Tag: Barack Obama

The goals for the initiative are to help American students gain a better understanding of Chinese culture.Â (Travis Spradling/The Advocate via AP)
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Obama wants 1 million Americans learning Chinese by 2020

Kyle Feldscher · September 25, 2015 8:43 pm

National Security

WEX Week Ahead: The shutdown showdown

Lisa Ruhl · September 25, 2015 8:00 pm

Boehner resignation takes Obama by surprise

John Siciliano · September 25, 2015 5:35 pm

"I raised once again our very serious concerns about our growing cyberthreats to American companies and American citizens," President Obama said. "I indicated that it has to stop." (AP Photo)Â

Obama tells China it ‘has to stop’ cyberespionage

John Siciliano · September 25, 2015 5:30 pm

President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping participate in a joint news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Friday. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Energy and Environment

Obama, Xi announce new cap-and-trade program in China

Kyle Feldscher · September 25, 2015 5:01 pm

President Obama and Xi Jinping will cover contentious topics before Obama fetes the Chinese leader during a state dinner Friday night. (AP Photo)Â

Obama’s 5 big issues with Xi

Nicole Duran · September 25, 2015 4:04 pm

Cybersecurity figures prominently on the list of topics that Obama is expected to broach with Chinese President Xi Jinping, shown above standing next to his wife, Peng Liyuan. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, Pool)

Will Obama, Xi strike a deal on cyber?

Rudy Takala · September 25, 2015 1:25 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and President Obama may be overseeing talks on Syria soon.Â (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Presidential Press Service)

National Security

Obama, Putin to meet on the fringes of the U.N.

Nicole Duran · September 24, 2015 11:27 pm

In a letter to Defense Secretary Ash Carter, two Democrats and two Republicans in the House pressed Pentagon leadership to shield whistleblowers involved in the investigation from retaliation. (AP File Photo)

National Security

Carter: We won’t let the Russians off the hook on Ukraine

Jacqueline Klimas · September 24, 2015 9:57 pm

The White House warned Congress that President Obama would veto a Senate spending bill containing a measure that cuts funding from Planned Parenthood. (AP Photo)Â

White House: Obama would veto Planned Parenthood cuts

Pete Kasperowicz · September 24, 2015 4:23 pm

Washington Secrets

Revealed: Errors plague federal regulations, over 1,800 corrections

Paul Bedard · September 24, 2015 12:00 pm

President Obama makes a face as he speaks about his daughter Malia Obama beginning her senior year in high school. On Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, in Warren, Mich., Obama announced new steps to expand apprenticeships and a push to make community college free for responsible students. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Community colleges not ready for ‘free’ college

Joseph Lawler · September 24, 2015 4:01 am