united nations general assembly

As President Obama prepares to address the United Nations General Assembly this week, he's facing political pressure at home to do more to shield Israel from criticism.

Pro-Israel members of Congress are furious the administration hasn't managed to prevent the Palestinians from going to the U.N. to seek membership as a state on land Israel captured in the 1967 war.

At the opening session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, President Obama said the world has come to perceive America as a unilateral actor in foreign policy, and he called for a "new era of engagement" to solve the world's problems.

He also restated his commitment to peace in the Middle East and addressed nuclear proliferation.

President Obama speaks at the opening session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York Wednesday morning.

On Tuesday, the president delivered a speech on climate change, met privately with China's president, and pressed the Israeli and Palestinian leaders to restart peace talks.

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From Newt Gingrich’s speech last night at some important fancy-shmancy Republican Party fundraiser:

Let me be clear about this: I am not a citizen of the world… I think the entire concept is intellectual nonsense and stunningly dangerous.

He’s taking dead aim at this portion of Obama’s July 2008 Berlin speech: