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WASHINGTON >> President Barack Obama cast the adoption of clean energy in the U.S. as “irreversible,” putting pressure Monday on President-elect Donald Trump not to back away from a core strategy to fight climate change. Obama, penning an opinion article in the journal Science, sought to frame the argument in a way that might appeal to the president-elect: in economic terms.
The startling thing about the U.S. intelligence report released last week on Russia's alleged "influence campaign" to boost Donald Trump's chances of winning the presidency is its lack of, well, intelligence. That's not a complaint about the lack of hard evidence provided to the public on Friday.
Meryl Streep's acceptance speech after receiving a lifetime achievement award at the Golden Globes turned out to be the opening volley in a war of words with President-elect Donald Trump. The actress never mentioned Trump by name, but it was clear who her target was in pointedly saying that a performance from the past year that stunned her came from the campaign trail.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. arrives at Trump Tower in New York, Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, for a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump.
President Barack Obama's response to Russian hacking was "too timid," according to former CIA and NSA director Michael Hayden, but says he partly understands why Obama did it. "I think the decision he made was made for honorable reasons.
When Barack Obama moves two miles from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., to 2446 Belmont Road, in Washington's Kalorama neighborhood, he will live half a mile from 2340 S Street, where Woodrow Wilson spent his three postpresidential years. Wilson's embittering foreign-policy failure was the Senate's rejection of the U.S. participation in the embodiment of Wilsonian aspirations, the League of Nations.
United States President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly taken the first step towards confirming one of the worst fears of undocumented Caribbean and other immigrants who have taken advantage of a programme that grants them temporary stay in the US. According to New York's Vice News , a US Department of Homeland Security memo, the president-elect's team is "poking around the agency" for information about recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, also known as DACA.
Donald Trump's cabinet picks present a unique challenge for the independent federal agency tasked with preventing ethical conflicts. In addition to being the wealthiest presidential Cabinet in history, some nominees have yet to complete the required financial disclosure paperwork.
In rare praise for Donald Trump, United States President Barack Obama has said the president-elect is "very engaging and gregarious" and not lacking in confidence but acknowledged that they were "opposites in some ways". "He is somebody who I think is very engaging and gregarious.
The Iranian-supplied rockets were raining down on Gen. James Mattis' troops throughout the spring and summer of 2011 with greater and greater intensity.
Outgoing US President Barack Obama warned European NATO allies yesterday of an "accelerating" threat of Russian interference in their elections. Last week, a US intelligence report said Russian President Vladimir Putin directed a campaign, including cyber attacks, to hurt Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's bid and boost Donald Trump.
The latest from Sunday's 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California : The latest from Sunday's 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California : By The Associated Press Partial list of winners at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards, announced Sunday in Beverly Hills, California: By The Associated Press Partial list of winners at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards, announced Sunday in Beverly Hills, California: By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer Awards are set to be presented at Sunday night's Golden Globes, where speeches about Donald Trump and wins for the Los Angeles musical "La La Land" look like the... By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer The Golden Globes got off to a rocky start Sunday, with a broken teleprompter initially stalling host Jimmy Fallon, who still managed to start the show with a... By LEANNE ... (more)
Guests at the 2017 Golden Globes received a surprise inside their award show program: An inspiring letter from the president of the United States. The rare move marks a written farewell to Hollywood from President Barack Obama , who has enjoyed support from scores of celebrities during his eight years as U.S. leader.
The U.S. Senate will take its first steps toward repealing President Barack Obama's signature health care reform act by the end of the week, Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Sunday. Speaking on CBS's "Face the Nation," McConnell said: "There ought not to be a great gap" between repealing the act and replacing it and that Republicans would be "replacing it rapidly after repealing it."
The sidewalk outside the White House this weekend rivaled the red carpet, and all over Instagram the stars were sharing their own snaps. President Barack Obama opened the doors to his celebrity friends ranging from Chris Rock to Tom Hanks to half of the cast of Seinfeld for one last blowout with moving day on the horizon.
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers attacked the policy proposals of Donald Trump on several fronts, saying the president-elect's plans for deregulation were setting the stage for the next financial crisis. "The deregulation in some areas like finance is hugely dangerous," Summers said Sunday in an interview on Fox News Channel.
The US Senate will take its first steps toward repealing President Barack Obama's signature healthcare reform act by the end of the week, Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Sunday. Speaking on CBS's "Face the Nation," McConnell said: "There ought not to be a great gap" between repealing the act and replacing it and McConnell did not define what he meant by "rapidly."
President Barack Obama, stands with, from left, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, Vice President Joe Biden, and Defense Secretary Ash Carter, as they listen to the National Anthem during an Armed Forces Full Honor Farewell Review for the president, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, at Conmy Hall, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va.
File Photo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US President Barack Obama arrives for the opening session of G20 Summit in Hangzhou, China India-US relationship is one of the "great success stories" under President Barack Obama during whose term it witnessed an unprecedented level of cooperation and bipartisan support for mutual benefit, a top presidential advisor said, days ahead of the inauguration of Donald Trump administration. Peter Lavoy, Senior Director for South Asian Affairs at the National Security Council, White House, also said that deepening and expansion of partnership with India on a whole host of issues are of critical importance to the US.
Barack Obama took office, and race immediately became a focal point in a way that was unprecedented in American history. No matter his accomplishments, he seemed destined to be remembered foremost as the first black man to lead the world's most powerful nation.