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Cesar Alteri Sayoc Jr., has a lengthy criminal record.

Environmental groups are petitioning a federal judge in Wyoming to intervene in legal challenges against the BLM's new rule limiting natural gas waste on public lands.

Earlier this week, the United States, Iran and five other world powers came to an agreement about Iran's nuclear program. One of the biggest critics of the agreement is Israel, particularly Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel's Ambassador to the United States, Ron Dermer, discussed the issues that most concern Israel in an interview.

WASHINGTON (AP) — White House press secretary Jay Carney is leaving his post and his No. 2 is taking over. President Barack Obama announced Carney's departure in a surprise appearance at in the White House press briefing room Friday...

The White House says it will continue to press Congress for "fast track" authority to speed approval of trade deals even as election-year politics makes the task harder.

President Barack Obama says a more fuel-efficient truck fleet will boost the economy and help clean the environment.

President Barack Obama is raising the minimum wage for federal contractors from $7.25 to $10.10.

President Barack Obama is carrying out a presidential duty he hasn't had a lot of opportunity to perform recently: signing into law a major piece of bipartisan legislation.

President Barack Obama is soliciting advice Wednesday from his party's senators, and the voices of some Democrats may come through louder than others.

Congress is preparing to send President Barack Obama a massive, five-year farm bill that provides food for the needy and subsidies for the nation's farmers.