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 12 White House hails 'most ambitious climate change agreement in history' By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The White House is praising what it calls "the most ambitious climate change agreement in history" after the United States and nearly 200 other countries backed the deal in Paris. Continue reading
Dec 11 White House asks: What is the story behind your menorah? By Abbey Oldham A menorah created by a Holocaust survivor and one designed in Israel in the 1920s were selected for a White House ceremony this week from more than 50 submissions. Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch 3:31 Here's what President Obama is expected to say in Sunday's primetime address By PBS News Hour For only the third time in his presidency, President Obama will address the nation from the Oval Office, focusing on the ongoing terrorism investigation into Wednesday's mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, that killed 14 people and wounded 21 others. Continue watching
Nov 26 White House undergoes holiday lockdown after man jumps fence By Associated Press A man draped in an American flag climbed over the fence at the White House on Thursday, prompting a lockdown as the first family celebrated Thanksgiving. Continue reading
Nov 06 A day in the life of a 161-year old John Philip Sousa By Joshua Barajas Sousa’s 100-year-old compositions include patriotic military marches that will also no doubt crop up in the long grind to the 2016 presidential election. And while they aren’t remembered by name, one man seeks to preserve the American composer’s legacy —… Continue reading
Oct 30 Popemobile gets top prize at Obama's White House Halloween By Darlene Superville, Associated Press A toddler dressed like the pope and pushed along in a popemobile got the top prize at President Barack Obama's White House Halloween. Continue reading
Sep 27 Clinton compares e-mail server criticism to previous GOP probes By Lisa Lerer, Associated Press Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday again defended her use of a private email server while she was secretary of state, comparing the multiple investigations to Republican-led probes into her husband's administration more than two decades ago. Continue reading
Sep 19 Ahead of pope's visit, Obama and Raul Castro speak by phone By Julie Pace, Associated Press President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro had a rare phone call Friday ahead of Pope Francis' impending visit to both their nations. Continue reading
Sep 13 For White House visit, pomp and protocol await Pope Francis By Darlene Superville, Associated Press When Pope Francis arrives in the U.S. on Sept. 22, he'll get an airport welcome that few world leaders have ever received: a plane-side greeting from President Obama, which is just the beginning of the pomp and protocol that Washington… Continue reading