Mar 10 Watch 5:01 News Wrap: Obama attributes Trump's rise to obstructive GOP; leaks identify ISIS fighters By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, President Obama refused to accept blame for the rise of antiestablishment populists like Donald Trump in the 2016 election, saying that the fault lies with the GOP’s years of hardline opposition to his administration. Also:… Continue watching
Mar 10 Watch 10:34 The Atlantic examines Obama's foreign policy legacy By PBS News Hour What is President Obama’s real foreign policy legacy? Through a series of interviews with the commander in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg of the Atlantic set out to determine an answer -- one divorced from the partisan rhetoric that tends to dominate… Continue watching
Mar 10 Obama says he's proud of pulling back from Syria airstrikes By Josh Lederman, Associated Press President Barack Obama said he's proud of the moment he pulled the U.S. from the brink of launching airstrikes against the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad, calling it the right decision to make. Continue reading
Mar 10 Obama and Canadian prime minister voice stronger ties By Rob Gillies, Kevin Freking, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are promising to make it easier for their respective countries to trade and invest in one another, share more information to prevent the flow of foreign fighters and promote… Continue reading
Mar 09 Obama signals Supreme Court announcement could come soon By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama on Thursday signaled that his announcement of a Supreme Court nominee could come soon, saying the nation's highest court needs to operate at full strength. Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch In Israeli visit, Biden aspires to push peace talks forward By PBS News Hour On Tuesday, Vice President Joe Biden visited Israel to begin two days of meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leaders currently mired in a deep and violent impasse. Biden also hopes to mend the relations between the Obama White House and… Continue watching
Mar 08 For many uninsured, Obamacare fines double at tax time By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Many people who went without health insurance last year are now seeing fines more than double under President Barack Obama's health care law, tax preparation company H&R Block said Tuesday. Continue reading
Mar 08 Viewer's Guide: All eyes on Michigan in Tuesday's primaries By Nancy Benac, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Michigan is the crown jewel Tuesday as voters in four states deliver verdicts on the presidential campaign. It's the first big industrial state to weigh in, and should offer clues about how the candidates will play in important… Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch 4:58 News Wrap: Former first lady Nancy Reagan dies at age 94 By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, tributes poured in from across the nation after former first lady Nancy Reagan’s death Sunday at age 94; President Obama offered a few words of praise for the conservative icon. Also, former president Jimmy Carter… Continue watching
Mar 07 Obama to shore up credibility for U.S. drone program with casualty report By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will disclose how many people have been killed by U.S. drones and counterterrorism strikes since 2009, the White House said Monday, lifting one element of secrecy shrouding the controversial counterterrorism program. Continue reading