Policy

Biden to Head Gun Policy Push after Newtown Shootings

President Barack Obama will announce on Wednesday that Vice President Joe Biden will lead an effort to come up with policies to address gun violence amid calls for action following the massacre of 26 people including 20 children in a Connecticut elementary school last week.

Obama Aggressive in Foreign Policy Debate with Romney

President Barack Obama aggressively attacked Republican challenger Mitt Romney on foreign policy on Monday in their third and final debate in an effort to blunt his opponent's surge in the polls with two weeks left until Election Day.

Chavez win keeps Venezuela oil policy intact

President Hugo Chavez's re-election on Sunday means Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA will remain highly politicized and will continue its discount supply deals with his socialist allies.