Sep 02 Biden to help unveil White House portrait of Obama By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, are set to revive that ritual — after an awkward and anomalous gap in the Trump years — when they host the Obamas on Wednesday for the big reveal of their portraits in… Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch 6:48 Biden proposes expansion of Affordable Care Act with changes to ‘family glitch’ By Amna Nawaz, Dorothy Hastings President Biden received some help from former President Obama Tuesday, as the White House announced a proposal aimed at lowering health insurance costs for millions of Americans. Margot Sanger-Katz, who covers health care for The New York Times, joins Amna… Continue watching
Mar 13 Obama tests positive for COVID-19, says he’s ‘feeling fine’ By Associated Press Obama encouraged more Americans to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, despite the declining infection rate in the U.S. Continue reading
Jan 10 Joe Biden’s silence on Guantanamo Bay frustrates closure advocates as prison turns 20 By Ben Fox, Associated Press Advocates for closing the Guantanamo Bay detention center were hopeful when President Joe Biden took office. And they were relieved this summer as the U.S. released a prisoner. Many are now increasingly impatient. Continue reading
Sep 28 WATCH: After 5 years, Obamas break ground on Presidential Center in Chicago By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press Construction on the Obama Presidential Center along Lake Michigan, near the Obama family home and where the former president started his political career on Chicago's South Side, officially began last month. Continue reading
Sep 11 Biden, Obama, Clinton mark 9/11 in NYC with display of unity By Zeke Miller, Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press Before the event began, a jet flew overhead in an eerie echo of the attacks, drawing a glance from Biden toward the sky. For much of the ceremony he stood with his arms crossed and head bowed, listening while the… Continue reading
Jun 23 U.S. votes against U.N. resolution condemning embargo on Cuba By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The U.S. has voted against a U.N. resolution that condemned the American economic embargo of Cuba for the 29th year, maintaining the Trump administration's opposition and refusing to return to the Obama administration's 2016 abstention. Continue reading
May 15 Kid reporter who interviewed Obama at White House dies at 23 By Associated Press The student reporter who gained national acclaim when he interviewed President Barack Obama at the White House in 2009 has died of natural causes, his family says. Continue reading
Jan 25 Effort to put Tubman on $20 bill restarted under Biden By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press Biden press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday that the Treasury Department is taking steps to resume efforts to put the 19th century abolitionist leader on the $20 bill. Continue reading
Jan 06 Obama urges Republican leaders to ‘choose reality’ By Associated Press Former President Barack Obama said the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday is "a moment of great dishonor and shame" for the United States, but not a surprise. Continue reading