Barack Obama

Obama meets with civil rights leaders at the White HouseWTHRThe White House is describing the gathering as the first of its kind because those invited represent different generations of civil rights leaders. The meeting took place prior to a Black History Month reception. Obama said the group talked about …With the tables turned, Obama now … Read more

Obama meeting with civil rights leaders at the White HouseWTOPObama meets with civil rights leaders at the White House. By The Associated Press February 18, 2016 4:27 pm. FILE – In this Feb. 17, 2016 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. The president will …White … Read more

Obama signs North Korea sanctions: White HouseYahoo NewsWashington (AFP) – US President Barack Obama on Thursday signed off on new sanctions against North Korea to punish the reclusive Asian nation for its provocative recent nuclear test and rocket launch. The White House said Obama had signed measures …White House says Obama will sign North Korea … Read more

Obama Will Not Be Attending Justice Scalia’s Funeral, White House SaysThe RootI would like to receive The Root email newsletter. I would like to receive The Chatterati email newsletter. I would like to receive The National Black Calendar. Sign Up. Follow @TheRoot · The Root. Sign In With Facebook Welcome, . Edit Profile Sign Out.and … Read more

White House: Obama to Visit Cuba Next MonthVoice of AmericaWhite House officials say President Barack Obama will visit Cuba next month, a major, symbolic step in the warming of ties between the two Cold War enemies. The Obama administration will formally announce the trip Thursday, according to a senior …The White House expected to announce … Read more

Blackhawks ready for Obama–White House hat trick: ‘It’s cool’Chicago TribuneNEW YORK — There is one last stop on the Blackhawks’ 2015 Stanley Cup championship party tour: the White House. While battling for another Cup, the Hawks will visit with President Barack Obama on Thursday morning in Washington, the team’s third trip …Obama to celebrate Blackhawks … Read more

White House says Obama will sign North Korea sanctions billWashington TimesWASHINGTON (AP) – The White House says President Barack Obama will sign legislation hitting North Korea with more stringent sanctions for refusing to stop its nuclear weapons program. Congress approved the bill on Friday. Until now, the White House …Obama plans to sign North Korea … Read more

White House Misses Required Deadline To Present ISIS PlanDaily CallerSpeaker of the House Paul Ryan sent the White House a deadline reminder Feb. 10. The email said the administration is “required to submit to Congress a real, comprehensive strategy to defeat ISIS” Feb. 15 in order to comply with the 2016 National …and more …read … Read more

Obama to visit Vietnam in May, White House saysNewsdayRANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – President Barack Obama will visit Vietnam in May when he’ll be in Asia attending an international summit. The White House says Obama told Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung he had accepted an invitation to visit the …White House: Obama to Visit Vietnam … Read more

Obama Schedule || Tuesday, February 16, 2016White House Dossier11 Responses to Obama Schedule || Tuesday, February 16, 2016. It sounds like an extra day to golf to me. Reply. says: February … Support White House Dossier by using this link when you shop Amazon. Bookmark it – aka “add to Favorites” – and use it … Read more

White House hails Kendrick LamarThe Hill (blog)Lamar released photos from the chat at the White House in a video last month to promote Obama’s “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative. “I sat down with President Barack Obama … [we talked about] topics concerning the inner cities, the problems, the …and more …read more From:: Obama White House … Read more

White House: Obama to Visit Vietnam in MayABC NewsThe White House says Obama told Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung he had accepted an invitation to visit the former U.S. adversary. Obama and Dung spoke Monday on the sidelines of a U.S. summit with Southeast Asian leaders taking place in …and more …read more From:: … Read more

Huh: White House reportedly rules out Supreme Court recess appointment this weekHot AirObama surely has a short list of potential SCOTUS nominees tucked away somewhere in case of a rainy day; he could, in theory, step to the podium today and send anyone he likes to the Court for the rest of the year, locking … Read more

Obama May Meet Zika Head On in CubaNew York TimesThe White House has coped with worse. In October 2014, as near-panic about the Ebola epidemic in West Africa convulsed the country, Mr. Obama invited to the White House Nina Pham, one of two Dallas nurses infected with the disease while treating an …and more …read … Read more

Obama uses Rancho Mirage’s Sunnylands as Western White House89.3 KPCCPresident Barack Obama walks down the stairs from Air Force One upon his arrival at Palm Springs International Airport on Feb. 12, 2016. Obama will be joined by Secretary of State John Kerry at the Sunnylands resort in Rancho Mirage for a gathering on …Obama uses … Read more

Obama To Nominate Supreme Court Justice When Senate Returns: White HouseHuffington PostRANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will not rush through a Supreme Court choice to replace Justice Antonin Scalia this week but will wait to nominate a candidate until the U.S. Senate is back in session, the White House said on …White … Read more

Obama to Russia’s Putin: cease air campaign on moderate Syrian opposition – White HouseReutersWASHINGTON President Barack Obama discussed the Syria crisis with Russian leader Vladimir Putin by telephone, including the importance of rushing humanitarian aid to that country and containing air strikes, the White House said on Sunday. “In …Obama urges Putin to end air … Read more

Obama uses California’s Sunnylands as Western White HouseWashington TimesFILE – In this June 8, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage, Calif. President Barack Obama will turn the posh 200-acre California desert estate into …and more …read more From:: Obama White … Read more

