President Barack Obama announced on Monday a policy intended to shut down international transactions by the Bank of Iran, amid growing worries by Democrats that Iran’s nearly-complete effort to build a nuclear weapon will spark a war with Israel and an oil-price shock in the run up to the November election.
Sarah Onyango Obama, 90, was in a car that rolled off a country road. Tristan McConnell NAIROBI, Kenya — Local television footage shows the smashed windscreen and battered car that was carrying Sarah Onyango Obama, the president's grandmother, when it rolled off a country road on Saturday night. More from GlobalPost: Obama's grandmother in Kenya gets beefed up security The 90-year-old ...
High-end fashion designer known for Michelle Obama inauguration gown sells clothes big box store buyers can't get enough of
President Obama is making a big push to recover his lost popularity with youth — but his promises don’t address the real needs of the under-30 crowd. Since Inauguration Day, the president’s approval rating with the 18-to-29 crowd set a record for the most precipitous drop in Gallup Poll...
President Barack Obama on Friday extended for another year a freeze on the assets of three Ivory Coast nationals accused of being responsible for political violence in the west African country.
The brightening economy as the 2012 election year begins doesn’t yet match Ronald Reagan’s “Morning in America.”
As President Obama prepares to raise the debt ceiling -- after the Senate waived its opposition last week -- the commander in chief's $5 trillion hike evidently is no longer "unpatriotic," as it was when he was on the campaign trail in 2008 describing former President George W. Bush's $4 trillion increase over eight years.
As President Barack Obama prepares to deliver his annual address to Congress, many goals he outlined in previous State of the Union speeches remain unfulfilled. From reforming immigration laws to meeting monthly with congressional leaders of both parties, the promises fell victim to congressional opposition or faded in face of other priorities as the unruly realities of governing set in.
Kevin Hagerty recalls the moment with utter joy. Almost three years ago to the day - on Jan. 20, 2009 - he attended President Barack Obama 's inauguration in Washington, D.C., and the White House "neighborhood ball" that night. "We looked up, and there
Release Time: For Immediate Release President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to Monrovia, Liberia to attend the inauguration of Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of the Republic of Liberia, on January 16, 2012. The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State, will lead the delegation. Members of the Presidential Delegation ...