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Analysis: Obama spending cuts strategy focused on waiting game

May 23, 2019 at 4:05 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House, while advancing an aggressive public relations campaign to highlight the damaging effects of $85 billion in automatic spending cuts, is largely resigned to the...

Obama expresses doubt about a March 1 deal to head off cuts

August 23, 2021 at 11:38 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama expressed doubt on Thursday that a deal can be struck with Republican lawmakers by a March 1 deadline to head off the start of...

In a first, Obama plays golf with Tiger Woods

August 23, 2021 at 11:28 p.m.

PALM CITY, Florida (Reuters) - President Barack Obama had a chance to see how golf is played at the highest level on Sunday, teeing off with Tiger Woods, the world's...

In a first, Obama plays golf with Tiger Woods

August 23, 2021 at 11:23 p.m.

PALM CITY, Florida (Reuters) - President Barack Obama saw firsthand how golf is played at the highest level on Sunday, teeing off with Tiger Woods, the world's No. 2 golfer...

Back in Chicago, Obama laments lack of ‘a father who was around’

November 3, 2021 at 5:13 p.m.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama acknowledged on Friday that he wished his father had been a bigger part of his life as he argued that stronger families are just...

Back in Chicago, Obama laments lack of ‘a father who was around’

December 24, 2018 at 12:11 a.m.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama acknowledged on Friday that he wished his father had been a bigger part of his life as he argued that stronger families are just...

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio’s sip of water seen around the world

August 23, 2021 at 11:12 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - His words may or may not be long remembered, but Senator Marco Rubio's swig lives on and on and on. Across the Web, from Deadspin.com to The...

Obama open to “big deal” on budget, but wants revenues

August 23, 2021 at 10:52 p.m.

LEESBURG, Virginia (Reuters) - President Barack Obama told congressional Democrats on Thursday he is willing to agree to a "big deal" with Congress on spending cuts and tax reforms to...

Clout of Obama’s “Mr Fix-it” extends abroad at start of second term

August 23, 2021 at 10:44 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, already deeply immersed in high-profile domestic policy, is finding that his clout extends to foreign affairs as well, as he plays a...

Memo justifies drone kills even with patchy intelligence

August 23, 2021 at 10:45 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House and its critics faced off on Tuesday over the legality of drone strikes to kill U.S. citizens abroad, in a likely preview of arguments...

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