Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto will meet with President Barack Obama Tuesday to discuss economic develop and the immigration executive actions issued in November.
Nearly two weeks after Cuba and the U.S. announced a renewal of their diplomatic relations, the U.S. State Department condemned Cuba of repressing and detaining activists.
President Barack Obama revealed he was "frustrated" with the lack of comprehensive immigration reform in Congress and referred to his executive actions as "a first step" to future efforts.
The renewed diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba included third-party support from as far as the Vatican, with Pope Francis of Argentina facilitating talks and a prisoner swap between the countries.
During the process to normalize diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States, a prisoner swap involving dozens of individuals was conducted but details have been very minimal.
Although the United States and Cuba are normalizing their diplomatic relations, travel restrictions will still be in place, particularly for non-Cuban-descent travelers.
Following President Barack Obama's immigration executive actions, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson issued a memorandum affecting the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency.
Americans' view of the U.S. economy appears to be increasing in positive territory, coincidentally as news about the country's economy further improving.
American businesses are reportedly planning to utilize the renewed diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba to expand their ventures in the island. While the plans are occurring, some limitations will be in place by order of the U.S. government.
Within a one-week period, Healthcare.gov, the federal health insurance exchange marketplace, doubled its plan selections. Healthcare.gov and its Spanish-equivalent CuidadoDeSalud.gov, attracted 6.4 million people seeking health coverage.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's peak among potential 2016 Democratic presidential candidates has started to slip, but her lead is still considered a "overwhelmingly" strong.
With President Barack Obama announcing plans to renew diplomatic relations with Cuba, the island's designation as a "State Sponsor of Terrorism" has been questioned.
While President Barack Obama issued executive actions that may defer nearly five million undocumented immigrants from deportation, he also issued a "presidential memorandum" aimed towards modernizing and streamlining the country's immigration visa system.
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, the 43-year-old Cuban American from Florida, voiced his opposition of the Obama administration's renewed diplomatic relations with Cuba, but his sentiments could be related to his generation and a community with a rapidly changing opinion on both country’s policies.
White House officials detailed the most significant changes to U.S. and Cuba foreign policy in more than 50 years. During a conference call, a senior administration official acknowledged President Barack Obama's commitment to change policies that was originally viewed as a failure at the expense of advancing interests.
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., has criticized the Obama administration's plans to renew diplomatic relations with Cuba, but his sentiments were not shared among millennials and scholars.
The Republican Party's control of the upcoming 114th Congress continued to grow with confirmation results of the last congressional election race in Arizona.
