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The terror group has lost some 40 percent of the area it once controlled in Iraq, and it will lose more, the U.S. president said Monday.

"My idea [was] to create a beautiful feast for the eyes reminiscent of a warm and joyful season filled with international treasures and signature fabrics," said designer Duro Olowu.

In the wake of recent ISIS attacks that have killed more than 500 people around the world, the Department of Homeland Security will announce a new threat warning system in the next few days.

In a rare speech from the Oval Office, President Barack Obama laid out his plan to defeat terrorism.

White House unveiled its holiday decor and invited military families.

Lawmakers want to reform the visa waiver program that allows foreign nationals to travel to the U.S., but the potential tourism hit may give them pause.

Politicians, labor representatives and other leaders were set to gather in Washington Wednesday to demand Congress take action on Puerto Rico's debt crisis.

The intruder, draped in an American flag, reportedly left behind a note indicating he expected to die because of his actions.

Malia and Sasha Obama laugh at jokes of their father during Turkey Pardon.

The president's statement came after a meeting Tuesday at which he and the French president discussed strategies for defeating the Islamic State group.

In an email Tuesday, Jeh Johnson, U.S. secretary of homeland security, explained how new arrivals would be vetted by the U.S. government.

The National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony will be held on Dec. 3.

The reports come a week after U.S. allies in the Gulf raised concern at the Dubai Airshow over a shortage of military supplies.

"I believe that in the end, the American people will see that it's a win for our workers, our businesses and our middle class," the president said.

Violence has tarnished hopes for a long-term solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Obama Monday he is committed to peace.

Israel, following Saudi Arabia, is looking to strengthen its military following the Iran nuclear deal. Has the agreement unleashed an arms race in the Middle East?

Imposing U.S. copyright laws on other countries through the Trans-Pacific Partnership would stifle Internet freedom and innovation, rights groups say.

Environmentalists aren't happy with what they see in the final Trans-Pacific Partnership text, which came out Thursday.

A CNBC executive involved in last week's GOP debate has ties to the Clintons, and his wife donated to Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign.

Another 7,000 pages of the former secretary of state's emails were put on the State Department's website Friday.

The recommendations issued Thursday focus on labs registered to work on dangerous "select agent" pathogens that the government considers to pose possible bioterrorism threats.