Obama announces new Education Department head
Outgoing Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced Friday he was stepping down
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11 times Obama addressed the nation after shooting deaths
President Obama has commented on 11 domestic shootings during his tenure, according to logs kept by CBS News' Mark Knoller
Can this woman forge a global deal on climate change?
U.N. climate chief Christiana Figueres says a deal to limit carbon emissions is in reach, and it's in our economic interest to get on board
Will Russian airstrikes in Syria change U.S. policy?
Putin has stepped up Russian support to prop up Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, while Obama would like to see him taken down
Obama on Oregon shooting: "Prayers are not enough"
The president said the response to mass shootings in the country has become too routine
2 convicted in "Fast and Furious" border agent kiling
Arizona murder of agent Brian Terry exposed U.S. government's gun sales to criminals
EPA tightens standards on smog-forming ozone
The Obama Administration argues the tougher rules will cut down on respiratory and other health problems
Michelle Obama: Girls, don't hold back in school
"Compete with the boys," she told about 1,000 schoolgirls and young women at an event aimed at publicizing her "Let Girls Learn" campaign
Syrian rebel commander on why U.S. training program failed
Obama's strategy to defeat ISIS using American-trained Syrian rebels on the ground has proven unsuccessful; CBS News speaks with a rebel leader on why
"A new era": Obama, Castro meet at U.N.
Encounter comes as Cold War adversaries go about complex process of normalizing relations following decades of animosity
Cameron calls Assad one of the "recruiting sergeants" for ISIS
As millions of migrants flee Syria and its civil war, David Cameron defends the U.K.'s support of refugee camps
Obama, Putin clash over differences on Syria's future
While Obama urges a political transition to replace the Syrian president, Putin warns it would be a mistake to abandon the current goverment
Poll: Who would be blamed for government shutdown?
CBS News/New York Times asked Americans to weigh in on Planned Parenthood, as well as a possible government shutdown
Obama refutes Putin ahead of meeting in U.N. speech
The president condemned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and warned Russian President Vladimir Putin on Ukraine and Syria ahead of a meeting later Monday
Obama: Religious freedom no excuse to deny rights to others
In remarks to LGBT community, President Obama seemingly refers to Kentucky clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses citing her religious beliefs
Obama addresses UN summit as Syria war draws spotlight
The worsening situation in the Middle East threatens to overshadow global development and everything else at U.N. summit
Obamas host state dinner for Chinese president
200-plus guest list for the soiree was a business-heavy mashup of Hollywood, diplomacy and corporate chieftains
UK's last detainee, Shaker Aamer, to be released from Guantanamo
Shaker Aamer is the last British resident or citizen in the detention facility
What's on the menu for the State Dinner with China's Xi Jinping?
And who's the entertainment? The White House selected an R&B artist with Chinese ancestry to perform for the Xi dinner
Pope Francis in D.C.
Pope Francis visits Washington, D.C. on the first leg of his American trip
Obama, Putin to meet at UN next week
The two leaders have not met in almost a year amid tension over Russian intervention in Ukraine
Pope kicks off historic day in D.C. with speech, parade
On his first full day in Washington, Francis will celebrate his first Mass and conduct first ever canonization on U.S. soil
Stephen Colbert offers Donald Trump a "big fat meatball" of a question
Trump appeared on the "Late Show with Stephen Colbert" Tuesday night, and the questions weren't easy
Pope Francis in America
Pope Francis visits Washington, New York and Philadelphia
Ben Carson stands by opposition to Muslim president
But the neurosurgeon said he also wouldn't want a Christian seeking a "theocracy" as president
Johnson says he intends to stay on as GOP leader if Republicans lose majority
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Saudi airport stays shut as Houthi attacks kill 20 people in a week
Some Israeli settlers use sheep to push Palestinians from West Bank homes
Trump administration ordered to cancel taxpayer-funded TV ads
One killed after Riyadh airport hit again, day after deadly strike killed 13
Trump announces Russia-Ukraine "energy ceasefire" after criticizing Zelenskyy
Drone swarms are a problem Secret Service says they have not solved yet
Nobel Prize in economics goes to 2 Americans
