Barack Obama made an emotional farewell speech to comfort and encourage a country faced with economic changes, persistent security threats and, of course, the election of Donald Trump. Obama’s valedictory speech, delivered in his home city of Chicago, was a public meditation on the trials and triumphs, promises kept and...
JERUSALEM — An Israeli official on Friday accused President Barack Obama of colluding with the Palestinians in a “shameful move against Israel at the UN” after learning the White House did not intend to veto a Security Council resolution condemning settlement construction in the West Bank and east Jerusalem...
President Barack Obama's special Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity has released its final report on Friday (2 November) detailing a series of recommendations to improve the nation's cybersecurity. The 100-page document also urges the next administration to "make cybersecurity a top priority" and...
President Barack Obama told reporters Sunday he would withhold criticism of Donald Trump when he becomes president in January. "I want to be respectful of the office and give the president-elect an opportunity to put forward his platform and his arguments without somebody popping off in every instance," Obama told...
Another milestone in Barack Obama's presidency has been set with the election of his successor, Donald Trump. The election moved Obama closer to life after the presidency. And as Politico reported back in May, the Obamas have already settled on a post-Pennsylvania Avenue house to call home. It's not the White House, but...
Sasha Obama, daughter of US President Barack Obama, has swapped the comforts of the White House for the counter of a seafood restaurant, US media report. The 15-year-old has taken a summer job serving food at the business in Martha's...
The prime minister of Singapore urged the United States to maintain its "indispensable role" in the Asia-Pacific and ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal as he joined President Barack Obama at the White House Tuesday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of U.S. diplomatic relations with the Southeast...
Hillary's Message to America The Democrat promised voters she’d do her job intelligently and doggedly—and help them be the heroes of their own lives. The Democratic convention, which culminated on Thursday night with Hillary Clinton, was inverted. Usually, supporting actors cover policy specifics and flay the...
US President Barack Obama has delivered a stirring speech at the Democratic convention, hailing Hillary Clinton as his political heir and rounding on "home-grown demagogue" Donald Trump. "There has never been a man or woman, not me, not Bill, nobody more qualified than Hillary" to be president, he said. When...
US President Barack Obama has implored voters to help continue his legacy by carrying Hillary Clinton to victory at the polls in November. Mr Obama praised Mrs Clinton at the Democratic convention in Philadelphia, as the most qualified person ever to run for the White House. He said voters faced a choice between hope and fear,...
President Obama has called for restraint after three police officers were shot dead in the city of Baton Rouge in Louisiana. The gunman, Gavin Long, an African-American who had served for five years in the Marines, was also killed. He had posted videos on the internet complaining about police treatment of African-Americans....
The Latest on the shooting of law enforcement officers in Baton Rouge (all times local): 1:20 p.m. The White House says President Barack Obama has been briefed on the shooting of police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and has asked to be updated throughout the day as more details become available. The White House has been...