Obama: US, China Must Develop ‘Firm Understanding’ on Cybersecurity
SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images(PALM SPRINGS, Calif.) – President Obama Friday night sought to make a clear distinction between his administration’s domestic surveillance and cyber espionage, after the first in a series of meetings with Chinese …
President Obama’s Weekly Address: Fixing the Immigration System
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/GettyImages(WASHINGTON) — President Barack Obama urged congress to work together to reform The United States’ “broken immigration system,” in his weekly address.
The president began by saying that, for a countr…
Obama’s Remarks Go Missing in Embarrassing Moment of the Day
Win McNamee/Getty Images(SAN JOSE, Calif.) — When President Obama stepped up to the podium Friday morning, the cameras were rolling, the stage was perfectly set and reporters were eagerly awaiting his remarks on health care. But something was missing….
Threatening Letter to Obama Similar to Pair Sent to Bloomberg
Photo By Craig F. Walker/The Denver Post(WASHINGTON) — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg may not have been the only major public official targeted in the most recent incident involving tainted letters sent through the mail.Authorities intercepted …
Obama Honors Fallen Troops, Looks to the War’s End on Memorial Day
SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — In a solemn ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, President Obama today called on Americans to never forget the sacrifice of soldiers who served in harm’s way and died for their fellow countrymen.
“America s…
Obama: Country Will Be ‘Shelter from the Storm’ for Oklahoma
Oklahoma Cty Sheriff(MOORE, Okla.) — Standing in front of the rubble of Plaza Towers Elementary School, which was destroyed by last week’s tornado, President Obama offered words of support to the community of Moore, Okla., saying that people acr…
Did Obama Forget to Salute?
Comstock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The president may have forgotten to do something as he boarded Marine One Friday morning.
On his way to the U.S. Naval Academy graduation ceremony in Annapolis, Md., President Obama didn’t return the salute of t…
Obama Strikes Personal Tone in Commencement Speech on Race, Manhood
Craig F. Walker/The Denver Post(ATLANTA) — President Obama said Sunday that he is motivated by the knowledge that “but for the grace of God … I might have been in prison,” in a commencement address at historically black Morehouse Co…
Michelle Obama Makes Light of President’s Failures in Graduation Speech
iStockphoto(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Delivering her only speech at a high school graduation this year, first lady Michelle Obama joked about the failures her husband, President Obama, has encountered in life as she told a graduating class of high school se…
President Obama Golfing with Cabinet Secretaries
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(WASHINGTON) — After a week of hearings in Washington and despite cloudy skies, President Obama is spending his Saturday afternoon on the golf course.Obama’s foursome included Health and Human Services Secretary…
Obama Honors Nation’s Top Police Officers at White House
Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama honored several dozen of the nation’s top law enforcement officials at the White House on Saturday, saying they “embody America at its best and at its bravest.”“We k…
Obama to Start ‘Middle Class Jobs and Opportunity Tours’
SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama will kick off a series of Middle Class Jobs and Opportunity Tours with a trip Thursday to Austin, Texas, a White House spokesman announced Sunday.
“In his State of the Union, the presid…
Biden’s Poll Lead Evaporates If Clinton Runs in 2016
JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A world without Hillary Clinton looks pretty good for Joe Biden.
Indeed, if the former secretary of state decides against running for president in 2016, a new Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday shows…
Latino Outreach Could Bolster Support for Healthcare Overhaul
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Latinos are very interested in the Affordable Care Act, but a new survey shows they don’t know much about it yet.
Targeted outreach to the Hispanic community might go a long way, however, in increasing public suppo…
Obama Ramps Up Support for Syrian Opposition
Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama has directed his national security team to identify ways to significantly increase U.S. support of the opposition forces battling Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.Among the options u…
Obama Mixes Serious Tone with Humor at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) –Amid the glitz and glamour, humor and levity normally surrounding the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, President Obama injected a somber tone to the annual soiree as he invoked the memories of …
Obama Golfs Ahead of WH Correspondents’ Dinner
Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama spent Saturday afternoon at the golf course, just a few hours before he is set to attend the White House Correspondents’ Dinner later in the evening.
The preside…
White House Likes Reid’s Plan to Delay Sequester Cuts
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(WASHINGTON) — With the effect of across-the-board spending cuts rippling throughout the country, the White House said Wednesday President Obama supports Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s proposed plan t…
Obama to Visit Boston Thursday, Speak at Service for Bombing Victims
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(BOSTON) — President Obama is scheduled to travel to Boston on Thursday, three days after the deadly bombings at the Boston Marathon.As the city grapples with this tragedy, the president plans to speak at an int…
Obama Plays Golf for Third Straight Weekend
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(WASHINGTON) — President Obama is spending his third consecutive Saturday on the golf course at Joint Base Andrews, taking advantage of the warm spring weather.The president was joined on the course by White Hou…