Politics Jan 19 Watch 4:31 How Press Secretary Josh Earnest made sure he knew what Obama was thinking Josh Earnest, White House press secretary since 2014, was there when Barack Obama was running for president, and he'll be there when the lights go out on the Obama White House. As he prepares to leave the podium, Earnest sits… By PBS NewsHour
Politics Jan 17 Watch 16:12 The first black president faced great expectations. What will be Obama’s legacy on race? What did the election of America’s first black president mean for the United States? And how did President Obama’s policies and rhetoric advance issues important to the black community? Rael Nelson James of the Bridgespan Group, James Peterson of Lehigh… By PBS NewsHour
World Jan 17 Watch 9:18 UN Ambassador Power warns against ‘historical amnesia’ in future Russian relations Outgoing U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power used her final speech to focus on Russia as a major threat. Judy Woodruff sits down with Power during her last days in office to discuss troubling actions by Russia and the… By PBS NewsHour
Politics Jan 12 Watch How a senior Obama adviser views his record Continuing in our series of meetings with top officials in the Obama administration as it comes to a close, Judy Woodruff sits down with Valerie Jarrett, senior adviser to the president. She discusses his agenda successes and failures, her criticism… By PBS NewsHour
Jan 11 Watch 8:56 Obama’s ‘bold, yet fragile’ climate legacy By PBS NewsHour President Obama is passionate, and vocal, about combating climate change. As his tenure draws to a close, science correspondent Miles O’Brien reviews the administration's environmental policy -- from the 2009 “cap-and-trade” climate bill, to the 2015 Paris accord, to executive… Continue watching
Jan 10 ‘I won’t stop serving you,’ President Obama tells crowd in farewell address By Daniel Bush In his final major speech before leaving the White House, President Obama on Tuesday marked the country’s progress since he took office on a range of social and economic fronts, but warned Americans not to become complacent in the face… Continue reading
Jan 10 Watch 14:26 How Obama left his mark on the criminal justice system By PBS NewsHour President Obama has commuted the sentences of more federal prisoners than any other president, and he’s on track to leave far fewer federal inmates in federal prison since the 1960s. Hari Sreenivasan offers a look through the life of a… Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch 10:33 Landmark or footnote? Obamacare legacy now rests with Trump By PBS NewsHour When he signed the Affordable Care Act in 2010, President Obama achieved what politicians had long tried and failed to do: provide near-universal health insurance to Americans. But ever since, it’s faced unflagging Republican opposition. Special correspondent Sarah Varney of… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch Kerry: Syrian conflict is ‘the worst human catastrophe since World War II’ By PBS NewsHour In our most recent interview with a top Obama administration official, Judy Woodruff sits down with Secretary of State John Kerry as the presidential transition nears. They discuss Secretary Kerry's assessment of the U.S.-Russia relationship, now that intelligence has confirmed… Continue watching