WASHINGTON — U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the former prisoner of war who's accused of endangering comrades by walking off his post in Afghanistan, is asking President Barack Obama to pardon him before leaving office. White House and Justice Department officials said Saturday that Bergdahl had submitted copies of ...
... a reputation in the Army as an astute intelligence professional and a straight talker. He retired in 2014 and has been a fierce critic of President Barack Obama's White House and Pentagon, taking issue with the administration's approach to global affairs and fighting Islamic State militants. Trump is ...
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Tuesday tore into Donald Trump for sowing suspicion about the integrity of the U.S. election, telling the Republican presidential nominee to "stop whining" and focus on winning votes. Obama called Trump's intensifying, pre-emptive warnings about voter fraud "unprecedented" in modern politics. The ...
... the Senate. Negotiated fiscal cliff deal. Take a stand: Guns. Violence against women. Gay rights. Veterans. He's touched on everything as senator and vice president. Baggage: Age, flubs, fibs. Biden would be 74 by Inauguration Day 2017. Saddled by Obama's low approval ratings. Deflection: Unfailing enthusiasm and a ...
... fall, President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu huddled in the White House, each flanked by a handful of top advisers, including Vice President Joe Biden. Just three days earlier, Obama had held an historic phone call with Iran's new President Hassan Rouhani, the leader of a ...
Family members of Newtown shooting victims step off Air Force One with US President Barack Obama (2nd R) upon arrival April 8, 2013 at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. The family members traveled to Washington, DC with Obama to lobby for gun control. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN (Photo credit ...
... at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., adding, "A bad situation could become dramatically worse." Indeed, the Labor Department published a report Thursday before Mr. Obama's speech showing the number of people continuing to seek unemployment benefits has risen sharply, indicating laid-off workers are having a harder time ...
When it comes to inaugurals, the circumstances often outweigh the event. The weather is cold, the incoming presidents and their families all seem to have mastered the same genteel wave and the speeches are largely ceremonial. Here's a review of NewsHour's coverage of presidential inaugurations from Jimmy Carter to Barack Obama.
At 39, Vance would be one of the youngest vice presidents in U.S. history, and the first millennial in the office, should former President Donald Trump win the presidential election in November.
Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States, addressed a deeply divided nation in his inaugural address.
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