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Obama digs in heels, refuses to negotiate debt ceiling

August 22, 2019 at 8:09 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday rejected any negotiations with Republicans over raising the U.S. borrowing limit, accusing his opponents of trying to extract a ransom for not...

U.S. President Barack Obama meets with Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, January 11, 2013.

Obama, Karzai accelerate end of U.S. combat role in Afghanistan

November 3, 2021 at 4:27 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai agreed on Friday to speed up the handover of combat operations in Afghanistan to Afghan forces, raising the prospect...

Obama, Karzai accelerate end of U.S. combat role in Afghanistan

August 22, 2019 at 8:06 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai agreed on Friday to speed up the handover of combat operations in Afghanistan to Afghan forces, raising the prospect...

Analysis: Obama shows combativeness entering second term but risks await

August 23, 2021 at 8:46 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Just two weeks before his second inauguration, President Barack Obama is acting as if he believes he has a big mandate for his next term. The latest...

U.S. does not rule out removing all troops from Afghanistan

August 23, 2021 at 8:52 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration does not rule out a complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan after 2014, the White House said on Tuesday, just days before President...

U.S. does not rule out removing all troops from Afghanistan

August 22, 2019 at 8:01 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration does not rule out a complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan after 2014, the White House said on Tuesday, just days before President...

Obama nominates John Kerry as next secretary of state

August 23, 2021 at 7:55 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday nominated John Kerry to replace Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, calling the veteran U.S. senator the "perfect choice" for America's top...

Obama nominates John Kerry as next secretary of state

December 25, 2018 at 11:40 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday nominated John Kerry to replace Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, calling the veteran U.S. senator the "perfect choice" for America's top...

White House defends Hagel as Obama mulls Pentagon choice

August 23, 2021 at 7:54 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday came to the defense of former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel against critics who have attacked his record on Israel and Iran in...

White House defends Hagel as Obama mulls Pentagon choice

August 22, 2019 at 7:43 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday came to the defense of former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel against critics who have attacked his record on Israel and Iran in...

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