Washington, D.C. (CNN) — President Barack Obama conceded Wednesday that President-elect Donald Trump may not take his advice on issues as he “won an election opposed to a number of my initiatives.” Obama added that once Trump gets into office ...
Washington, D.C. (NBC News) — Vice President-elect Mike Pence on Wednesday called for a swift but “smooth” repeal of the Affordable Care as President Barack Obama visited Capitol Hill in the hopes of protecting his signature legislative achievement against a ...
Washington, D.C. (CNN) — President Barack Obama plans to transfer additional detainees from Guantanamo Bay, the White House said Tuesday, hours after President-elect Donald Trump warned against moving any more prisoners from the naval facility. “I would expect, at this ...
(NBC News) — The Obama administration struck back at Russia on Thursday, imposing sanctions against its intelligence apparatus and expelling 35 diplomats in retaliation for the alleged orchestration of hacking attacks designed to interfere in the presidential election. The sweeping ...
In the final stretch of his term President Barack Obama is implementing new environmental protections that stand to thwart Donald Trump’s agenda on oil and gas extraction in ways that may prove difficult for the president-elect to roll back. The ...
Wash(NBC News) — President Barack Obama on Friday defended his early response to suspicions that the Russian government attempted to influence the 2016 election and appeared to threaten retaliation against those plotting cyberattacks against America. “Our goal continues to be ...
Washington, D.C. (CNN) — President Barack Obama has ordered a full review into hacking by the Russians designed to influence the 2016 election, White House Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Adviser Lisa Monaco said Friday. “The President has directed the Intelligence ...
Washington, D.C. — A big endorsement Thursday for Governor Kate Brown from President Obama himself. In a video message, the President praised what the governor’s managed to accomplish during her short term, saying, “Governor Brown has signed legislation raising the ...
Roseburg, Ore. — President Barack Obama will be visiting Roseburg Friday to meet with the families of the victims of the Umpqua Community College shooting. But some Roseburg residents are expressing concern about his intentions. “They need support, they need ...