Obama to discuss Al Qaeda, drones, Guantanamo Bay in Thursday speech
President Barack Obama, under fire for security lapses at a U.S. mission in Libya, will in a speech on Thursday lay out his wide-ranging counter-terrorism policy, from the controversial use of drones to efforts to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Obama picks temporary IRS head as Tea Party rallies on scandal
U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday chose a White House budget official to lead the beleaguered Internal Revenue Service temporarily and vowed to ensure that the tax-collection agency will not single out any more groups based on their political beliefs.
Avoid Midtown traffic — President Obama is in town today
Obama’s in town, which might mean traffic headaches.
Republican expects more Benghazi whistle-blowers
A top Republican on Sunday said he expected more witnesses to step forward with information about last year’s deadly attack on a U.S. mission in Benghazi and how President Barack Obama’s administration responded to the unfolding events.
Obama vows new push to close Guantanamo detention camp
President Barack Obama pledged on Tuesday to make a new push to close the Guantanamao detention camp, saying his administration would re-engage with Congress in an attempt to overcome obstacles to shutting the facility.
Martial arts instructor to face Obama ricin charges
A Mississippi martial arts instructor is expected to appear in a federal court this morning to face charges in connection [...]
Obama says U.S. to Investigate if Boston bombings suspects had help
President Barack Obama pledged on Friday that the United States will find out whether the two ethnic Chechen brothers suspected of carrying out the Boston Marathon bombings received help, and he pleaded for Americans not to rush to judgment.
‘We are one Boston:’ Mourners show an outpouring of love, strength and perseverance at Boston Marathon memorial service
The mood was palpably somber today inside Boston’s Cathedral of The Holy Cross, where President Barack Obama joined local religious and political leaders to honor the victims of Monday’s devastating terror attack, but as the doors opened and sunlight flooded into the packed church, mourners were greeted by throngs of roused supporters, lining Washington Street to relay a clear and strong message: We are one Boston
President, First Lady visit Marathon blast victims at Boston hospitals
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama left this morning’s interfaith service at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and are meeting with patients, families and staff at separate Boston hospitals.
‘We will win the race:’ President Obama speaks at Boston interfaith memorial
President Barack Obama is due in Boston this morning to attend a memorial service for victims of the Boston Marathon bombing amid a manhunt for a suspect seen on video taken before two blasts struck near the finish line on Monday.