Watch Aretha Franklin sing "A Natural Woman"
Aretha Franklin brought down the house at the Kennedy Center Honors, which aired on Tuesday night on CBS
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Report: NSA recorded members of Congress with Israeli leaders
Conversations between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Congressmembers caught by NSA wiretaps, Wall Street Journal reports
Report: Pentagon officials have slowed process to close Gitmo
Current and former administration officials say the Pentagon has thrown up a number of obstacles that have delayed the closure of the prison
Obamas to host state dinner for Canada's prime minister
President Obama and the first lady will host the prime minister and his wife at the White House in early March
Who did Americans admire the most in 2015?
Politicians topped the list, but Pope Francis and Bill Gates were also among those who made the list
President Obama speaks at Marine Corps Base Hawaii on Christmas Day
The president spoke during his annual Christmas Day visit to service members stationed at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay
Obamas celebrate American values, troops on Christmas
The president and first lady released their annual message to Americans for the holiday
Quiz: How closely have you been following the news in 2015?
The presidential race grabbed a lot of headlines, but it was a busy year off the campaign trail as well - test your news knowledge now!
What's on the Obamas' spotify holiday playlist?
The White House released the Obamas' and Bidens' favorite holiday tunes
Jeb Bush blames Barack Obama for the rise of Donald Trump
The GOP candidate says Trump is the antidote "in some people's minds to the politically correct, divisive policies" of the president
President Obama to appear on Seinfeld's "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee"
The episode was shot within the White House complex, which featured the president and Jerry Seinfeld driving around the South Lawn
Obama urges college students not to silence people with opposing views
The president was asked to weigh in on protests at Ivy League schools over symbols relating to slavery
Obama: ISIS "not an organization that can destroy" America
"This is not a huge industrial power that can pose great risks to us institutionally or in a systematic way," the president told NPR
San Bernardino families share tears, stories with Obamas
For nearly three hours, the president and first lady met with relatives of the nine men and five women killed in Dec. 2 shooting
Obama vetoes anti-climate change measures
The president used a rare "pocket veto" to reject the legislation passed by Congress
Obama's top 10 accomplishments -- according to Obama
Both the president and the Republican Party are out with their own year-in-review lists
Obama commutes sentences of 95, pardons 2 in year-end spree
Almost all of those receiving commuted sentences are non-violent drug offenders
Obama: We could have had another Syria in Libya
The president explained why the U.S. wants regime change in Syria now and how it compares to Libya in 2011
Obama to hold year-end news conference before Hawaii vacation
After taking questions from reporters, the president will visit San Bernardino ahead of his trip to Hawaii
President Obama: Counterterrorism efforts robust before holidays
The president received updates from his national security team at the National Counterterrorism Center
Heads of government face risk of earlier death
When compared to the runners up who lost, elected heads of government have shorter life spans, new research suggests
President Obama to visit with families of San Bernardino victims
The president will meet privately with families in San Bernardino on Friday, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said
U.S. troops in Syria, but is it enough to beat ISIS?
We ask a local commander working with U.S. Special Ops forces in Syria how much help the small deployment really is
President Obama: U.S. squeezing the heart of ISIS
The Pentagon update came as the president faces increasing pressure from lawmakers and voters about the current U.S. strategy
Obama says he's "very much interested in going to Cuba"
The president said "the conditions have to be right" for him to consider a presidential visit
Terminal in Riyadh airport hit again, a day after deadly strike killed 12
Trump announces Russia-Ukraine "energy ceasefire" after criticizing Zelenskyy
Steve Bannon on the GOP and the midterms: "We can't afford to lose"
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Iran calls U.S. response "insufficient" amid stalled talks to end the war
Thousands still without power in Florida and Alabama as Isaias moves north
DHS secretary defends livestream of Fort Hood shooter's execution
Pope Leo to undergo surgery after nodular lesion found in lung, Vatican says
Democrat Chris Pappas says "we're taking nothing for granted" in N.H. race
