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The Treasury Department for the final time during President Barack Obama's tenure declined to label China a currency manipulator, in an implicit rejection of Republican nominee Donald Trump's hard-line approach to the world's second-biggest economy. The Obama administration added Switzerland to a currency watch list that already included China, Japan, Germany, South Korea and Taiwan, according to a semi-annual report on global foreign-exchange policies from the Treasury.
US President Barack Obama warned Friday that American "democracy itself" is on the ballot in November's presidential election, as White House concern grows about the lasting impact of Republican Donald Trump's scorched-earth campaign. At a fiery campaign event for Democrat Hillary Clinton in Cleveland, Ohio, Obama trashed Trump as a dictator-in-the-making, but also voiced concerns about how Trump's legion of supporters might react to a possible election defeat.
Americans traveling to Cuba will be allowed to bring home more of the communist-ruled island's coveted cigars and rum under new measures announced by the U.S. government on Friday to further ease trade, travel and financial restrictions that have been in place for decades. The steps are part of President Barack Obama's effort to make his historic opening to Cuba "irreversible" by the time he leaves office in January.
Rolling his eyes at the Republican nominee, President Barack Obama mocked Donald Trump's purported business acumen and newfound rage against the "global elite," as he rallied Friday for Democrat Hillary Clinton. He warned that democracy itself was at risk if Trump wins.
One gauged responses among people told Obama's 'father was a Muslim and Obama grew up among Muslims in the world's most populous Islamic country' Longtime Clinton loyalist Paul Begala was included on the survey, and says it was meant to prepare for looming GOP attacks, not to muddy Obama A new email revealed as part of the Wikileaks dump appears to show Hillary Clinton allies testing a series of incendiary issues regarding President Obama - including his father's Muslim faith. The poll, titled 'McCain survey,' apparently was gleaned from a hack of Hillary Clinton's campaign chair John Podesta, who is copied on the email chain.
This month, President Barack Obama signed the Bathrooms Accessible in Every Situation Act, or the BABIES Act, which requires diaper-changing facilities in male and female restrooms in public federal buildings, such as Social Security offices, courthouses and post offices. If these restrooms do not have changing tables, hallway signs must direct parents to the nearest facilities, the act states.
Refusing to give Republicans the benefit of the doubt, President Barack Obama is working to saddle GOP candidates across the country with the baggage of Donald Trump and his sexually aggressive comments about women. Obama will rally for Democrat Hillary Clinton on Friday in Cleveland, Ohio, appearing in one of just a handful of toss-up states that could potentially swing to either Clinton or Trump on Election Day.
As Donald Trump jags across the country, battling an onslaught of sexual misconduct allegations, his party's opposition and the media, Clinton has stepped cautiously on the campaign trail. She rarely makes news or veers from her script.
President Barack Obama insisted Thursday that Republicans who are disavowing Donald Trump deserve no credit for their sudden change of heart after having "stood by silently" for so long. He accused Republicans of filling a "swamp of crazy" by allowing unfounded and hate-filled rhetoric to go unchallenged within the party for years.
The Obama administration says it'll send more than 10 million mailings to woo the uninsured for the final health care law sign-up season of President Barack Obama 's tenure. Add to that countless email messages to both prospective and returning customers - and ads on social media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook.
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor said on Thursday she was "deeply concerned" about thousands of alleged killings in the Philippines, warning that those responsible could face prosecution. "I am deeply concerned about these alleged killings and the fact that public statements from high officials of the... Philippines seem to condone such killings," Fatou Bensouda said in a statement issued in The Hague.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and four other Democratic senators are asking President Barack Obama to halt construction of the four-state Dakota Access pipeline until a full environmental review can be completed. In a statement, the senators said today the request is due to a federal appeals court denying the Standing Rock Sioux's motion for a temporary work stoppage in southern North Dakota within 20 miles of Lake Oahe.
The website RT posted details about some of the 1,812 emails, which revealed more inner workings of Clinton's presidential campaign, such as her emotional connection to voters, the Clintons not forgetting "what their friends have done for them," Clinton apologizing for using a private email server, and more. The leak includes Steve Hildebrand, former deputy national campaign director for President Barack Obama, saying that Clinton needs to find an "emotional connection" to voters.
"The people of Cuba have struggled too long. Will reverse Obama's Executive Orders and concessions towards Cuba until freedoms are restored," Trump declared in a tweet Wednesday.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that the Obama administration was continuing to destroy relations with Moscow in the run-up to the U.S. presidential election next month. Maria Zakharova, the Foreign Ministry's spokeswoman, told a news conference that U.S. allegations Russia had hacked Democratic Party organizations were a lie and that any retaliation for the alleged attacks would be a crime.
The Russian Foreign Ministry says the United States is conducting a "scorched earth" policy in relation to Russia during the final months of Barack Obama's presidency. Zakharova says the U.S. is blocking the release of money to projects in Russia from the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
The strikes marked the first shots fired by the U.S. in anger against the Houthis in Yemen's long-running civil war. The U.S. previously only provided logistical support and refueling to the Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen's Shiite rebels known as Houthis and their allies, including supporters of Yemen's former president, Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Trans-Pacific Partnership leaders pose for a family photo prior to a meeting on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in Manila on November 18, 2015. Trans-Pacific Partnership leaders pose for a family photo prior to a meeting on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in Manila on November 18, 2015.