2016: The year of the unlikable candidate?
Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump enter general-election mode with historically low favorability ratings
Barack Obama
Valerie Jarrett
White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett explains the dynamics of being the president's close personal friend and his most trusted insider
Photos of the week - May 14-20, 2016
The most compelling images from the week's news, May 14-20, 2016
Was the 2008 Democratic primary battle as bitter as this one?
Then-Sen. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton waged a nasty primary battle eight years ago, but observers say they stopped the attacks earlier in the process
Obama extends overtime pay to 4.2 million Americans
Ensuring that "hard work is rewarded," he announces regulations expected to boost wages by $12 billion over 10 years
What factory and fast-food workers have in common
Long viewed as offering a middle-class income, manufacturing jobs increasingly pay more like jobs at Walmart
President Obama awards 13 with Medal of Valor
The awards were presented at the White House Monday to officers who risked their lives to save other people
Obama attacks Trump's worldview in front of graduates
"It's not cool to not know what you're talking about...That's not challenging political correctness," the president tells Rutgers graduates
Calendar: Week of May 16
With celebrations of Irish culture and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," "Sunday Morning" takes a look at some notable events of the week ahead
Bob Gates on how Trump stands out from past presidents
Former defense secretary told "Face the Nation" all of the eight presidents he's worked for have always done one thing he's not yet seen Trump do
Texas Lt. Gov. on transgender school rules: We will not be "blackmailed" by Obama
The Obama administration has directed school districts across the U.S. to allow transgender students to use bathrooms of their choice
Trump's ex-butler: Obama should have been killed
Anthony Senecal, now the in-house historian at Trump's Florida estate, has repeatedly railed against the president on social media
Poll: Swing-state voters want Senate to consider court nominee
Quinnipiac survey finds that a majority of voters in Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania want the Senate to at least consider Merrick Garland's nomination
This ex-con is running in WV against Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders
Keith Judd was in prison in 2008 and still won 41 percent of the vote in the WV primary against Barack Obama
Obama to make historic trip to Hiroshima
A senior White House aide said the president won't apologize for the U.S. decision to drop a nuclear bomb on the city in 1945
U.S. names bison national mammal
President Obama signed into law a resolution that makes the bison the national mammal of the United States
On Mother's Day, President Obama addresses "diaper gap"
Efforts across the country are helping low-income families be able to afford diapers for their young children, he wrote
Obama warns Donald Trump: "This is not a reality show"
Asked if Bernie Sanders should drop out, the president said "Let's let the process play itself out"
Obama calls on Congress to crack down on shell companies
President urges legislative action to change U.S. laws, which currently allow banks to promise foreigners secrecy
Obama commutes prison sentences of 58 drug offenders
The president has commuted more prison sentences than the past six presidents combined
Why Congress still isn't helping Flint
President Obama visited the city in Michigan Wednesday to discuss its water crisis with residents
Obama promises Flint residents: "I've got your back"
The president took a sip of filtered water from Flint at the end of a briefing on the city's water crisis
8-year-old Flint resident: "Mind was blown" when Obama wrote back
When Mari Copeny wrote a letter to the president about the water crisis in her city, she assumed nothing would happen
President Obama honors National Teacher of the Year
Jahana Hayes, this year's honoree, will spend a year on sabbatical traveling the country to advocate on behalf of educators
Cruz: Trump will be worse than Obama
Texas senator tells Glenn Beck that Trump has "contempt" for Christians.
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At least 4 dead as Isaias brings threat of floods across the Southeast
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After airport strike, Trump considering whether to join fight against Houthis
Christa Pike released from hospital following botched execution, lawyers say
House candidate who reported rape on campaign trail details why she came forward
Trump says Ukraine needs new president, blames Zelenskyy for diesel prices
8 killed, including 2 children, in Pennsylvania mass shooting; suspect also dead
Vehicle driven by ICE agents in Texas hits and injures man, sheriff says
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Katie Bailey tapped as new White House legislative director, sources say
