators said Tuesday that they would support the nuclear agreement with Iran, bringing the number of lawmakers who have announced their decision to favor the deal to 41.

Japan PM voices WW II 'repentance' in US speech

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has expressed "deep repentance" over Japan's role in World War II, in a landmark speech to the US Congress.

Obama officially asks Congress to remove Cuba from terror list

US president Barack Obama has told Congress  that he plans to remove Cuba from the country's list of state sponsors of terrorism, submitting a report and certifications required under law, the White House said.

Obama says no decision yet on removing Cuba from terror sponsor list

US President Barack Obama said here Thursday that no decision has been made as to removing Cuba from the State Sponsor of Terrorism list.

Obama advised to take Cuba off terror list

President Barack Obama has moved closer to removing a major hurdle in the US-Cuba diplomatic thaw.

A US lawmaker has indicated that the President could take Havana off a list of state sponsors of terrorism.

Απάντηση Κοτζιά στις δηλώσεις Καμμένου περί τζιχαντιστών ζητεί το Ποτάμι

Την επίσημη θέση του υπουργού Εξωτερικών Νίκου Κοτζιά αναφορικά με τη μη ομόφωνη έκδοση ψηφίσματος, από το αμερικανικό Κογκρέσο, για την επέτειο της 25ης Μαρτίου ως μέρα εθνικής ανεξαρτησίας της Ελλάδας, ζητούν τρεις βουλευτές του Ποταμιού.

Netanyahu urges global unity against Iran's 'terror'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the world must stand together to stop Iran from gaining access to a nuclear weapon in his much-anticipated address to the US Congress.

Strong consensus in US Congress for lifting blockade against Cuba (Pelosi)

In the US Congress there is a strong bipartisan support for lifting the blockade against Cuba and excluding it from the State Department's list of "countries sponsoring terrorism," US House of Representatives Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said Thursday.

Iran vows retaliation to new US sanctions

Iran's Majlis (parliament) has devised retaliatory plans in case that the United States imposes fresh sanctions on the country over its nuclear program, the Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said here on Saturday.

Obama will not meet Netanyahu during U.S. visit

U.S. President Barack Obama will not meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin during his upcoming visit to the United States, Agence France Presse reported, citing a White House statement.

Obama calls for an end to Cuba embargo

Hailing the return of Alan Gross, an U.S. contractor jailed in Cuba for five years, U.S. President Barack Obama urged Congress to further ease sanctions on Cuba in his second-to-last State of Union speech on Tuesday.

"When what you're doing doesn't work for fifty years, it's time to try something new," Obama said."Our shift in Cuba policy has the potential to end a legacy of mistrust in our hemisphere."

President Obama says the US has "turned the page"

President Barack Obama has called on US Congress to pass a new authorisation of force against the Islamic State militant group in Iraq and Syria.
Mr Obama said in the annual State of the Union address that a US led coalition of countries is stopping the advance of the ISIS group.

US removes two Kurdish groups from terror blacklist

 The U.S. Congress allowed two Kurdish groups to be removed from a terror blacklist under U.S. immigration laws.

The move was part of a wider defense spending bill passed by the Senate on Friday, and expected to be signed into law by President Barack Obama.

Senate Democrats back new use of force agreement against ISIS (without US ground troops)

Democrats on a Senate panel on Thursday unanimously supported a new authorization for military force against Islamic State jihadists without US ground troops, signaling their willingness to tie President Barack Obama's hands on war policy.

US House Speaker: Congress Should Debate Authorization Against ISIS/ISIL

As wave after wave of U.S. airstrikes target Islamic State militants, the speaker of the Republican-controlled House of Representatives says he would be willing to call Congress back into session to debate a formal, broad authorization for the use of military force. Legislators left Washington 10 days ago for a seven-week recess.
Every day brings new U.S.-led bombardments on Islamic State positions in Iraq and Syria.  But Washington is unusually quiet, as lawmakers campaign across the country ahead of midterm elections in November.

Obama says U.S. underestimates rise of Islamic State. (also blamed the civil war in Syria for giving rise to the group)

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- The United States underestimated the rise of the Islamic State now running amok in Iraq and Syria while overrating the Iraqi military's ability to fight the extremist group, President Barack Obama acknowledged in an interview to be aired on Sunday night.

"That's true, that's absolutely true," the president told the CBS News "60 Minutes" program, echoing an assessment made by Director of National Intelligence James Clapper a couple of days ago.