Dec 26 Obama hopes to stave off lame-duck status in final year By Michael D. Regan and Julie Pace, Associated Press President Obama is planning widespread international travel and may use executive actions on gun laws and the closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention center in an effort to avoid lame-duck status in his final year in the White House. Continue reading
Dec 25 Watch 4:40 News Wrap: Pope calls for an end to terror in Christmas message By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, Pope Francis spoke out against atrocities by radical Islamists in his Christmas message, while Queen Elizabeth took note of the hardships suffered by millions and President Obama urged Americans to come together as one family… Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch 5:52 News Wrap: San Bernardino weapons suspect held without bond By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the man who allegedly bought the weapons used in the San Bernardino shootings that killed 14 was ordered held without bond. Also, President Obama said in a year-end interview with NPR that he's failed to… Continue watching
Dec 21 Presidents in cars getting coffee? Obama does Seinfeld show By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Barack Obama will be Jerry Seinfeld's first guest when the seventh season of his online talk show, "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee," opens Dec. 30. Continue reading
Dec 21 Obama calls criticism of U.S. strategy against the Islamic State 'legitimate' By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Barack Obama says criticism of his strategy to combat the Islamic State group is legitimate and failure to keep the public informed has contributed to fears that not enough is being done. Continue reading
Dec 20 Republicans change strategies on health care law By Michael D. Regan and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Republican foes of President Barack Obama's health care law may be able to get more by chipping away at it than trying to take the whole thing down at once. Continue reading
Dec 19 Pres. Obama meets with families of San Bernardino victims By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Barack Obama said meeting with the loved ones of 14 holiday revelers who were fatally shot two weeks ago in Southern California was a reminder "of what's good in this country."… Continue reading
Dec 19 Obamas return to Hawaii for Christmas vacation By Darlene Superville, Associated Press After a somber start to his vacation, President Barack Obama arrived in Hawaii with his family on Saturday to celebrate Christmas and ring in his final year as president. Continue reading
Dec 18 Watch 12:54 Shields and Brooks on Obama's year-end assessment, candidates' tough talk on terror By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including President Obama’s year-end news conference, how presidential candidates of both parties are fielding issues of national security and the breach… Continue watching
Dec 18 Watch 4:38 Looking on to 2016, Obama makes fighting terror a priority for final year By PBS News Hour In his year-end news conference, President Obama promised to target terror at home and abroad during his final year in office. But he also made an upbeat assessment, claiming successes on job growth and health care coverage signups, and praising… Continue watching