Barack Obama actually said...

Well, first of all, my immediate reaction is heartbreak. You know, I've been in touch with Kayla's family. She was an outstanding young woma...

The one thing that we have held to is a policy of not paying ransoms with an organization like ISIL.

But I don't think it's accurate than to say that the United States government hasn't done everything that we could. We devoted enormous reso...

Now, it is true that if in fact diplomacy fails, what I've asked my team to do is to look at all options. What other means can we put in pla...