BARACK OBAMA

The company joins a growing group of retailers including Walmart and IKEA who have recently announced wage increases in the U.S.

At a town hall discussion, President Obama accused Republicans of holding the Department of Homeland Security "hostage" over his immigration policies.

Sama El Masry has thrown her support behind Egypt's airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Libya.

"They might accept this, but I am not willing to accept this," the Israeli prime minister said.

One of the three men was apprehended at JFK airport, before he could board a flight to Turkey.

Congress has hit another impasse with the Friday deadline to fund Homeland Security looming.

For the first time since a ceasefire, nobody was killed in Ukraine over the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, Kiev wants lethal aid.

The Chicago Teachers Union, aided by broad discontent, is pushing Mayor Rahm Emanuel to the brink in his bid for re-election.

The setback comes despite a visit to Chicago last week from President Barack Obama.

Two Democratic senators had warned that making Israeli support a partisan issue would have "lasting repercussions."

The spouses of skilled workers with H-1B visas will soon be able to receive work permits of their own.

The U.S. is working with Cuba to reopen embassies in Havana and Washington.

Using personal stories to illustrate her positions, Clinton sounded like a 2016 candidate in a Silicon Valley speech heavy on tech and gender issues.

In the latest procedural twist, Senate Democrats are waiting to see if Speaker Boehner will agree to DHS funding bill.

Congress will now have to decide whether to attempt to override President Obama's veto of the pipeline legislation.

The "Corinthian 15" are protesting for-profit colleges and the government's role in student loans at such schools.

Orthodox believers in Russia and Ukraine traditionally mark the end of the week leading up to Lent by burning effigies, and Obama and Putin effigies took the hot spot this year.

Senator Ted Cruz said Lynch has not shown how she would be substantially different from current Attorney General Eric Holder.

Conservatives' insistence on continuing the immigration fight means that Homeland Security funding is still set to run out on Friday.

President Obama is endorsing rules that would force brokers who control $11 trillion in Americans’ retirement savings to act in their clients’ best interests.

Republicans in Congress have argued that DHS funding must be tied to a reversal of Obama's executive order to protect 5 million undocumented immigrants.