President Obama’s Weekly Address: Reducing Gun Violence
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(WASHINGTON) — In his weekly address, President Obama calls on Congress to pass “commonsense measures” to protect the nation’s children by reducing gun violence.The president says in the three months since 20 in…
Joe Biden’s Million Dollar Nights in London & Paris
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Vice President Joe Biden’s trip to Europe last month led to a hefty tab with over one million dollars dedicated to securing hotels for himself, staff and security for two nights in London and Paris, government documents sh…
White House Fountain Dyed Green for St. Patrick’s Day
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — In honor of St. Patrick’s Day Sunday, the White House dyed the fountain on the South Lawn green to celebrate.President Obama spent most of St. Patrick’s Day at the White House, but went out Saturday aft…
John Boehner: The ‘Talk About Raising Revenue Is Over’
TOBY JORRIN/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, told ABC News’ Martha Raddatz during an exclusive interview for This Week that talk of including revenue as part of an effort to strike a so-called “grand barga…
Obama, Biden Could Be Out of Country at Same Time
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(NEW YORK) — For the first time during this administration, President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden might be out of the country at the same time next week.President Obama is scheduled to depart for I…
Obama to Start Fundraising for Dems Looking to Win House Seats
JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama assured Republicans this week that he’s not running a perpetual campaign, that “I actually just want to govern, at least for a couple years.” But now, it appears that t…
Poll: Large Racial Gap Marks Trust on Immigration
John Gurzinski/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Slightly more Americans trust Barack Obama than congressional Republicans to handle immigration, but neither side garnered a majority between whites and nonwhites in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll.Amer…
Obama Considers Resuming White House Tours for School Groups
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Four days after shuttering the White House to the public to cut costs, President Obama says he’s asking the U.S. Secret Service about the possibility of resuming tours for school groups, which have begun desc…
Obama: Gap Between Parties ‘Too Wide’ for Grand Bargain on Budget
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — In an exclusive interview with ABC News, President Obama spoke on a range of high-profile issues, including his outlook for the on-going budget negotiations, whether the Chinese government is behind the recent spate of cyber att…
Drop in Approval Ends Obama’s Post-Election Honeymoon
Win McNamee/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The post-election party is over for Barack Obama, with the president slipping in overall approval and relinquishing his advantage over congressional Republicans in trust to handle the economy. But it looks no…
Obama Heads to Capitol Hill in Search of Deficit Deal
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama kicks off a three-day series of rare meetings on Capitol Hill Tuesday, as he attempts to convince Congress to reach a deal to rein in the nation’s deficit. Obama will make the trip up P…
Obama to Huddle with Organizing for Action Group
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama will formally inaugurate Organizing for Action, his newly-formed independent advocacy group, with a headline speech Wednesday night before the group’s Founders’ Summit in Washington.Obam…
Republicans Responding Well to Obama’s Charm Offensive
NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama has been busy recently, his schedule filled with lunch and dinner dates with Republican leaders as part of his new charm offensive. Republicans seem to be receptive to Obama’s new tune…
President Obama, Comedian-in-Chief at Gridiron Club Dinner
Kevin Winter/NBCUniversal/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama showed off his comedy chops when he spoke to an elite group of journalists Saturday night at the Gridiron Club Dinner.
The Gridiron Club is one of Washington’s most exclusive o…
“Sports Illustrated” Names Obama One of Most Powerful in Sports
JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Image(WASHINGTON) — President Obama has hit the basketball court with Scottie Pippen, played a round of golf with Tiger Woods, and meticulously filled out March Madness brackets. And now, Sports Illustrated has named him one of t…
Obama Attends Daughter’s Basketball Game
Gregory Shamus/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama tended to his duties as dad Saturday morning, making time to watch his 11-year-old daughter Sasha play in a basketball game in Chevy Chase, Md., just outside Washington, D.C.In an interview wit…
Obama Signs Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama signed the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act Thursday, expanding protections for victims of domestic abuse and sexual assault.“This is a country where everybody should be able …
Obama Invites Paul Ryan to Lunch at White House
J.D. Pooley/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama is spending a lot of time lately with Republicans in an effort to get the ball rolling on budget negotiations.Just hours after he took 12 GOP senators out to dinner at the posh Jefferson Hotel in …
President Obama, GOP Senators Break Bread
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(WASHINGTON) — President Obama and Republican senators had a “good exchange of ideas” Wednesday evening during their roughly two-hour-long dinner at the posh Jefferson Hotel, just blocks from the Whi…
Obama Heads to Capitol Hill for GOP Senate Meeting
SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama is coming to Capitol Hill next week to meet with Republicans in hopes of making some progress on the budget impasse.The visit with Senate Republicans, during their weekly lunch meeting on Thursd…