You can see it in everything he attempts to do around the globe, every conflict he wades into, every crisis he refuses to concede. And as John Kerry prepares to step down as secretary of state next month, he will carry it with him just as he has for 50 years: a deep-seated belief that America -- and, indeed, he -- can solve some of the world's thorniest problems with the right mix of politics, diplomacy, perseverance and personal charm.
CNN political contributor David Axelrod said Wednesday he believes there will be another president of color after President Barack Obama leaves the White House.
As he prepares to leave the Oval Office after eight years, President Barack Obama recently reflected on the role his mother played on him becoming commander-in-chief, and how one of her biggest influences were her lessons on love.
Israel will provide detailed, sensitive information to Donald Trump's incoming administration about the US role as a covert partner in the UN Security Council resolution condemning Israel's settlements in the West Bank, a senior Israeli official told CNN Tuesday.
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday named a former official in President George W. Bush's White House as his top adviser on homeland security, counterterrorism and cybersecurity.
Trump Tower was briefly evacuated Tuesday afternoon after authorities discovered a suspicious package that was later determined to be a bag of children's toys.
Recipients of Obamacare subsidies are seeking to intervene in a lawsuit that was originally brought against the Obama administration by the Republican-led House of Representatives.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a historic visit to Pearl Harbor Tuesday, offering condolences to the thousands killed in the Japanese sneak attack 75 years ago.
The high stakes battle over immigration policy has politicians and thinkers on all sides of the spectrum preparing for battles that could last years -- leaving millions of people in the US unsure of whether they'll be able to stay in the country.
New administrations in the United States and in South Korea could give North Korean leader Kim Jong-un "an apt time" to develop nuclear weapons "at all costs by the end of 2017," a high-profile North Korean diplomat who recently defected to South Korea said Tuesday.
Donald Trump's picks to be treasury secretary and the head of the Department of Health and Human Services have both turned over their tax returns for the past three years to the Senate Finance Committee ahead of their hearings, a committee source tells CNN Tuesday.
Commentary editor Noah Rothman said President-elect Donald Trump's recent phone call with Taiwan's president -- and its diplomatic fallout -- is a sign of an incoming administration that is "winging it" more than some Republicans want to admit.
Donald Trump's team plans to hear out the women demonstrators who are heading to Washington to bring attention to their issues, one of the President-elect's spokesmen said Tuesday.
Three years ago, Niloofar Rahmani became the first woman to earn her wings in Afghanistan's air force. But her place in history as an international symbol of female empowerment and courage has effectively cost her the ability to live in her homeland.
Four years before President Barack Obama grew to national prominence as the keynote speaker at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, he was broke after running a losing campaign, his credit card was declined and he was quickly losing hope on pursuing a career in politics.
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