President Obama’s Weekly Address: Warns Debt Ceiling Fight Could Be ‘Catastrophic’
Pete Souza/The White House via Getty Images(HONOLULU) — In his first weekly address of the New Year, President Obama touts the “fiscal cliff” compromise as “one more step in the broader effort to grow our economy and shrink our deficits” but warns tha…
Obama Inaugural Reveals Corporate Donors
SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama’s inaugural committee Friday confirmed that corporate cash has begun flowing in to help celebrate a second term, four years after Obama eschewed such funds and refused to accept them.The n…
Obama Poised to Name New Defense, Treasury Chiefs
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — With the “fiscal cliff” crisis behind him, President Obama is poised to name two new key players to his cabinet, with at least one announcement expected early next week.The announcement of who will replace outgoing…
PHOTO: Obama Hears of Sandy Hook Shooting
Pete Souza/White House(WASHINGTON) — A new collection of White House photos includes an image of the moment on Dec. 14 when President Obama heard about details of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut.A grim-looking Obama leans o…
Justice Sotomayor to Swear in Biden at Inauguration
Jose CABEZAS/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor will swear in Vice President Joe Biden, becoming the first Hispanic person to administer an inaugural oath of office.
The news was announced Friday by the Presidential I…
Senate to Make Obama’s Re-election Official
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Americans thought they elected a president on Nov. 6, 2012, but those results were not official — until Friday.The votes cast in November’s general election went to pick electors from each state — me…
President Obama’s Father-Daughter Day in Hawaii
Kent Nishimura-Pool/Getty Images(KAILUA, Hawaii) — Over the past two weeks, President Obama has passed his days in Hawaii hitting the gym, golfing with friends and relaxing on the beach with his family.On Thursday, he enjoyed some father-daughter time…
President Obama Signs Fiscal Cliff Bill Via Autopen
The White House(HONOLULU) — President Obama has signed the “fiscal cliff” legislation into law via autopen from Hawaii, where he is vacationing with his family.The bill to avert the fiscal cliff arrived at the White House late Wednesday af…
Vacationing Obama’s Options to Sign ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Deal Include Air Force Jet, Autopen
JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Congress officially delivered the bill to avert the fiscal cliff to the White House Wednesday afternoon, House Speaker John Boehner’s office told ABC News.Now the question is when will the president sign…
Obama Hails ‘Cliff’ Deal, Warns of Next Fiscal Fight
Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Minutes after the House of Representatives approved a bipartisan Senate deal to avert the “fiscal cliff” and preserve Bush-era tax cuts for all Americans making less than $400,000 per year, President Obama pr…
Obama Returns to Hawaii Vacation Post-Cliff Deal
White House Photo by Pete Souza(WASHINGTON) — Less than an hour after Congress and the White House resolved the fiscal cliff, President Obama boarded Air Force One to return to his planned Hawaiian holiday vacation.He boarded the plane at Joint Base A…
White House Sees ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Deal as Game Changer
(WASHINGTON) — It’s hard to find anyone in Washington happy about the outcome of the “fiscal cliff” brinksmanship.But inside the Obama White House, senior officials are elated by what they call a significant presidential achievement:…
Fiscal Cliff Talks: President Obama ‘Modestly Optimistic’
Hemera/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — With less than one day remaining for Congress to reach a budget agreement that would avoid the so-called “fiscal cliff,” a senior White House official tells ABC News that President Obama is still “modestly optimistic” t…
Chuck Hagel Still on Obama’s Radar for Defense Chief
Junko Kimura/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama is still weighing his choices to replace outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and apparently hasn’t discounted Chuck Hagel, even as some critics feel the former Nebraska senator’s past opinion…
Sen. Charles Schumer: More than 50-50 Chance of Reaching Fiscal Cliff Deal
Win McNamee/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Sen. Charles Schumer, (D-N.Y.), called Congress’ failure to reach an agreement on a fiscal cliff deal “embarrassing,” but said he believed there was a better than 50-50 chance of a compromise befo…
Obama: Newtown Shooting ‘Worst Day’ of Presidency
The White House(NEW YORK) — President Obama said the Newton, Conn., shootings on December 14 were the “worst day” of his time in office.Recollecting the tragic shooting deaths of 20 first graders and six adults at a Newtown, Conn. elementa…
Obama Returning to Washington as Fiscal Cliff Looms
Edward Linsmier/Getty Images(HONOLULU) — With the country barreling towards the “fiscal cliff,” President Obama is interrupting his Hawaiian holiday vacation to return to the gridlock in Washington.The president will depart Hawaii for Wash…
Obamas Greet Troops on Christmas
The White House(HONOLULU) — In what has become a holiday tradition, President Obama and the first lady spent Christmas afternoon greeting service members at the Marines Corps base near their Hawaiian vacation home.Spreading some holiday cheer, the Oba…
Fewer People Expected in Washington for Second Obama Inauguration
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Jan. 20, 2009 was clearly a historic occasion, marking as it did the first time that an African-American was sworn in as U.S. president.Jan. 21, 2013, when President Obama will be inaugurated for a second term, won’t prove…
First Lady Tracks Santa From Hawaii
Alex Wong/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — While President Obama spent his Christmas Eve afternoon golfing with friends, the first lady was hard at work helping children from across the country track Santa’s every move.Mrs. Obama took roughly 30 minutes…