Politics Jun 16 President Obama’s Response to Oil Disaster: Video Timeline Since the Gulf oil spill disaster began in April, President Obama's rhetoric has evolved as the crisis has grown - and as the administration faced calls for a stronger federal response. Watch a highlight reel of key moments in…
Nation Apr 30 Witness to the End, Photographer Reflects on Vietnam Thirty-five years ago, White House photographer David Hume Kennerly knew he was on the verge of capturing a historic moment. President Gerald Ford had convened an emergency meeting of the National Security Council in the Roosevelt Room and was poised…
Politics Mar 26 As With FDR, Supreme Court Could Be Obstacle to Obama’s Agenda Even as Congress puts the finishing touches on a sweeping overhaul to the nation's health care system, another hurdle may be looming for President Obama's signature domestic issue: The Supreme Court. So far, 14 state attorneys general have filed a…
Health Feb 26 Health Care Reform: The Highlight Reel It's been a long year of contentious congressional negotiations, raucous town hall meetings and battle lines being drawn over President Obama's push for health care reform. You can be forgiven for occasionally getting lost along the bumpy political road that…