Senators Vote To Override Obama's Veto Of 9/11 Bill
The Senate has rejected President Barack Obama's veto of legislation that would allow the families of Sept. 11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia for the kingdom's alleged backing of the attackers.
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The Senate has rejected President Barack Obama's veto of legislation that would allow the families of Sept. 11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia for the kingdom's alleged backing of the attackers.
President Obama said that the U.S. has made serious strides in improving services for military veterans, but work remains to overcome the shortcomings in the delivery of health care, housing and mental health services.
The Obama administration is expanding efforts to help Central American families and children legally immigrate to the United States amid another surge of migrants caught crossing the border illegally.
As the investigation into the police ambush in downtown Dallas continues on Monday, so does the outpouring of support for Dallas police officers. Services are planned this week for the five officers who lost their lives.
President Obama on Saturday rejected the notion that this week's stunning violence is a signal that the U.S. has returned to some of the darkest days of its past. "America is not as divided as some have suggested," he said.
President Obama said Friday that America is "horrified" by what appears to be a planned sniper shooting targeting police officers in Dallas, and said that there is no justification for the violence.
President Obama took to Facebook on Thursday afternoon to express his thoughts about this week's police shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota. "All Americans should be deeply troubled by the fatal shootings," he said.
President Obama said that a vaccine for the Zika virus could be developed in "fairly short order" if Congress acted quickly to pass a bill that would prevent the spread of the disease.
The U.S. is reacting cautiously to the decision by Britain's voters to bolt the 28-nation European Union, with a White House official saying only that President Barack Obama is being kept up to date on developments.
President Barack Obama is meeting with his National Security Council for an update on the U.S.-led campaign against the Islamic State group.
President Barack Obama is offering condolences and praise to the community of Fort Hood, Texas, following the death of nine soldiers in a flood during a training exercise.
President Obama went on a 'myth-busting' mission Wednesday aimed at undermining Republican arguments about the economy, working to give cover to Democrats to embrace his policies ahead of the presidential election.
The state of Texas is suing the Obama administration over its directive to U.S. public schools to let transgender students use the bathrooms and locker rooms that match their gender identity, Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday.
Moving closer to the Republican nomination, Donald Trump on Wednesday turned to the global affairs that a new commander in chief must face, assailing likely November rival Hillary Clinton and President Obama.
The Obama administration will issue a proposed rule on Tuesday that aims to increase medication-based treatment for people addicted to opioids, highly addictive drugs that include both prescription painkillers and illegal narcotics.
Brushing off decades of distrust, President Obama and Cuba's Raul Castro shook hands Monday, a remarkable moment for two countries working to put the bitterness of their enmity behind them.
Obama brought up Trump's wine in a speech at a private event in Dallas.
On what could be his last trip to Dallas as sitting president, President Barack Obama spent Saturday fundraising, taking jabs at Donald Trump and playing a little golf.
A resistance to all things Obama gave birth to the tea party movement that powered the GOP to political success in multiple states. Yet, contained in the movement and its triumphs, were the seeds of destruction.
POTUS will be making a debut appearance this year at the South by Southwest festival. No, that's not some hipster band. It's the 44th president of the United States.
Hillary Clinton stressed her ties to President Obama during a stop in Chicago on Wednesday, praising his accomplishments in office and pledging to carry on many of his policies if she becomes president.
Some Republicans said the decision should rest with the next president in January 2017.
If not for his bailout, "GM and Chrysler would not exists today," the president said.
Facing fresh campaign anxieties, Hillary Clinton is attaching herself to President Obama, hoping to overcome liberal enthusiasm for Sen. Bernie Sanders with an embrace of her one-time rival and boss.
The Nielsen company said Wednesday that 31.3 million people watched President Obama deliver his last State of the Union address, his smallest audience ever for the annual speech.
