Tag Archives: President Barack Obama

• Politics

  Obama punches back on scandals

  President Barack Obama is counter-punching furiously to prevent a series of potential scandals from overwhelming his second-term agenda.
• Politics

  Obama: Acting IRS commissioner resigns in wake of scandal

  The president said his administration is working to enact “new safeguards to make sure that this kind of behavior cannot happen again.”
• Offbeat

  Obama gives as good as he gets at correspondents’ dinner

  Obama told the audience, “Rush Limbaugh warned you about this — second term, baby.”
• Politics

  Obama to host female senators at White House

  President Barack Obama will host female U.S. senators at the White House on Tuesday night as he continues his personal outreach to push his second-term legislative agenda.
• News

  President Obama: Victims’ families deserve answers

  President Obama spoke out Friday night, shortly after a manhunt ended for the suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings.
• News

  Letter to Obama tests positive for ricin

  Preliminary tests on filters at a government mail-screening facility also indicated the presence of ricin Wednesday morning.
• News

  Obama pays $112K in 2012 taxes

  President Obama and the first family paid $112,000 in taxes for 2012.
• News

  Obama sorry for Kamala Harris ‘best-looking’ remark

  California’s attorney general received an apology call from President Barack Obama Thursday after he told a crowd of Democratic donors she was “by far the best looking attorney general.”
• News

  Obama to resume gun control push in Colorado, Connecticut

  Obama will continue calling for gun violence legislation on Wednesday when he speaks at the Denver Police Academy, the White House said.
• News

  Obama expects debate on immigration reform bill next month

  (CNN) — Seeking to ignite congressional movement on immigration reform, President Obama said Monday he expects the Senate to take significant action on the issue next month.
• News

  Israeli leaders warn Obama about Syrian chemical weapons

  Obama’s first foreign trip of his second term also was his first visit to Israel as president.
• News

  Rocky start to second term raises questions about Obama approach

  Less than seven weeks into his second term, President Barack Obama seems mired in the same uncertainty.