Barack Obama

Obama banters with Kimmel, reflects on Ferguson

By Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press

President Barack Obama read "Mean Tweets" on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Thursday night, but he was unfazed. After enduring the routine -- in which celebrities read hostile Twitter comments about themselves -- Obama told Kimmel, "You should see what the…

President Obama unveils 'bill of rights' for student loans

By Josh Lederman, Associated Press

ATLANTA — Issuing a clarion call to Americans saddled by student debt, President Barack Obama urged student borrowers Tuesday to stand up for their rights, and announced a medley of modest steps to bring some order to a notoriously chaotic…

GOP senators send letter to Iran in attempt to undermine nuclear deal; Biden calls it 'false' and 'dangerous'

By Bradley Klapper, Deb Riechmann, Associated Press

Monday's open letter from 47 GOP senators marked an unusually public and aggressive attempt to undermine Obama and five world powers as negotiators try to strike an initial deal by the end of March to limit Iran's nuclear programs.

Obama levies sanctions on seven Venezuelan officials

By Julie Pace, Associated Press

President Barack Obama slapped sanctions on seven Venezuelan officials Monday, accusing them of perpetrating human rights violations and public corruption in the socialist-governed South American nation.

Obama speaks out against voter ID laws as barrier to voting

By Associated Press

President Barack Obama says voter ID laws can be a barrier to voting, and the government needs a revitalized Voting Rights Act to police ballot box discrimination.

Obama says he learned of Clinton's private email account through news reports

By Associated Press

President Barack Obama says it was through news reports that he first learned that Hillary Rodham Clinton used a private, nongovernment email account while serving as his secretary of state.

Video: Obama speaks in Selma on 50th anniversary of civil rights marches

By News Desk

President Barack Obama and his family were in Selma, Alabama on Saturday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of civil rights marches that led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Obama: Ferguson police discrimination 'oppressive and abusive'

By Nedra Pickler, Associated Press

Racial discrimination from police in Ferguson, Missouri, was "oppressive and abusive," President Barack Obama said Friday as he called for criminal justice reform as part of the modern struggle for civil rights.

Anniversary of Selma march rekindles Ferguson comparisons

By Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — In only a few minutes on national television, the beatings of civil rights marchers by police on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, dragged the inhumanity of Southern segregation into America’s living rooms as never before.