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Former Obama aide Summers withdraws from Fed chair consideration

August 24, 2021 at 3:16 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers withdrew on Sunday from consideration to succeed Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke after fierce opposition from within the Democratic Party hurt his...

Obama says is shifting to domestic priorities from Syria focus

August 24, 2021 at 3:11 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he is shifting his focus to domestic priorities from a tense period during which he sought congressional approval to use military...

Obama says is shifting to domestic priorities from Syria focus

May 23, 2019 at 4:19 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he is shifting his focus to domestic priorities from a tense period during which he sought congressional approval to use military...

Code Pink demonstrators protest against potential U.S. military action in Syria at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.

Americans’ distaste for military strike on Syria may be growing

November 3, 2021 at 7:10 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans' opposition to a U.S. military strike against Syria is increasing as they learn more about the Arab nation's alleged use of chemical weapons, according to a...

Americans’ distaste for military strike on Syria may be growing

December 24, 2018 at 4:17 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans' opposition to a U.S. military strike against Syria is increasing as they learn more about the Arab nation's alleged use of chemical weapons, according to a...

White House not yet vetting Yellen for Fed chair: sources

August 24, 2021 at 2:42 p.m.

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The White House has yet to begin vetting Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet Yellen to take over the top job at the U.S. central bank, according...

Dolphins football legends reap White House praise 40 years late

August 24, 2021 at 2:23 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - They clambered gingerly up the riser behind President Barack Obama in the East Room of the White House, white-haired, bespectacled, their coach in a motorized chair, former...

Obama cancels meeting with Russia’s Putin over Snowden decision

August 24, 2021 at 2:04 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday canceled a Moscow summit with President Vladimir Putin planned for next month in retaliation for Russia's decision to grant asylum to...

Obama cancels meeting with Russia’s Putin over Snowden decision

May 23, 2019 at 4:17 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday canceled a Moscow summit with President Vladimir Putin planned for next month in retaliation for Russia's decision to grant asylum to...

Obama to back mortgage finance reform to speed housing recovery

August 24, 2021 at 1:54 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will propose overhauling the U.S. mortgage finance system in a speech on Tuesday, weighing in on a tangled and polarizing problem that was central...

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