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Obama defends drone strikes

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:00:55 GMT

President Barack Obama on Thursday defended America's controversial drone attacks as legal, effective and a necessary linchpin in an evolving U.S. counterterrorism policy.

Obama: Oklahoma needs help right away

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:57:41 GMT

President Barack Obama pledged urgent government help for Oklahoma Tuesday in the wake of "one of the most destructive" storms in the nation's history.

Obama's approval rating holding steady

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:16:48 GMT

Despite the front-page controversies of the past few weeks, President Barack Obama's approval rating is holding strong — at least for now.

Obama asks for more embassy security

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:06:17 GMT

President Barack Obama is trying to turn the tables on Republicans who have criticized his administration's response to last year's deadly attack in Benghazi, Libya.

Obama confronts a trio of controversies

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:14:41 GMT

Trying to steer clear of Republican criticism of the administration's response to the terror attacks that killed four Americans last year in Benghazi, Libya, the president called on Congress to work with the White House.

Holder defends phone record subpoenas

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:11:37 GMT

The leaders of a House panel told Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday that they had serious concerns about the Justice Department's gathering of phone records at The Associated Press.

What the Veep? If guns shot chocolate

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:34:15 GMT

A 7-year-old boy from Milwaukee is making a stand against gun violence, and has taken his plan straight to the top. See what the White House has to say in response.

Obama: North Korea has failed again

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:39:22 GMT

President Barack Obama said Tuesday that North Korea can no longer create an international crisis with nuclear provocations, asserting the United States and South Korea are fully capable of defending themselves.

FLOTUS and NBA's Jason Collins team up

Tue, 07 May 2013 15:28:21 GMT

A week ago, first lady Michelle Obama tweeted to NBA star Jason Collins that "We've got your back." She's putting those words into action as she'll stand beside him at a LGBT gala at the end of the month.

WH: Chemical weapons used in Syria

Mon, 06 May 2013 18:28:23 GMT

The White House says it's highly likely that Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime, not the rebel opposition, was behind any chemical weapons use in Syria.

DC Download: Weekly rewind

Fri, 03 May 2013 19:44:25 GMT

Although Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court were on break, this week was packed with plenty of political headlines. Here’s a look at what you might have missed.

Op-Ed: Trust down, partisanship rises

Thu, 02 May 2013 14:11:44 GMT

Gen Y has been called lazy, haplessly doomed and politically apathetic. Why do they feel this way? Short answer: They just don't trust their leaders in government.

Obama: US unsure who used chem weapons

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:09:16 GMT

President Barack Obama strongly suggested Tuesday he'd consider military action against Syria if it can be confirmed that President Bashar Assad's government used chemical weapons in the two-year-old civil war.

At WH dinner, Obama's got jokes

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:08:57 GMT

President Barack Obama took time to laugh at himself during the 2013 White House Correspondents' Dinner, and the jokes started before he even reached the podium.

Obama speaks at West memorial

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:14:20 GMT

Firefighters and first responders from all over Texas have gathered in Waco to honor those who died in last week's fertilizer plant explosion in West.

Presidents praise Bush at new library

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:11:25 GMT

Presidents past and present lionized one of their own Thursday, putting politics aside as President George W. Bush dedicated the library that documents his place in history.

Obama, White House OK after false tweet

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:41:40 GMT

The hearts of many sank Tuesday after seeing a tweet by The Associated Press saying the White House had been attacked.

Another home searched in ricin case

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:13:24 GMT

The Mississippi man charged with sending poisoned letters to President Barack Obama and others was released from jail Tuesday, FBI agents returned to another man's house where they'd previously searched in connection with the case.

FBI: No ricin found in home of suspect

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:34:13 GMT

Investigators haven't found any ricin in the house of Mississippi man accused of mailing poisoned letters to President Barack Obama, a U.S. senator and a local judge, according to testimony Monday from an FBI agent.

Bomb suspects were driven by faith

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:08:22 GMT

The two brothers suspected of bombing the Boston Marathon appear to have been motivated by a radical brand of Islam but do not seem connected to any Muslim terrorist groups.

Obama to victims: You will run again

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:05:04 GMT

President Barack Obama declared "there is a piece of Boston in me" as he paid tribute to a city shaken by what he has called an act of terror. He said: "Every one of us stands with you."

Miss. man accused in sent ricin letters

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 01:05:11 GMT

Paul Kevin Curtis, 45, was arrested at 5:15 p.m. at his apartment in Corinth, near the Tennessee state line about 100 miles east of Memphis, said FBI Special Agent in Charge Daniel McMullen. It wasn't immediately known where he was being held.

FBI: Letter to Obama contained ricin

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:23:50 GMT

Police are investigating suspicious packages and envelopes Wednesday after preliminary tests indicated poisonous ricin in two letters sent to President Barack Obama and a Mississippi senator.

Obama: Boston bombings an act of terror

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:34:15 GMT

In his second public statement in less than 24 hours since the explosions, President Obama said, "Clearly we are at the beginning of our investigation." He urged anyone with information relating to the events to contact authorities.

In gun talks, Biden hears of explosions

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:21:55 GMT

Although he hadn't planned on it, Vice President Joe Biden became the first person from the White House to comment on the Boston Marathon explosions.

Obama: 'We will find out who did this'

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:55:48 GMT

President Barack Obama, responding to the explosions at the Boston Marathon, says the United States does not know "who did this or why" but vowed that whoever is responsible "will feel the full weight of justice."

Security increased at the White House

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:33:39 GMT

The Secret Service expanded its security perimeter at the White House on Monday following the explosions at the Boston Marathon.

DC Download: Outcry over Obama's budget

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:49:03 GMT

President Obama's 2014 budget is getting a lot of criticism from all angles, and not all of it is constructive.

Reid schedules gun control showdown

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:37:48 GMT

The Senate's top Democrat says there will be a showdown vote on Thursday on his party's effort to enact new gun restrictions.

DC Download: WH responds to N. Korea

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 19:02:49 GMT

With Congress on break, the White House has been fighting a different battle this week as threats of an attack from North Korea increase.