Tag: <span>Barack Obama</span>
February 25, 2016 > Staff
Ahead of Obama Visit, Cuba Eases Travel Restrictions for Dissidents
Top Story — Cuba on Wednesday granted seven of the country’s most well-known dissidents, out on parole while serving prison sentences ranging from 18 to 25 years, permission for a […] Read More >
November 11, 2015 > Staff
Obama Sets Stage For Supreme Court Battle on Immigration
Top Story — On Tuesday, the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama announced it will appeal a Monday ruling made by a federal appeals court that jeopardized the administration’s plan […] Read More >
July 1, 2015 > Staff
U.S., Cuba Will Announce Embassy Openings
Top Story — The United States and Cuba are expected to announce Wednesday the details of their plans to open embassies for the first time in more than 50 years, […] Read More >
June 1, 2015 > Staff
Cuba Taken Off U.S. Terror List
Top Story — The United States on Friday announced the removal of Cuba from its list of states that sponsor terrorism, a milestone in the ongoing efforts by the two […] Read More >
May 27, 2015 > Staff
Appeals Court Upholds Injunction Against Obama Immigration Order
Top Story — A federal appeals panel on Tuesday barred an executive order by President Barack Obama granting deportation protection and expanded rights to undocumented immigrants from taking immediate effect. […] Read More >
April 15, 2015 > Staff
U.S. to Take Cuba Off Terror List
Top Story — U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced his intention to remove Cuba from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism, the latest step taken toward the […] Read More >
April 13, 2015 > Staff
U.S., Cuban Leaders Meet, A First Since 1959
Top Story — U.S. President Barack Obama met with Cuban leader Raúl Castro on Saturday, the first time the two countries’ heads of state have been face-to-face since Cuba’s 1959 […] Read More >
March 18, 2015 > Staff
Latin American Leaders Rally Behind Venezuela
Top Story — Top Latin American officials threw their support behind Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Tuesday, denouncing the March 9 sanctions imposed by the United States on seven of […] Read More >
February 18, 2015 > Staff
Obama Reluctantly Complies With Judge’s Injunction on Immigration Order
Top Story — President Barack Obama was forced to suspend on Tuesday the first phase of his executive order on immigration, which would have gone into effect Wednesday, after a […] Read More >
February 18, 2015 > Staff
Transcript: Obama’s Statement to the Press Over Immigration Ruling
On Tuesday, President Barack Obama was forced to suspend the first phase of his executive order on immigration, which would have gone into effect Wednesday, after a Texas federal judge […] Read More >