President Barack Obama will wait until after Americans mark Thanksgiving on November 26 to announce whether or not to he will send reinforcements ...
The United States delivered an unusually strong rebuke of Israel, voicing dismay at the approval of new Jewish housing in annexed east Jerusalem ...
Israeli prime minister calls for immediate peace talks with Palestinians Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday called for an immediate resumption of peace talks with Palestinians and pledged more steps to improve economic conditions in Palestinian areas. Netanyahu reiterated to an ...
Obama signs bill extending jobless benefits, homebuyer tax credit President Barack Obama signed a $24 billion economic stimulus bill into law Friday, giving tax incentives to prospective homebuyers and additional jobless benefits to those idled by the business slump. The bill-signing came ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday listed a range of fresh options being considered by the White House to spur growth after "sobering" news that unemployment spiked to a 26 1/2-year peak last month. Obama, who earlier signed a ...
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Copyright 2009 AP News
President Barack Obama still expects to have a health care overhaul bill to sign by year's end and plans to personally lobby for it in a visit to Capitol Hill on Saturday, the White House said. House Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer told ...
Thousands rally at Capitol to protest health care overhaul bill Chanting "Kill the bill," thousands of conservatives rallied at the Capitol on Thursday against the Democrats' health care overhaul plan, labeling it a government takeover of the nation's medical system. "This bill ...
President Barack Obama Wednesday brushed aside a sharp polls rebuke as he marked the first anniversary of his historic election saying his administration had saved the nation from economic ruin. Just hours after rival Republicans gleefully ousted Democratic candidates in two key ...
The White House Wednesday downplayed election defeats that jolted the incumbent Democrats, denying they were a referendum on the policies of President Barack Obama elected 12 months ago. A year to the day after Obama vowed before a tumultuous crowd in Chicago ...
The White House on Wednesday downplayed the significance of Democratic defeats in two key state elections, saying they were fought on local issues unrelated to President Barack Obama. Losses to the Republicans in governor races in New Jersey and Virginia were about ...
The White House denied that swine flu vaccine was being sent to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, knocking down reports detainees would get shots in short supply for at-risk people in the United States. "There is no vaccine in Guantanamo, and there's no vaccine ...