Live Stream || Obama on the Death of Antonin ScaliaWhite House DossierHe’ll take a shot at Republicans, of course, and insult several people in the process. Scalia was just the type of Supreme Court Justice Obama loathes. He won’t nominate an originalist like Scalia. Not even close. It will be some third rate Progressive … … Read more

Obama to make statement on US Justice Scalia’s death: White HouseReutersObama to make statement on U.S. Justice Scalia’s death: White House. RANCHO MIRAGE, California. U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington February 5, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst. U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington February 5, 2016. …read more From:: Obama White House News By Google News Zennie … Read more

Michelle Obama wants 62 million girls around the world to get schoolingChicago TribuneA year after Taliban militants tried to kill her, Malala Yousafzai met President Barack Obama, the first lady and their daughter Malia at the White House. The young Pakistani education activist was 15 when gunmen boarded her school bus, asked which … …read … Read more

Video || Bill Clinton: Obama Not a “Change Maker”White House DossierUhh, Bill Clinton Thursday night accidentally let his ancient hatred of Barack Obama come through, saying that Obama is not “a change maker” and Hillary is “the best change maker I’ve ever known.” Hillary? Change maker? Hmm, he must have been talking …and more …read … Read more

White House press scooped on Obama dinnerPoynter.orgIn a Friday pool report, New York Times White House correspondent Mark Landler indicated how the White House hadn’t disclosed the gathering. Eric Schultz, the deputy press secretary, wouldn’t discuss it during a Friday briefing on Air Force One as … …read more From:: Obama White House News By … Read more

In Photos: President Obama Designates 3 National Monuments in CaliforniaThe White House (blog)President Obama has taken unprecedented action to invest and conserve America’s natural treasures. The natural and cultural richness of our national parks, monuments, forest, and public lands are important reflections of our environmental …Obama protects 1.8 million acres of California desertThe Desert Sun … Read more

Obama Has Thought About Leaving White House in DisguiseABC NewsPresident Barack Obama says he’s considered going out in disguise, but hasn’t acted on the impulse. Obama says he realized doing that would probably be a bad idea. He says the Secret Service agents who protect him also agreed. Obama makes the …Obama recites love poem … Read more

Democratic debate: Clinton clings to ObamaCNN… against President Obama,” Sanders said, responding to Clinton’s 2008 showdown against the then-Illinois senator. “I was not that candidate.” One of the biggest moments of the night came when Sanders warned Clinton: “You are not in the White House yet.Former White House press secretary Jay Carney says President Obama … Read more

Obama hosting Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks at White HouseUSA TODAYCHICAGO (AP) — President Barack Obama will host his hometown Stanley Cup-winning Chicago Blackhawks at the White House next week. The White House said Thursday afternoon that Obama will welcome the team on Thursday, Feb. 18, to celebrate …Obama to honor Blackhawks Stanley Cup win at … Read more

Obama Schedule || Thursday, February 11, 2016White House DossierIt won’t affect your shopping. White House Dossier is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. …read more From:: Obama White House News By … Read more

US can still hit climate goals despite Supreme Court pause, White House saysReutersWASHINGTON The White House vowed Wednesday that the United States would still meet international commitments to cut carbon emissions, seeking to allay concerns that the Supreme Court might take away one of its main weapons against climate change. The …and more …read more … Read more

Former White House Press Secretary Just Revealed Who Obama REALLY Wants To Become PresidentWestern JournalismFormer White House press secretary Jay Carney stated on Wednesday that while President Barack Obama has not endorsed a candidate for president, he does have a preference. “I think the president has signaled while still remaining neutral that he …Is President … Read more

Magazine: Inside Obama’s White HouseThe HillIt is anybody’s guess who will succeed Obama in the White House, but in many ways, the 2016 election will be a referendum on Obama’s two terms. Should a Democrat win, Obama’s initiatives will be safe at least for another four years. Should a Republican …and more …read more From:: … Read more

How Obama launched his historic bid for the White HouseThe HillAnd particularly, how to “take up the unfinished business of perfecting our union.” Those themes, echoed in Obama’s State of the Union address last month, are reflective of the tone he tried to strike in his White House announcement speech nine years ago.Sweet: Obama to … Read more

Obama calls Kubiak, Ware, invites Broncos to the White HouseThe Denver PostWASHINGTON — The Denver Broncos are headed to the White House later this year to take a victory lap at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. President Barack Obama extended the invitation to Coach Gary Kubiak and linebacker DeMarcus Ware in a phone call …President Barack Obama … Read more

Disputes Over South China Sea Must Not Involve ‘Bullying’: White HouseNewsweek… Barack Obama will deliver a tough message to China during a summit with Southeast Asian countries next week that disputes in the South China Sea must be resolved peacefully and not with a big nation “bullying” smaller neighbors, the White House …and more …read … Read more

Michelle Obama Brings African Dance Classes to the White House in Honor of Black History MonthEssence.com… reaching higher and defying the odds and achieving those firsts, and seconds, and thirds, and hundreds and thousands until a Black principal dancer is no longer cause for a headline,” Obama told the group of 51 local Black girls … Read more