• Brazil’s controversial new president embraced by Trump administration

    Brazil’s controversial new president embraced by Trump administration

    Jan 02, 2019 11:25 PM EDT

    ... face internal resistance to foreign intervention. But he cements Brazil's rightward shift and alignment with the substance and style of the Trump administration. As President Trump tweeted: "Congratulations to President Jair Bolsonaro, who just made a great inauguration speech. The USA is with you" To understand what this means ...

  • 3 takeaways from Sean Spicer’s first official news briefing

    3 takeaways from Sean Spicer’s first official news briefing

    Jan 23, 2017 10:34 PM EDT

    ... to remove undocumented immigrants with criminal backgrounds. Spicer also provided no new clues on the Trump administration’s replacement plan for the Affordable Care Act. President Trump signed an executive order last Friday, shortly after his inauguration speech, directing federal agencies to ease the regulatory burdens associated with Obama’s ...

  • Clinton implies Republicans want Gabbard as 3rd-party candidate

    Clinton implies Republicans want Gabbard as 3rd-party candidate

    Oct 18, 2019 07:45 PM EDT

    ... Clinton seemed to echo the commentator's remark during a podcast appearance this week on "Campaign HQ with David Plouffe." Plouffe was campaign manager for President Barack Obama in 2008 and served as served as a senior adviser to the president."She's the favorite of the Russians," Clinton said ...

  • Michelle Obama's legacy spans from healthy food to girls' empowerment

    Michelle Obama's legacy spans from healthy food to girls' empowerment

    Dec 24, 2016 08:17 PM EDT

    ... she promoted a lot of good things for everyone, not just certain people." Alexis was jealous when her 24-year-old sister got to attend President Barack Obama's 2008 inauguration. Over the years, said Shenkiryk's mom, Rhonda Moret, the goodwill the first lady was able to pass on ...

  • Experts tell us: What were the best books of 2015?

    Experts tell us: What were the best books of 2015?

    Dec 23, 2015 06:14 PM EDT

    ... over again while reading this book." Daniel Pink, author of "Drive" “The Light of the World” by Elizabeth Alexander Alexander, who read a poem at President Barack Obama's 2009 inauguration, wrote a memoir following her romance and life with a man who dies of a heart attack at the ...

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    Never 'Misunderestimate' Word Power of the Presidency

    Jan 16, 2013 08:02 PM EDT

    With the second inauguration of President Obama next Monday, we thought we'd take a different look at the American presidency. We often think of the White House as a seat of power in the country and in the world, but we don't usually think of it as a ...

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    In Final Address, Bush Says He Acted in Nation's Best Interests

    Jan 16, 2009 02:15 AM EDT

    ... enemies are patient and determined to strike again," Mr. Bush said. "We must keep our resolve. And we must never let down our guard."The speech was Mr. Bush's final planned public appearance until he greets President-elect Barack Obama on Inauguration Day at the White House's North ...

  • In Trump's address to Congress, Republicans seek clarity

    In Trump's address to Congress, Republicans seek clarity

    Feb 28, 2017 03:31 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON — Flailing and divided, congressional Republicans are hoping for clarity from President Donald Trump on key issues like health care when he delivers his first speech to a joint meeting of Congress. It comes as Republicans are discovering, a month into Trump's administration, how difficult it will be to ...

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    Michelle Obama Makes the 2010 Soft Sell to Democrats: Don't Stay Home

    Oct 06, 2010 05:54 PM EDT

    ... organization, which was formed to help President Obama's 2008 presidential campaign. She reminisced on the call about the heady days after then-Sen. Barack Obama's victory in Iowa, his convention speech in Denver, and his historic inauguration in January 2009. "I met some of you out there in ...

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    Obama Details Strategy on Gitmo Detainees

    May 21, 2009 04:10 PM EDT

    ... Vice President Dick Cheney delivered a speech to the conservative think tank American Enterprise Institute in Washington, where he offered his critique of how the Obama administration has handled anti-terror policy since the inauguration.Listen to former Vice President Cheney's speech: Click here to read the transcript of ...