Feb 04 12.7 million signed up for Obama health care law, beating expectations By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Still facing political jeopardy, President Barack Obama's health care law beat expectations by earning solid sign-ups this year, according to figures released Thursday by the administration. Continue reading
Feb 03 Pleading for tolerance, Obama pays 1st visit to a U.S. mosque By Darlene Superville, Associated Press CATONSVILLE, Md. -- President Barack Obama sought Wednesday to correct what he called a "hugely distorted impression" of Muslim-Americans as he made his first visit to a U.S. mosque and pushed back against those who demonize all Muslims for the… Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch 4:10 News Wrap: Obama meets with GOP leaders to discuss common ground By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 01 Price tag for Biden cancer 'moonshot' at $1 billion in Obama budget By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will ask Congress for $755 million for cancer research in next year's budget, bringing the total price tag for Vice President Joe Biden's cancer initiative to $1 billion. Continue reading
Jan 29 Obama: More work needed to close the pay gap for women, minorities By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is expanding a data collection program aimed at ferreting out abuses of equal pay laws. Continue reading
Jan 28 White House: Obama doesn't want to serve on Supreme Court By Associated Press Don't expect Barack Obama to wind up on the Supreme Court -- he doesn't want the job. Continue reading
Jan 28 More white Americans acknowledge racism as a national problem By Errin Haines, Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — More white Americans now share the view, long held by minorities, that racism is a national problem and should be confronted, according to an analysis of recent public opinion polling. Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch 4:26 News Wrap: Sanders has private meeting with Obama to talk policy By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders met with President Obama in a private meeting to discuss foreign policy, the economy and politics. Also, the Germany's ruling cabinet approved deportation measures for foreigners who commit crimes. Continue watching
Jan 27 Will red and blue lawmakers clear a path for a heroin abuse bill? By Alan Fram, Associated Press WASHINGTON — In a testy election year likely to see scant collaboration between Republicans and Democrats, there's a glint of hope in Congress for a bipartisan bill aimed at fighting heroin and opioid addiction — a deadly, growing problem that… Continue reading
Jan 27 Obama to seek $12B from Congress for child nutrition By Darlene Superville, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama plans to ask Congress for $12 billion over a decade to help feed schoolchildren from low-income families during the summer, the White House said Wednesday. Continue reading