Jan 23 The White House broke a State of the Union tradition. Does it matter? By Colleen Shalby On Tuesday, the White House broke a longstanding State of the Union tradition. Rather than distributing an embargoed copy of the President’s speech to the press and press alone, the address was made public on the blogging site Medium… Continue reading
Jan 23 What issues roil Washington? Obama’s veto threats are clues By Nancy Benac, Associated Press The veto threats that President Obama has issued over the last three weeks are a microcosm of American politics, representing the roiling issues of the day, the power struggle playing out between Congress and the White House, and even the… Continue reading
Jan 23 Obama offers condolences on death of Saudi King Abdullah By Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama expressed condolences and offered sympathy Thursday to the people of Saudi Arabia upon the death of King Abdullah, an important ally and a major force in the Muslim world. Continue reading
Jan 23 US, Cuba disagree on human rights as diplomatic talks in Havana close By Bradley Klapper, Michael Weissenstein, Associated Press HAVANA — Still at odds over human rights, the United States and Cuba closed two days of historic talks in Havana with some progress toward restoring diplomatic ties after a half-century of estrangement. Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch 7:14 From fireside chats to YouTube: Interactive media helps Obama connect with the country By PBS News Hour In a social media push by the White House, three popular YouTube users were invited to interview President Obama following the State of the Union. Brian Donahue of CRAFT Media/Digital, William Powers of the MIT Media Lab and YouTube entrepreneur… Continue watching
Jan 22 Twitter chat: What are your 2015 State of the Union questions? By Nora Daly PBS NewsHour’s political director Domenico Montanaro and political editor Lisa Desjardins, will be taking your 2015 State of the Union questions during a Twitter chat. Continue reading
Jan 22 WATCH LIVE: GloZell Green, Bethany Mota and Hank Green interview President Obama By News Desk Following up on the State of the Union, President Obama is sitting down with YouTube channel producers GloZell Green, Bethany Mota and Hank Green for an interview at the White House dubbed #YouTubeasksObama. The interview is part of the White… Continue reading
Jan 22 Obama goes on offense post-State of the Union By Lisa Desjardins, Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Obama hitting the road Today, he’s in Kansas (before talking to YouTube stars) House abortion bill falls apart Boehner invites Netanyahu; doesn’t tell White House Just one senator (and it’s not the one you… Continue reading
Jan 21 President calls climate change the ‘greatest threat to future generations’ in State of the Union By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Calling climate change the "greatest threat to future generations" in his State of the Union speech Tuesday, President Obama called out climate change deniers. Continue reading
Jan 21 Pubs and Politics: A BiBartisan State of the Union By Meredith P. Garretson The State of the Union is about the president, policy, promises, and for some, pubs. Yes, SOTU night is an excuse for Washington wonks to gather and discuss the president’s annual address over pints. Continue reading