In meetings with Congressional members, Biden tries personal touch, cookies
April 24, 2021
After four years of turmoil and showbiz stunts, White House meetings now mix formality with a personal touch and appeals
Obama: “We will defeat ISIS’
December 7, 2015
In a rare Oval Office address, President Barack Obama vowed Sunday night the U.S. will overcome a new phase of the terror threat that seeks
Arizona tragedy casts pall over stunned nation
January 11, 2011
The nation’s capital lumbered to work in a pall Monday, somber from the Congress to the White House, as official Washington absorbed an assassination attempt
Obama admits tax plan is far from perfect
December 11, 2010
President Barack Obama calls his tax-cut agreement with Republicans far from perfect but a good deal overall for Americans, while acknowledging that many fellow Democrats
New revelations into Ike’s farewell address
December 10, 2010
For nearly two years, President Dwight D. Eisenhower and his aides searched for the right words to describe at the end of his presidency his
Can Bill Clinton save Obama’s Presidency?
December 10, 2010
No comment? No way. You don’t stop Bill Clinton when he’s back at the White House with something to say. Well, OK. He and President
Obama finds Jon Stewart show is nothing to laugh about
October 28, 2010
President Barack Obama apparently thinks politics is no laughing matter, even when he’s staring down a comedian. Obama barely cracked any jokes during an appearance
Obama promises to help angry House Democrats
July 15, 2010
Facing criticism from House Democrats, President Barack Obama promised their leaders Wednesday night that he’ll actively support their agenda and Democratic lawmakers as they head
Obama’s only choice
June 24, 2010
President Barack Obama had little choice. Already weakened by the seemingly insolvable Gulf oil spill and his party’s dicey prospects in the coming congressional election,
General faces come-to-Jesus meeting with angry Obama
June 23, 2010
Forget No-drama Obama. An infuriated U.S. president is hauling his top general in Afghanistan to the White House, job hanging in the balance, to explain