Aug 05 Obama pitches Iran nuclear pact: ‘contact your representatives’ By Larisa Epatko President Barack Obama used a speech at American University on Wednesday to try to debunk arguments against the Iran nuclear deal, telling Americans to “contact your representatives in Congress” to get it passed. Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch 15:43 Will new clean power regulations stand up to challenges? By PBS News Hour President Obama laid out new regulations that reset emissions standards for power plants and call for 28 percent of U.S. power to be generated from renewable energy. States, industry groups and politicians pushed back, setting the stage for legal challenges. Continue watching
Aug 03 Winners and losers in Obama’s new plan to limit greenhouse gas By Josh Lederman, Associated Press President Barack Obama is mandating even steeper greenhouse gas cuts from U.S. power plants than previously expected, while granting states more time and broader options to comply. Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch 3:41 Political battles simmer ahead of Obama’s strict climate change plan By PBS News Hour President Barack Obama proposed the toughest regulations in U.S. history to combat climate change, with the most significant rule requiring existing power plants to cut emissions by 32 percent by 2030. But the rules face opposition from Congressional Republicans and… Continue watching
Aug 02 Obama to impose steeper cuts on power plant emissions By Josh Lederman, Associated Press President Barack Obama will impose even steeper cuts on greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. power plants than previously expected, senior administration officials said Sunday, in what the president called the most significant step the U.S. has ever taken to fight… Continue reading
Aug 01 Obama reaches out to Democrats undecided on Iran deal By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Determined to secure support for the Iran nuclear deal, President Barack Obama is making inroads with a tough constituency - his fellow Democrats in Congress… Continue reading
Jul 31 Gwen’s Take: The third term myth By Gwen Ifill In his final speech to the African Union this week, President Obama addressed corruption on the continent. And then he mentioned, in what seemed an offhand fashion, the one thing that he had to know would rankle his critics back… Continue reading
Jul 30 Federal judge rejects legal challenge from Guantanamo detainee By Associated Press A federal judge has rejected a legal challenge from a Guantanamo Bay detainee. Continue reading
Jul 27 Watch 7:44 Does Obama’s Africa visit come too late? By PBS News Hour What’s the significance of President Obama’s historic trip to Africa? Judy Woodruff discusses the visit and the president’s record on Africa with Johnnie Carson of the United States Institute of Peace and William Gumede of the University of the Witwatersrand. Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch 3:20 Obama promotes inclusivity, human rights during Africa visit By PBS News Hour Making the first ever American presidential visit to the nation of Ethiopia, President Obama addressed the crisis of civil war in neighboring South Sudan. In a news conference with the Ethiopian prime minister, the president urged respect for human rights,… Continue watching