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During an interview published Monday, President Obamawas cautious in showing explicit favor in the Democratic race, but he underscored the strengths of front-runner Hillary Clinton.<br/>

Obama nudges Democrats toward Clinton, even as White House strains to remain neutral in primary

May 18, 2020 at 6:33 p.m.

Any concerns at the White House about a potentially divisive Democratic primary seemed put to rest when Vice President Joe Biden took himself out of the running last fall. But...

President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington.

State of the Union: Obama offers optimism, warns of peril of ‘political hot air’

August 21, 2019 at 6:07 p.m.

President Obama launched his final year in office with a valedictory State of the Union address Tuesday night that painted a portrait of a prosperous and secure America but warned...

Kuo Kai-wen, director of Taiwan's Seismology Center, explains the locations from a monitor showing North Korea's first hydrogen bomb test site, on Jan. 6, 2016.

U.N. vows action against North Korea; White House doubts nuclear test claims

June 25, 2019 at 2:55 a.m.

North Korea's claim that it had successfully detonated a hydrogen bomb on Wednesday elicited an angry if familiar chorus of condemnation around the world. But Washington and the international community...

President Obama speaks in the Oval Office about the mass shooting in San Bernardino.

Obama asks Americans to help stop ‘epidemic of gun violence’

June 24, 2019 at 4:59 a.m.

President Obama issued a New Year's Day call to Americans to help him fight an "epidemic of gun violence" in the U.S., signaling it is a top priority as he...

‘I’m pissed’: Inside President Obama’s shifting strategy on gun violence

August 19, 2019 at 12:20 a.m.

On the afternoon that he decided to launch perhaps the most controversial effort of his second term – gun control by executive order – President Obama took one look at...

Obama: No specific, credible terror threat over holidays

June 19, 2019 at 7:44 p.m.

President Obama said Thursday that the U.S. has no "specific and credible" information about a terrorist threat over the holidays but he also urged Americans to be vigilant against a...

Hillary Clinton calls for federal inquiry of Chicago police tactics

May 25, 2019 at 1:00 p.m.

Hillary Clinton is calling for an independent federal inquiry into the Chicago Police Department's tactics following the shooting death of African-American teenager Laquan McDonald by a white police officer, her...

Tourists stand in line to have their belongings checked by Egyptian security forces in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. Russia and Britain are increasing efforts to bring home thousands of tourists stranded there after the crash of a Russian airliner in the Sinai Peninsula disrupted flights.

U.S. officials: Russian crash likely due to ISIS bomb

June 23, 2019 at 9:05 a.m.

U.S. officials say they are growing increasingly convinced that the crash of a Russian aircraft in Egypt was the result of a bomb, as investigators collect evidence from what one...

A view of the Syrian town of Safireh, where Islamic State forces are thought to be operating, on Oct. 28.

U.S. special operations forces to be deployed in Syria in fight against Islamic State

August 21, 2019 at 5:57 p.m.

Facing mounting criticism for its policy in Syria, the White House said Friday it will send several dozen U.S. special operations troops to assist rebels in Syria for the first...

Paramedics in Chicago transport a 20-year-old victim from the scene of a shooting in August.

Obama wants nationwide gun laws to fill in gaps left by local efforts

March 29, 2019 at 10:39 a.m.

One evening in late August about half a mile from President Barack Obama's Chicago home, someone in a passing car pulled up to a silver Volkswagen and fired several shots...

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