Politics Mar 09 Canadian whiskey on menu for White House state dinner WASHINGTON -- Vivid greens and whites chosen to evoke the coming of spring will welcome Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to a White House state dinner in his honor Thursday, the first one in nearly 20 years to celebrate U.S.-Canada…
Politics Mar 05 Canadian PM Justin Trudeau to bring star power to White House Justin Trudeau, the new, young prime minister of Canada with movie-star looks, will bringing his star power to the White House at a sparkly state dinner on Thursday.
Politics Mar 03 Obama to stay local for Sasha to finish school WASHINGTON -- Republicans hoping to be rid of President Barack Obama will be disappointed when they hear what he told a lunch companion in Milwaukee.
Nation Feb 18 Obama signs new sanctions against North Korea for nuclear program President Barack Obama has signed legislation imposing new sanctions against North Korea for refusing to stop its nuclear weapons program.
Politics Feb 06 GOP-led Congress unlikely to OK Obama's new clean energy bid President Barack Obama said Saturday that he will ask the Republican-led Congress to double spending on research and development into clean energy by 2020. But the request is unlikely to be fulfilled.
Politics Feb 03 Pleading for tolerance, Obama pays 1st visit to a U.S. mosque CATONSVILLE, Md. -- President Barack Obama sought Wednesday to correct what he called a "hugely distorted impression" of Muslim-Americans as he made his first visit to a U.S. mosque and pushed back against those who demonize all Muslims for the…
Politics Jan 27 Obama to seek $12B from Congress for child nutrition WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama plans to ask Congress for $12 billion over a decade to help feed schoolchildren from low-income families during the summer, the White House said Wednesday.
Politics Jan 27 Obama to honor 4 who protected Jews during Holocaust The United Nations has designated Wednesday as International Holocaust Remembrance Day to commemorate the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp in 1945. President Barack Obama is honoring four people, including Americans from Indiana and Tennessee, for risking…
Politics Jan 08 Obama vetoes bill to repeal signature health care law WASHINGTON — Protecting his signature domestic achievement, President Barack Obama on Friday vetoed legislation to repeal his health care law, saying the measure “would reverse the significant progress we have made in improving health care in America.”…
Politics Jan 06 Obama to focus on 'big things' in final State of Union WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says his final State of the Union address will focus on the "big things" he thinks will make the country stronger and more prosperous.