President Obama
On Friday, the Obama administration announced a new policy that will help avoid the deportation of undocumented parents who have minor children.
With the House gearing up for a vote on immigration reform, groups from many walks of life, including business and religious entities, are making their voices heard.
The GOP's political future appears tied to the fate of immigration reform as a controversial Senate bill awaits a vote in the House sometime this fall--yet one of Washington's top Republicans said the chances of a bill passing this year are better than most realize.
In a possible sign of a shift in attitude for Republicans on the controversial subject of immigration reform, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus this week offered public rebukes on controversial remarks regarding immigrants made by Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, and former GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
Senator Marco Rubio (R - Florida) has taken to the airwaves to urge the House of Representatives to push the immigration bill through after the Congressional recess of August, stating that if they don't, Democratic President Barack Obama may just find a way to issue the law by executive order.
Kris Jenner didn't bite her tongue when it came to defending her daughter, Kim Kardashian, and Kim's boyfriend, Kanye West, against President Obama's sharp criticism of the couple and today's pop culture.
With the U.S. House looming closer to a vote on the controversial immigration bill this fall, key legislators and advocates in favor of the bill have intensified the pressure on several fronts to persuade House Republicans to pass the legislation.
Critics say that a rodeo clown crossed the line after wearing an exaggerated mask of President Barack Obama and asking spectators if they wanted to see "Obama run down by a bull" at the Missouri State Fair over the weekend.
While it appears that the Edward Snowden saga triggered President Obama to cancel a planned summit meeting in Moscow next month with Russian President Vladimir Putin, analysts say that the president simply did not want to waste time knowing that nothing worthwhile could be accomplished between the two leaders if he made such a trip.
President Obama was greeted outside of a Phoenix, Arizona high school to racial slurs and taunts when he stopped by to give a speech on the economy Wednesday.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the nominations of three of Obama's nominees for ambassadorship, who all happen to have connections to Hollywood. The Committee approved the nomination of HBO exec James Costos as representative to Spain, Los Angeles financial insider John Emerson as ambassador to Germany, and former producer Rufus Gifford as representative to Denmark.
In an unusual move, Sen. John McCain has taken a stance in agreement with his former political foe, President Obama, declaring that "stand your ground" laws need to be re-examined, both nationally and in his home state of Arizona.
President Obama will be visiting several major Spanish-speaking networks this week as he attempts to garner more public support while the House mulls over the Senate's immigration reform proposal on the table.
Days after the Republican body of the House of Representatives stated that they would not support the highly-debated immigration reform bill, President Obama once more took to the airwaves in his weekly radio address to call for the House to pass the bill into law.
As Congress prepares itself for a major debate regarding the controversial immigration reform proposal from the Senate, former President George W. Bush plans to speak on the bill next week.
