Mar 14 Obama Pushes Overhaul of No Child Left Behind Law, but Testing Will Remain Central When it comes to his domestic agenda, President Obama frequently gets criticism from conservatives for what they see as overreaching on issues that he didn't define during his campaign. At the same time, he's often criticized from the left… Continue reading
Mar 11 Watch Obama News Conference Tackles Libya's Revolt, Budget Stalemate Obama Tackles Libya, Japan, Budget Stalemate in Press Conference… Continue watching
Mar 11 Watch Shields and Brooks on Obama's Libya Stance, Wisconsin Union Fight Shields and Brooks on Obama's Stance on Libya's Revolt, Wisc. Union Fight… Continue watching
Mar 11 Watch Japan Reels From Tsunami, Quake: Did Preparations Work? Japan Reels From Tsunami, Quake: Did Preparedness Work?… Continue watching
Mar 11 Watch News Wrap: Gadhafi's Forces Pushing to Retake Oil Port of Ras Lanouf News Wrap: Gadhafi Continues Assult on Key Oil Port City of Ras Lanouf… Continue watching
Mar 11 Senate, House Leaders Agree on Another Stopgap Funding Bill Congressional leaders announced Friday afternoon that they reached an agreement on another measure to fund the government after March 18, delaying any possible government shutdown until at least April 8. The new measure would cut $6 billion in spending and… Continue reading
Mar 11 Watch Tsunami Damage Along Japan's Coastline Tsunami Damage Along Japan's Coastline… Continue watching
Mar 11 In News Conference, Obama Addresses Disaster in Japan, Oil Prices, Libya By News Desk In a news conference Friday afternoon, President Obama called the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan a "catastrophic disaster," adding that images of the aftermath have been "heartbreaking." The president said he spoke with Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan early… Continue reading
Mar 11 Obama Has a Full Plate Ahead of News Conference President Obama will take questions from the press Friday. Getty Images. When President Obama takes the podium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at 12:30 pm ET to take questions from the press, he does so with a… Continue reading
Mar 11 Rest in Peace, David Broder Gwen Ifill and David Broder on "Meet the Press." Photo courtesy NBC News. David and Ann Broder were precisely the same age. So when they decided to celebrate their 80th birthdays last year, the couple's four sons, daughters-in-law and… Continue reading