Politics Jan 18 Commerce pick say NAFTA will be early target for team Trump WASHINGTON — Breaking with Republican orthodoxy, a new Trump administration will work quickly to re-do the North American Free Trade Agreement, a massive trade pact with Canada and Mexico that has boosted trade but still stings laid off workers across…
Nation Jan 17 Student’s controversial painting of Ferguson removed from Capitol display Several Republicans had complained about the painting, which shows a pig in a police uniform aiming a gun at a protester, and even took down the artwork temporarily.
Nation Dec 20 Obama bans future oil, gas leasing in areas of Arctic and Atlantic oceans The move helps put some finishing touches on Obama's environmental legacy while also testing President-elect Donald Trump's promise to unleash the nation's untapped energy reserves.
Politics Dec 19 Obama pardons 78 people, shortens the sentence for another 153 The White House said this was the greatest number of individual clemencies in a single day by any president.
World Dec 15 Obama administration files 15th trade challenge against China The Obama administration says it is trying to hold China to its commitment to allow set quantities of grain and corn to enter the country subject to a lower tariff rate.
Nation Dec 06 Obama will meet with special ops forces, talk strategy WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will use a visit with special operations forces on Tuesday to highlight gains the U.S. has made against extremist organizations such as the Islamic State group and to promote what he sees as the most…
Nation Nov 30 Obama administration announces smoking ban in public housing nationwide WASHINGTON — Smoking will be prohibited in public housing developments nationwide under a final rule announced Wednesday by the Obama administration. The Department of Housing and Urban Development has been encouraging local public agencies to enact smoking bans, and some…
Nation Nov 22 Obama awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to Michael Jordan, Ellen DeGeneres, others President Barack Obama is awarding the nation's highest civilian honor to 21 groundbreaking actors, musicians, athletes and others during a ceremony Tuesday at the White House.
Education Oct 17 WATCH: Obama addresses record high school graduation rates WASHINGTON — The nation's high school graduation rate has reached a record 83.2 percent, continuing a steady increase that shows improvement across all racial and ethnic groups, according to federal data released Monday.
Nation Oct 05 Obama urges Floridians to take Hurricane Matthew threat seriously Government officials are worried about complacency, especially in South Florida, which hasn't seen a major hurricane in 11 years.