Nicole Duran

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Obama vows to close wage gap for women

Obama vows to close wage gap for women

Nicole Duran · April 12, 2016 4:51 pm

The Obama administration on Monday got executives from 19 national and local companies, including Facebook, to pledge that their businesses will make it easier for former felons to get jobs. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg)

National, local businesses pledge second chances for felons at White House

Nicole Duran · April 11, 2016 10:30 pm

"Here's what I know: Hillary Clinton was an outstanding secretary of state," President Obama said on Sunday. "She would never intentionally put America in any kind of jeopardy." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

White House: Obama has no insight into Clinton emails

Nicole Duran · April 11, 2016 8:04 pm

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of NIH/NIAID, right, with Dr. Anne Schuchat, principal deputy director of the CDC, say the Zika virus is a much bigger problem than they first imagined. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Feds say Zika virus ‘scarier than we initially thought’

Nicole Duran · April 11, 2016 6:17 pm

Paul Ryan keeps racking up wins against Obama

Paul Ryan keeps racking up wins against Obama

Nicole Duran · April 11, 2016 4:01 am

Last Tuesday's GOP presidential primary awoke partisans, and Ron Johnson has also benefited from his hardline stances on terrorism and President Obama's Supreme Court nomination. (AP Photo)

Johnson closes the gap in Wisconsin Senate race

Nicole Duran · April 8, 2016 4:01 am

"I want all of our girls to get interested in science and technology and engineering and math," Jarrett said. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)

WH devotes day to fighting gender stereotypes

Nicole Duran · April 6, 2016 11:33 pm

Dr. Ken Smith speaks with Vice President Joe Biden during a tour of the research lab at the Huntsman Cancer Institute on Feb. 26 in Salt Lake City as part of the White House's cancer "moonshot." (AP Photo)

Biden’s ‘cancer moonshot’ leaning on public-private funding for liftoff

Nicole Duran · April 4, 2016 4:01 am

President Obama said that his administration is not considering allowing Iran to use dollars for some business transactions. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama says no dollars for Iran

Nicole Duran · April 2, 2016 1:59 am

President Obama conceded on Friday that despite global progress toward denuclearization during his tenure, pushing back the Doomsday Clock will require Russian cooperation. (AP Photos)

Obama: World needs Russian leadership on nukes

Nicole Duran · April 2, 2016 12:04 am

Such proposals "tell us that the person who made the statements doesn't know much about foreign policy, or nuclear policy, or the Korean Peninsula, or the world generally," Obama said Friday. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

National Security

Obama says Trump ignorant on foreign policy

Nicole Duran · April 1, 2016 11:28 pm

Obama warns Turkish leader about press freedom

Obama warns Turkish leader about press freedom

Nicole Duran · April 1, 2016 11:07 pm