Jan 18

Watch Video: Obama defends decision to commute Manning's sentence

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama firmly defended his decision to cut nearly three decades off convicted leaker Chelsea Manning's prison term Wednesday, arguing in his final White House news conference that the former Army intelligence analyst had served a "tough…

Defiant and unyielding, President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday adamantly denied reports that Russia had obtained compromising personal and financial information about him. His extraordinary defense, coming just nine days before Trump's inauguration, dominated a highly anticipated press conference in which…

Dec 18

Obama says he won't fade away in final year

Closing out a tumultuous year, President Barack Obama sought to lay the groundwork Friday for his last year in office by vowing not to fade in the background but instead use his remaining months to push longstanding goals to fruition.