Barack Obama
‘Sizable percentage’ of world leaders probably crazy, Obama tells Seinfeld
World
January 1, 2016
‘Sizable percentage’ of world leaders probably crazy, Obama tells Seinfeld
President Barack Obama took a short spin with comedian Jerry Seinfeld for his "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee" web series…
Special Report: Pentagon thwarts Obama’s effort to close Guantanamo
World
December 29, 2015
Special Report: Pentagon thwarts Obama’s effort to close Guantanamo
In September, US State Department officials invited a foreign delegation to the Guantanamo Bay detention center to persuade the group…
Obama says may visit Cuba in 2016 if citizens enjoy more freedoms
World
December 14, 2015
Obama says may visit Cuba in 2016 if citizens enjoy more freedoms
US President Barack Obama is open to visiting Cuba in 2016 but first wants to see ordinary citizens there enjoy…
FLOTUS on the track: Michelle Obama makes rap video for college campaign
Life & Style
December 10, 2015
FLOTUS on the track: Michelle Obama makes rap video for college campaign
Striding out of the White House in slow motion, sporting oversized sunglasses, Michelle Obama lays down a rap track aimed…
Obama says additional US forces will help ‘squeeze’ Islamic State
Middle East
December 3, 2015
Obama says additional US forces will help ‘squeeze’ Islamic State
President Barack Obama said his decision to send more US special forces to combat Islamic State in Iraq is not…
Climate change an economic, security imperative: Obama
World
December 1, 2015
Climate change an economic, security imperative: Obama
US President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the world needs an enduring framework for addressing climate change and that he…
CNN: Obama calls ISIS ‘killers with good social media’
World
November 23, 2015
CNN: Obama calls ISIS ‘killers with good social media’
US President Barack Obama toughened his rhetoric against ISIS at a weekend press conference in Malaysia that concluded his nine-day…
Obama says summit to focus on Islamic State militancy
World
November 20, 2015
Obama says summit to focus on Islamic State militancy
US President Barack Obama said summit meetings among world leaders this weekend in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur will…
House passes bill to slow Syrian refugees despite Obama veto threat
World
November 20, 2015
House passes bill to slow Syrian refugees despite Obama veto threat
The US House of Representatives, defying a veto threat by President Barack Obama, overwhelmingly passed Republican-backed legislation on Thursday to…
Obama arrives for summit amid extraordinary security
World
November 20, 2015
Obama arrives for summit amid extraordinary security
US President Barack Obama arrived in Malaysia on Friday on the final leg of a series of summits aimed at…