Obama’s Weekly Address: Urging Congress to Stop the Sequester
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(WASHINGTON) — In recent days, Obama administration officials have warned of the devastating things that will happen if upcoming spending cuts go into effect. Now in his weekly address, President Obama urg…
‘Hope Springs Eternal’ for Obama on Budget Cuts
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(WASHINGTON) — With one week to go until sweeping budget cuts kick in, President Obama on Friday said avoiding the so-called sequester is a “no-brainer” and that lawmakers still have the “oppor…
Obama Reaches Out to GOP Leaders in Effort to Stave Off Sequester
SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The White House is hoping good conversations will lead to good results as the administration steps up efforts to avoid deep automatic spending cuts a week from Friday that could waylay the economic recovery.Up …
Would Sequester Cuts Make US a Second-Rate Power?
JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/GettyImages(WASHINGTON) — With sweeping budget cuts looming, ABC News pressed the White House Thursday about how these cuts would really impact America’s military might. Here’s the transcript from the exchange: …
Kid President Kicks Off Official Easter Egg Roll
The White House / Soul Pancake(WASHINGTON) — The real president enlisted the help of “Kid President” Thursday as he kicked off the 2013 lottery for the annual White House Easter Egg Roll. Making his Kid President debut, President Obama sent a special …
Obama Thanks Jimmy Carter’s Grandson for ’47 Percent’ Tape
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama has finally thanked Jimmy Carter’s grandson for helping him win the 2012 presidential election.It was James Carter, grandson of the former president, who brought the now-famous “4…
Obama Confident Immigration Reform Will Pass Despite Leaked Plan
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama insisted on Wednesday that Congress will pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill, saying that a leaked copy of a White House proposal that irked Republicans working on a bipartisan bill won’t j…
Obama on Tiger Woods: ‘He’s on Another Planet’
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(WASHINGTON) — President Obama on Wednesday said his 18 holes with Tiger Woods over the weekend felt like no big deal.“I don’t think either of us was nervous,” Obama told San Francisco ABC News…
Obama Calls Republican Senators on Immigration
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(WASHINGTON) — President Obama made his first direct overture to Republicans on immigration Tuesday night, placing calls to the three key GOP players on the issue in the Senate: John McCain (Ariz.), Lindse…
Obama to Call for Plan to Avoid Automatic Budget Cuts
JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama on Tuesday will “deliver remarks to urge action to avoid the automatic budget cuts scheduled to hit next Friday if Congress fails to find a path forward on balanced deficit reduction,” accordi…
President Obama, Tiger Woods Play Golf Together
JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images(PALM CITY, Fla.) — President Obama is in the middle of spending a three-day weekend at a posh Florida golf and yacht club. And if taking private training lessons on the links from Tiger Woods’ old coach Saturday wasn…
White House: Leaked Immigration Bill Draft Is Plan B
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(WASHINGTON) — Leaked draft legislation reportedly authored by the White House would be used as a backup proposal should negotiations fail in Congress over comprehensive immigration reform, administration offici…
WH Chief of Staff on Leaked Immigration Proposal: Let’s Make Sure It Doesn’t Have to Be Proposed
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(NEW YORK) — Responding to sharp criticism from Sen. Marco Rubio over the leaked White House immigration proposal, President Obama’s Chief of Staff Denis McDonough pushed back on Sunday morning on This Wee…
President Obama Gets Golf Lessons from Tiger Woods’ Old Coach
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(PALM CITY, Fla.) — President Obama is spending his President’s Day weekend in an upscale coastal community for a golf getaway with friends. But he isn’t spending his three days in the Sunshine State…
President Obama’s Weekly Address: the Plan for a Strong Middle Class
TOBY MELVILLE/AFP/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — President Obama spent much of this week traveling the country promoting his State of the Union message — what he calls a “Plan for a Strong Middle Class.” Now in his weekly address, the president’s message is…
Obama Reflects on Absent Father in Gun Violence Appeal
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(CHICAGO) – President Obama punctuated a week spent promoting his economic agenda with an emotional appeal on the impact of guns.Speaking at a Hyde Park high school, the last stop on his post-State of the U…
Preschool for All: President Obama’s Pipe Dream or Possibility?
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(ATLANTA) — President Obama wants to guarantee preschool education for every American 4-year-old, a sweeping expansion of the nation’s taxpayer-funded public school system.The task would be expensive — by…
Obama’s Economic Tour Starts at Canadian Manufacturer in NC
SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama on Wednesday kicks off a three-day post-State of the Union tour to promote ‘made in America’ with a visit to a Canadian auto parts manufacturer in North Carolina.The Linamar Corp. facility in As…
Obama State of the Union Refocuses Agenda on Jobs
Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call(WASHINGTON) — Pursuing an aggressive and diverse early second-term agenda, President Obama turned his focus Tuesday night to the economy, using his State of the Union address to unveil new government initiatives aimed at creati…
WATCH LIVE: President Obama Delivers State of the Union Address
The White House(WASHINGTON) — President Obama on Tuesday night stands before Congress to deliver his fourth State of the Union address.
He’s using his speech to outline what the White House calls “The President’s Plan for a Strong Middle …