Jun 18 Watch How much power can the president wield by sidestepping Congress? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 18 Familiar fight over whether to try terror suspect in U.S. court By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe he U.S. apprehended the man it says is behind the 2012 attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Ahmed Abu Khattala. “It’s important for us to send a message to the world that when Americans are attacked, no matter how… Continue reading
Jun 18 Here’s every presidential executive order going back to George Washington By Rachel Wellford Franklin D. Roosevelt issued 3,721 executive orders in his 12 years in office. So far President Obama has issued 227. Continue reading
Jun 17 Watch Can Obama’s Pacific Ocean sanctuary plan balance environmental and economic interests? By PBS News Hour President Obama launched a plan to create the world's largest marine preserve by adding to the existing national monument in the Central Pacific. Drilling, fishing and other activities would be off limits. Joshua Reichert of the Pew Charitable Trusts and… Continue watching
Jun 17 Obama: Benghazi capture sends message to the world By Justin Scuiletti President Barack Obama, while in Pittsburgh for a TechShop event Tuesday, addressed the capture of Ahmed Abu Khattala, one of the alleged attackers of the U.S. consulate in Benghazi. Continue reading
Jun 17 In Congress, prospect of new Iraq fight turns hawks into doves By Donna Cassata, Bradley Klapper, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The prospect of the U.S. military returning to the fight in Iraq has turned congressional hawks into doves. Lawmakers who eagerly voted to authorize military force 12 years ago to oust Saddam Hussein and destroy weapons of mass… Continue reading
Jun 17 Obama seeks to protect Pacific Ocean by creating world’s largest marine preserve By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is looking to create the largest marine preserve in the world by protecting a massive stretch of the Pacific Ocean from drilling, fishing and other actions that could threaten wildlife, the White House said. Continue reading
Jun 16 President Obama says up to 275 U.S. military troops will deploy to Iraq By Julie Pace and Lara Jakes, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is urgently deploying several hundred armed troops in and around Iraq and considering sending an additional contingent of special forces soldiers as Baghdad struggles to repel a rampant insurgency, even as the White House insists… Continue reading
Jun 16 Executive order to protect LGBT federal contractors against discrimination By Julie Pace, Associated Press The move follows years of pressure from gay rights groups for Obama to act on his own while a broader employment non-discrimination measure languishes on Capitol Hill. The Senate passed the legislation last year but the bill stalled in the… Continue reading
Jun 13 Watch Should U.S. wait for political progress in Iraq before making a military intervention? By PBS News Hour President Obama said that he will not put U.S. forces on the ground in Iraq, but he is weighing other military options. He also pointed to problems within the Iraqi government and security forces. Judy Woodruff gets views on whether… Continue watching