Dec 30 An Oval Office face-plant, Obama in a tiara, and other moments caught by White House photographers in 2014 By Nora Daly If your childhood photo happens to prominently feature the leader of the free world, then there is a good chance it will wind up in chief official White House photographer Pete Souza’s yearly photo round-up. Continue reading
Dec 30 Obama golf game forces Army couple to move wedding By Josh Lederman and Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press HONOLULU — A couple getting married near President Barack Obama's vacation spot in Hawaii learned the hard way that the big day rarely goes exactly as planned. Continue reading
Dec 29 Obama 'won't be afraid' to use veto pen against GOP-controlled Congress By Josh Lederman, Associated Press HONOLULU — Warning from President Barack Obama to congressional Republicans: I have a veto pen and, come January, I won't be afraid to use it. Continue reading
Dec 28 What will Obama's final two years as president bring? By Julie Pace, Nancy Benac, Associated Press The Yes-We-Can man is entering a twilight of maybes, his presidency still driven by high ambitions but his power to achieve them running out. Continue reading
Dec 26 Watch 12:34 Shields and Gerson on cyber-attacks after Sony, Obama's year ahead By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson join Judy Woodruff to discuss this week’s news, including the state of race relations in America in the wake of continuing protests and the killing of two New York police… Continue watching
Dec 26 Chef behind Michelle Obama's health food initiatives to leave White House By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Kass' relationship with the Obamas started when they hired him to cook healthier meals for the family in Chicago before the 2008 elections. Michelle Obama was a vice president at the University of Chicago Medical Center and caring for young… Continue reading
Dec 24 Judge dismisses lawsuit against Obama on immigration By Pete Yost, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Refusing to rule on the merits of the case, a federal judge has rejected an Arizona sheriff's lawsuit seeking to halt President Barack Obama's plan to spare nearly 5 million people from deportation. Continue reading
Dec 23 Obama applauds Sony's decision to release 'The Interview' By Josh Lederman, Associated Press HONOLULU — President Barack Obama is applauding Sony Pictures Entertainment's decision to screen its film "The Interview" in a limited number of theaters. Continue reading
Dec 22 Sheriff Joe Arpaio seeks to stop Obama's immigration order in court By Pete Yost, Associated Press Among the evidence in the case is a set of Arpaio press releases and letters to Homeland Security officials that say more than 35 percent of immigrants living in Maricopa County illegally who wound up in Arpaio's jails in 2014… Continue reading
Dec 21 US mulls putting North Korea back on terrorism sponsors list By Josh Lederman, Associated Press HONOLULU -- The United States is reviewing whether to put North Korea back onto its list of state sponsors of terrorism, President Barack Obama said as the U.S. decides how to respond to the cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment that… Continue reading