Counterterrorism czar defends drone strikes as legal, effective

President Barack Obama’s top counterterrorism adviser has publicly acknowledged the administration’s use of drone strikes against suspected terrorist targets — defending them as legal and effective tools to protect the United States.

23 children join parents as U.S. citizens

Twenty-three children representing 16 different countries, from Afghanistan to Zambia, squirmed, whispered and slouched their way through their official U.S. citizenship ceremony Tuesday at President Lincoln’s Cottage on the outskirts of Washington.

Universal health care around globe will require mandate, experts say

If universal health care coverage is the goal, experts say, a mandate might be necessary.

Obama to focus on the Americas as growth market at Latin American summit

President Barack Obama is heading to Colombia for a Latin American summit. Advisers say the president will focus on the U.S. economic growth that is possible through strong engagements with Latin America as well as the need to fight organized crime in the region.

On Friday, Obama will join 34 heads of state in Cartagena, Colombia, for the three-day Summit of the Americas; i