Dec 10 Nearly 9 in 10 doubt Obama, GOP can break gridlock By Jennifer Agiesta, Emily Swanson, Associated Press Americans may not agree on much lately, but one opinion is nearly universal: There's almost no chance that President Barack Obama, a Democrat, and the Republican Congress can work together to solve the country's problems. Continue reading
Dec 10 Obama announces $1 billion investment for early childhood education By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is following up on his promise to expand early education opportunities for tens of thousands of children by announcing a $1 billion public-private investment in programs for the nation's youngest learners. Continue reading
Dec 08 Not the way women wanted to make history this election By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Yes, there’s a recount in an Arizona House race ongoing, but for pretty much all intents and purposes, the runoff election in the Louisiana Senate race Saturday put the final nail in the 2014 midterm elections. Continue reading
Dec 07 Obama: Racism, bias in U.S. will take time to tackle By Associated Press In an interview with BET, President Barack Obama described his conversation with a group of young civil rights activists, including a leader of protests in Ferguson, Missouri, he hosted last week in the Oval Office. Continue reading
Dec 06 Obama: Somers' life was in imminent danger By Associated Press President Barack Obama said Saturday he authorized the attempt to rescue American Luke Somers in Yemen because the U.S. had information that the American photojournalist's life was in imminent danger. Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch 8:34 How Ashton Carter differs from Obama's past defense secretaries By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 05 Chicago, NY, Hawaii compete to host Obama library By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Three U.S. cities that President Barack Obama once called home are trying to outdo one another as the competition to host his future presidential library comes to a close. Continue reading
Dec 05 AG nominee Loretta Lynch to also lead inquiry into Eric Garner case By Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — As the Justice Department opens a civil rights investigation into the chokehold death of an unarmed man in New York City, the prosecutor in charge of the probe is juggling another high-profile role: designated heir to Eric Holder… Continue reading
Dec 05 My Kingdom for a Magic Wand By Gwen Ifill I sympathize with your confusion. If cameras pinned to officers' lapels are the solution, then why didn't a video of a man being choked to death sway a New York grand jury? If a government shutdown was such a costly… Continue reading
Dec 05 Obama picks Ashton Carter to be next Secretary of Defense By Robert Burns, Associated Press The experiences that Ashton Carter would bring to the job of defense secretary are vastly different from Chuck Hagel's in several important ways, starting with the fact that Carter is an academic and a policy wonk. Continue reading