In a primetime Tuesday evening address, President Barack Obama made his case for getting the United States involved in Syria. Obama argued the United States should respond to Bashar al-Assad’s use of chemical weapons to …
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Obama’s All-In Political Strategy On Syria Could Cost Him
President Obama is holding nothing back in his effort to sell the country on military strikes in Syria.
It’s all there: Plans for a prime time address to the nation Tuesday. One-on-one interviews Monday with each of the six …
Carrying the Weight of Syria, Obama Visits Sweden and Russia
The high-stakes debate over striking Syria continues to rage at home, but President Obama has taken his message on the road. He proposed international cooperation in Sweden and faces anti-strike pressure from G-20 leaders at the …
Interactive: Where U.S. Presidents Fear to Tread
Barack Obama is on pace to visit 73 countries, one shy of the number of passport stamps collected by Bill Clinton and George W. Bush
WATCH: Obama Says U.S. Should Take Military Against Syria
On Saturday, President Barack Obama announced that he was prepared to strike regime targets in Bashar Assad’s Syria. Obama said he will seek the approval of Congress before doing so.
Obama Asks Congress To Approve Military Strike on Syria
Decision likely puts off an authorization vote until the week of September 9
WATCH: Obama on Syria – “I Have Not Made a Final Decision”
President Obama made remarks today on taking action in Syria while meeting in Washington with presidents of Baltic countries.
White House: Obama Calls World Leaders about Syria
In a press briefing August 29, Deputy White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said that President Obama has called world leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, to discuss the situation in Syria. Earnest also …
In Commemorative MLK Speech, President Obama Recalls His Own 2008 Dream
“The arc of the universe may bend toward justice, but it doesn’t bend on its own,” said Obama.
The Escalating GOP Call to Impeach Obama
Before the partisan outrage machines rev their engines for a noisy fight about Obama’s alleged “high crimes and misdemeanors,” some context might be in order.
On 50th ‘Dream’ Anniversary, Obama Seeks MLK Moment
A President who has more often avoided talk of race prepares to step into Martin Luther King Jr.’s shadow
White House Won’t Condemn Detention of Glenn Greenwald’s Partner
The White House says the U.S. government got a “heads-up” that detention was going to happen
Eugene Allen, the Man Behind The Butler
TIME takes a look at the life of Eugene Allen, the man who inspired the upcoming film, Lee Daniels’ The Butler.