Tag: Barack Obama

Obama looks beyond his presidency, hopes to avoid Clinton comparisons

Brian Hughes · May 5, 2015 9:00 am

From left, Scott Davis, President Obama and Joe Echevarria participate in a roundtable discussion with young people before speaking at the launch of My Brother's Keeper Alliance. (Photo by by Susan Watts-Pool/Getty Images)

Obama hits a wall in campaign for race relations

Susan Crabtree · May 5, 2015 9:00 am

Former business executive Carly Fiorina, left, poses for a selfie with Ashlynn Dale at the Johnson County Republicans Spaghetti Dinner at Clear Creek Amana High School on April 24, 2015 in Tiffin, Iowa. (Getty Image)

Carly Fiorina, Clinton slayer?

David M. Drucker · May 5, 2015 9:00 am

Obama gets NASCAR cred for honoring Jeff Gordon

Paul Bedard · May 4, 2015 10:25 pm

Speaking at an event on the campus of Lehman College in the Bronx, N.Y., President Obama said the country will Ã¢â¬Åprofit or payÃ¢â¬ï¿½ for what the young men in poor communities across the country become. (AP Photo)Â

Obama: Helping young men from poor areas will be ‘my life’s work’

Susan Crabtree · May 4, 2015 8:54 pm

"There is no act of expression, even if it's offensive, that justifies an act of violence," White House press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters on Air Force One Monday. (AP Photo)Â

White House: ‘Offensive’ content doesn’t justify Texas shootings

Brian Hughes · May 4, 2015 5:10 pm

President Obama will announce Monday the launch of My Brother's Keeper Alliance, a new independent nonprofit. (AP Photo)

Obama to announce expansion in ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ initiative

Kelly Cohen · May 4, 2015 3:06 pm

A bill to fund military construction and veterans affairs for fiscal 2016 was expected to sail through the House on Wednesday. (iStock)

House will struggle to pass spending bills that adhere to caps

Susan Ferrechio · May 4, 2015 9:00 am

U.S .President Obama (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) approach the podiums for a joint press conference at the Rose Garden of the White House. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

What would a trade victory mean for Obama’s elusive Asia pivot?

Brian Hughes · May 4, 2015 9:00 am

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka speaks at the AFL-CIO and American Federation of Teachers summit. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Free-trade critics struggle to work together

Sean Higgins · May 4, 2015 9:00 am

Socially liberal Jews go Republican over Israel

David M. Drucker · May 4, 2015 9:00 am

An effigy of President Carter is held aloft during a mass demonstration as thousands of factory workers show their support for the students holding hostages inside the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Dec. 23, 1979. (AP Photo/Jacques Langevin)

Public’s distrust of Iran driving congressional push

Charles Hoskinson · May 4, 2015 9:00 am