Obama considering Ashton Carter, others for next defense secretary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama is considering a variety of high-profile figures as his candidate to be the next U.S. defense secretary and replace the resigning Chuck Hagel, administration sources said on Monday.
Congressional aide to resign after criticizing Obama daughters: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A congressional aide who recently criticized President Barack Obama’s teenage daughters on social media told NBC News on Monday that she would resign.
Obama and daughters hit bookstore for Small Business Saturday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and his teenaged daughters, Sasha and Malia, went to an independent book store in Washington to buy books as a way to promote Small Business Saturday, an event aimed at boosting small businesses.
Exclusive: Obama plan to ‘Power Africa’ gets off to a dim start
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Barack Obama last year told a cheering crowd in Cape Town that a $7 billion plan to “Power Africa” would double electricity output on the world’s poorest continent and bring “light where currently there is darkness”.
Congress can block use of fees for immigration overhaul: memo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congress can block President Barack Obama from using federal immigration fees to issue permits for millions of undocumented immigrants to stay and work in the United States, according to a congressional research memo released on …
Tensions flare between Senate Democrats, White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Criticism of President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law by a top Senate Democrat this week laid bare post-election tensions that could pose challenges for the party in upcoming fights with Republicans over taxes, energy an…
Cheese bests Mac in quest for Obama’s Thanksgiving turkey pardon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday pardoned a turkey named Cheese to mark the country’s Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, when roasted turkey is the traditional main course.
U.N. investigators urge Obama to release CIA report
GENEVA (Reuters) – United Nations human rights investigators called on President Barack Obama to live up to principles preached by the United States around the world and release a long completed report on CIA interrogation methods.
Romney tops Republican poll for ’16; ahead of Clinton in election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Mitt Romney, the Republican Party’s unsuccessful presidential nominee in 2012, leads the field for the 2016 election among Republican voters, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released on Wednesday.
Utah agrees to drop parts of disputed 2011 immigration law
(Reuters) – Utah has agreed to roll back key provisions of a 2011 state law allowing police to check the immigration status of anyone suspected of being undocumented, a civil liberties group said on Tuesday.
