Obama promises to work with Congress to close Guantanamo Bay facility

He vowed to work with Congress to try to close the detention center and does not expect the Paris attacks to derail his years-long push for its closure

• Nov 19, 2015

Ben Carson compares some Syrian refugees to "rabid dogs"

"We must balance safety against just being a humanitarian," Carson said at a press conference in Mobile, Alabama

• Nov 19, 2015

Carson compares Syrian refugees to rabid dogs; O'Malley: House bill unnecessary

Quotes of the day from the 2016 presidential candidates on the campaign trail

• Nov 19, 2015

U.S.-Mexican migration study counters 2016 campaign narrative

Finding by Pew Research Center represents turning point in one of the largest mass migrations in U.S. history

• Nov 20, 2015

House approves bill to pause Syrian refugee plan

Its passage comes days after the Paris attacks and a day after the White House issued a veto threat

• Nov 19, 2015

Ex-Defense Sec. Gates: U.S. should reevaluate intel ops on ISIS

Gates told CBS that the NSA director should tell Congress whether he needs more capabilities to track terrorists

• Nov 20, 2015

Clinton: Troops in Syria would be "mistake" even if U.S. suffers Paris-like attack

The former secretary of state laid out her plan to fight ISIS and was asked about sending U.S. troops to Syria if a Paris-style attack took place in the U.S.

• Nov 19, 2015

Ben Carson expands on earlier Terri Schiavo comments

The Republican presidential candidate said last week the controversy over Schiavo's death was "much ado about nothing"

• Nov 19, 2015

Poll: GOP voters like Carson's personality, Trump's ability

Voters think Carson has the right temperament for the presidency, but Trump will get things done

• Nov 19, 2015

Hillary Clinton to outline strategy to defeat ISIS

Her speech in New York Thursday morning was planned in direct response to the attacks claimed by ISIS last week

• Nov 19, 2015

Trump defends idea of shutting down mosques, slams Carson on foreign policy

The billionaire candidate rallied before a crowd of thousands in Worcester, Massacusetts

• Nov 19, 2015

Obama names his favorite conspiracy theory about himself

Out of all the crazy theories out there about the president, Obama says there's one from Texas he especially enjoys

• Nov 18, 2015

State attorneys general say Gitmo detainee transfers would be illegal

Colorado, Kansas and South Carolina say detainee transfers to their states would violate the law

• Nov 18, 2015

White House issues veto threat for bill to halt Syrian refugee plan

The House is scheduled to vote on a bill Thursday that would force the administration to step up the screening process

• Nov 18, 2015

Donald Trump promises to "bomb the hell out of ISIS"

His campaign began running radio ads in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina

• Nov 18, 2015

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