Aug 18 President Obama cites progress in Iraq, announces Holder is heading to Ferguson By Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press President Barack Obama plans to speak Monday about the situations in Iraq and in Ferguson, Missouri, after meeting with top aides on both trouble spots. Continue reading
Aug 18 President Obama pauses vacation, returns to Washington By Julie Pace, Associated Press The exact reason for Obama's return shortly after midnight remained unclear, though it appeared aimed in part at countering criticism that Obama was spending two weeks on the Massachusetts island in the midst of multiple crises. Continue reading
Aug 15 This isn't Obama's first foray into a racially charged situation By Associated Press President Barack Obama has called for peace and calm in Ferguson, Missouri, the St. Louis suburb where an unarmed black teenager was fatally shot over the weekend by a white police officer. Continue reading
Aug 14 President Obama appeals for peace in Ferguson By Associated Press President Obama will deliver a statement on the ongoing violence in Ferguson, Missouri, as well as the situation in Iraq at approximately 12:45 p.m. EDT. Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch Health care law data discrepancies threaten coverage for 300,000 By PBS News Hour The Obama administration warned that more than 300,000 people could lose health care coverage if they can’t show proof that they are U.S. citizens or legal residents. Judy Woodruff talks to The Wall Street Journal’s Louise Radnofsky about the long-standing… Continue watching
Aug 13 Obama talks to Israel's Netanyahu as cease-fire expires By Associated Press EDGARTOWN, Mass. -- President Barack Obama consulted by telephone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday as a 72-hour cease-fire in the Gaza Strip neared expiration. The AP also reports from Jerusalem that rocket fire into Israel came as Palestinian… Continue reading
Aug 13 The tea party may have been defeated in primaries, but it drives the Republican agenda By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Border crisis is latest example of GOP watching its right flank 'Amnesty' becoming a 2014 issue Clinton-Obama to hug it out on Martha's Vineyard Obama calls Missouri shooting 'heartbreaking,' urges calm Races set in… Continue reading
Aug 13 Few in Congress question U.S. efforts in Iraq By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press Almost a week into the Obama administration's emergency action in northern Iraq, the campaign is attracting surprisingly broad bipartisan support. Republicans have issued several I-told-you-so statements and called for stronger action, and dovish Democrats say they're concerned about slipping into… Continue reading
Aug 11 Obama calls for new Iraqi government By Julie Pace, Associated Press CHILMARK, Mass. — President Obama is giving his approval to the appointment of a prime minister to replace Nouri al-Maliki and urging the formation of a new government in Iraq as soon as possible. Continue reading
Aug 10 Graham to Obama: Expand Iraq airstrikes or risk terrorist attack By Philip Elliott, Associated Press Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) says he worries an American city could soon be a terrorist target if the U.S. military fails to turn back Islamic militants on the march in Iraq and Syria. Continue reading