Politics|In a Shift, Obama Extends US Role in Afghan Combat

UPDATED with PBS decision to air speech live: PBS NewsHour said Thursday afternoon it will carry Obama's remarks with a live special at 8 PM, followed by commentary. PREVIOUS, NOV. 19 PM: UPDATED with ABC 

WASHINGTON — President Obama decided in recent weeks to authorize a more expansive mission for the military in Afghanistan in 2015 than originally planned, a move that ensures American troops will have a direct role in fighting in the war-ravaged 

LAS VEGAS — President Obama opened up a campaign on Friday to convince Americans that five million undocumented immigrants should be protected from deportation as he told an audience of mostly Latino high school students that Congress had to 

WASHINGTON — President Obama decided in recent weeks to authorize a more expansive mission for the military in Afghanistan in 2015 than originally planned, a move that ensures American troops will have a direct role in fighting in the war-ravaged 

President Obama's speech Thursday night on immigration ended on a high, hopeful note. Mr. Obama, quoting Scripture's admonition to welcome and protect the stranger, told millions who have lived and worked here for years, many of them Americans in all