President Barack Obama, on his trip to Kenya, spoke about Kenyan LGBT rights while appearing with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. LGBT rights in Kenya are limited and sex between men is a criminal activity. Punishment includes jail time of up to 14 years. Obama compared legalized discrimination towards gays to legalized racial discrimination. “When […]
The White House announced today that President Obama has ordered federal government flags to fly at half-staff in memory of the five people who died in the Chattanooga terrorist attack. Many had called on President Obama to do this and he was criticized for the amount of time that it […]
After roughly two years of negotiations, a nuclear deal with Iran has been reached. The deal aims to curtail Iran’s nuclear program and prevent the country from obtaining nuclear weapons. Iran has consistently said that their nuclear uses are only peaceful. U.S. President Barack Obama spoke about the deal […]
President Obama announced today that Cuba and the United States will reopen their embassies as part of efforts to normalize relations. The two leaders exchanged letters that signified the changing in relations. Havana held a brief ceremony where Jeffrey DeLaurentis, the Chief of Mission at the U.S. Interests Section, delivered the […]
The Supreme Court ruled today on King v. Burwell in favor of the Obama Administration. At issue in this case were the federal subsidies with the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. The Court ruled the subsidies to be legal in a 6-3 ruling. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the Court’s […]
