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Oversight
What to Expect From Obama's Last State of the Union Address
He'll focus on a big-picture vision for the country's future—with some plans for how America can get there.
Management
Why One Seat in the First Lady’s Guest Box at the State of the Union Will Be Empty
It’s a visceral symbol of the president’s latest policy passion: gun control.
Oversight
Obama Sends Mixed Message With Immigration Raids
Everyone is left with a different impression of what the president is trying to do.
Management
How the White House Started Taking Trump Seriously
Over a few months, the Obama administration went from resisting the “temptation” to weigh in to calling out the Republican front-runner’s “fake hair.”
Management
Why Obama’s Tuesday Defense of Immigrants Matters
“In the Syrian seeking refuge today, we should see the Jewish refugee of World War II,” the president said at a naturalization ceremony.
Management
Obama Takes a Veiled Swipe at Trump, Islamophobia
“We betray the efforts of the past if we fail to push back against bigotry in all its forms,” he said Wednesday as he commemorated the abolition of slavery.
Management
White House: Trump’s 'Ban All Muslims' Proposal 'Disqualifies Him From Running for President'
Press Secretary Josh Earnest also got in a joke about the Republican front-runner’s “fake hair.”
Management
Obama: Climate Action Is America’s Duty
As the House gears up vote against his climate agenda, Obama says America will act.
Management
Obama: Paris Climate Summit is 'Rebuke to Terrorists'
He and French President Hollande on Tuesday reaffirmed the U.S. and France’s “unity of purpose” in defeating the Islamic State.
Management
A White House PSA Using Bears to Make a Point About Sexual Assault
The Obama administration teamed up with College Humor to spread awareness of the issue.
Defense
White House Could Use Executive Action to Shutter Guantanamo
Press secretary Josh Earnest said Obama “would not take anything off the table” to close the prison.
Oversight
White House on McCarthy: 'Rupture in the Republican Party'
“Republicans need to learn that doing their job doesn’t mean catering to the extreme-right wing,” press secretary Josh Earnest said Thursday.
Defense
Obama Apologizes for Afghan Hospital Bombing
He called the president of Doctors Without Borders on Wednesday to send his condolences.
Management
Obama Cites Inequities 'Brewing for Decades' Near Katrina Anniversary
The president visited New Orleans Thursday to commemorate the 10th anniversary of what he called a partly "man-made disaster."
Defense
White House Spokesman: Schumer Opposition to Iran Deal 'Disappointing' But Not a Surprise
President Obama got a heads-up on the senator's defection, the press secretary said Friday.
Management
What Will Be Obama's Green Legacy?
New climate-change regulations could make him the environmentally friendly president—if he survives the brutal assaults coming his way.
Management
Obama Slams Republican Hopefuls' 'Outrageous Attacks'
The president wonders in Africa if the statements are just a reaction to Donald Trump.
Defense
Obama Administration Says It's In Final Stages of Drafting Plan to Close Guantanamo
Press secretary Josh Earnest also told reporters Wednesday that if a major defense bill included a provision to prevent closing the prison, Obama would veto it.
Oversight
What The Daily Show Has Done for Barack Obama Since 2008
Jon Stewart's audience was the also the president's base.
