Apr 22 Obama meets with Cameron amid Brexit debate By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press LONDON — Lending political backup to a struggling friend, President Barack Obama made an impassioned plea to Britons to heed Prime Minister David Cameron's call to stay in the European Union and dismissed critics who accused the U.S. president of… Continue reading
Apr 22 Obama's royal holiday: Lunch with queen, dinner with princes By Darlene Superville, Associated Press LONDON — Most people send a card, call, or post on Facebook for someone's birthday, but President Barack Obama went the extra mile on Friday — thousands of miles, actually — to deliver 90th birthday greetings to Queen Elizabeth II… Continue reading
Apr 21 Watch 6:41 Why the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia is under strain By PBS News Hour President Obama held a summit with Saudi Arabia and some of its Gulf allies to outline deeper cooperation on regional and security challenges, but those meetings come amid new strains on the partnership. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner reports… Continue watching
Apr 21 In Saudi visit, Obama works to calm Gulf tensions with U.S. By Kathleen Hennessey and Adam Schreck, Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- President Barack Obama strained to ease tensions with Persian Gulf allies Thursday, pledging U.S. help in confronting Iran and other security threats. Yet he failed to win the commitments he sought to boost economic aid to… Continue reading
Apr 20 Obama meets with King Salman at start of Saudi Arabia visit By Kathleen Hennessey and Adam Schreck, Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — President Barack Obama opened a brief trip to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday with a one-on-one meeting with King Salman in Riyadh. The visit for a Persian Gulf summit comes against the backdrop of increasingly strained U.S. Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch 6:39 Supreme Court weighs scope of presidential power in immigration case By PBS News Hour The Supreme Court heard arguments in a challenge to President Obama’s actions that would defer deportations of many undocumented immigrants. Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal joins Hari Sreenivasan to take a closer look at the case and the… Continue watching
Apr 18 Obama's first farewell tour starts with damage control By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama sets out this week on his first in a series of international farewell tours, a sometimes wistful tradition for presidents in legacy mode. But in a reminder of this president's uneven ties to allies, Obama's… Continue reading
Apr 15 Watch 4:54 News Wrap: Obamas release federal tax returns By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the Obamas released their federal tax returns for the past year, revealing that they paid $81,000 in taxes on an income of $436,000, and donated 15 percent of what they made to charity. Also, Brazilian… Continue watching
Apr 15 Obama's income fell to $436,000, lowest of his presidency By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama paid more than $81,000 in taxes last year on adjusted gross income of more than $436,000. Their effective federal income tax rate was 18.7 percent. Continue reading
Apr 15 Sanders hoping for a California upset By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press LOS ANGELES — If Bernie Sanders can pull off an upset in California, it will be a story that got its start on Hollywood Boulevard. Continue reading