Feb 11 Obama plans to nominate King as education secretary By Kevin Freking, Associated Press President Barack Obama will nominate Dr. John B. King Jr. to serve as Education Department secretary after receiving commitments from lawmakers to give his nomination speedy consideration, the White House said Thursday. Continue reading
Feb 09 Watch 5:50 News Wrap: Republicans dismiss Obama's final budget plan By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, President Obama sent his administration’s last budget to Congress, totaling $4.1 trillion. But Republican lawmakers dismissed the plan before it arrived on Capitol Hill. Also, the director of National Intelligence confirmed that North Korea has… Continue watching
Feb 09 Supreme Court puts Obama's clean power plan on hold By Michael Biesecker and Sam Hananel, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to halt enforcement of President Barack Obama's sweeping plan to address climate change until after legal challenges are resolved. Continue reading
Feb 09 Obama seeks cybersecurity boost to replace 'ancient' tech By Tami Abdollah, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The federal government is relying on archaic, leaky and broken computers systems to protect reams of critical data from cyberattacks, President Barack Obama warned Tuesday as he announced a new, centralized effort to boost cybersecurity. Continue reading
Feb 09 Obama sends Congress record $4.1 trillion 2017 spending plan By Andrew Taylor and Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press Writers WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is unveiling his eighth and final budget, a $4 trillion-plus proposal that's freighted with liberal policy initiatives and new and familiar tax hikes — all sent to a dismissive Republican-controlled Congress that simply wants to… Continue reading
Feb 09 Sanders, Kasich win 1st votes in tiny New Hampshire community By Associated Press DIXVILLE, N.H. — Bernie Sanders and John Kasich picked up the most votes as the first ballots of the first-in-the-nation primary were cast early Tuesday. Continue reading
Feb 08 U.S. faces shortcomings in global, anti-ISIS coalition By Robert Burns, Associated Press WASHINGTON — To doubters of its strategy for defeating the Islamic State, the Obama administration likes to tout its coalition of 66 nations and claim strength in numbers. But a year and a half into the war, some administration officials… Continue reading
Feb 08 Obama asking Congress for emergency funding to combat Zika By Associated Press WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is asking Congress for more than $1.8 billion in emergency funding to help fight the Zika virus. In an announcement Monday, the White House said the money would be used to expand mosquito control programs,… Continue reading
Feb 06 GOP-led Congress unlikely to OK Obama's new clean energy bid By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Barack Obama said Saturday that he will ask the Republican-led Congress to double spending on research and development into clean energy by 2020. But the request is unlikely to be fulfilled. Continue reading
Feb 05 Obama takes a victory lap on economy By Associated Press WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama on Friday used a new jobs report to continue his victory lap on the economy — and jab at the Republicans vying for his job. Continue reading