Obama honored WNBA champion Phoenix Mercury

On Wednesday, President Obama welcomed the WNBA Champion Phoenix Mercury to the White House to honor the team and their victory in the WNBA Finals. One of eight original WNBA franchises, the Mercury went to the WNBA Finals in 1998, 2007, 2009, and 2014 and won the...
Defending the South China Sea

Defending the South China Sea

In the fall of 2011, the Obama administration unveiled its “Pivot to Asia” – a strategic “re-balancing” of U.S. interests from Europe and the Middle East toward East Asia. The pivot meant the United States would expand and intensify its already significant...