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In an early morning statement on Saturday, President Obama acknowledged a failed attempt by U.S. forces to rescue Luke Somers, an American in Al Qaeda custody. Obama defended his decision to authorize the attack, pointing out that Somers’ life was

As expected, President Obama says he’s decided to make Ashton Carter his nominee for Secretary of Defense. “I accepted the president’s offer to be nominated for Secretary of Defense because of my regard of his leadership,” Carter said during Obama’s

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s lead attorney for the internal investigation into the “bridgegate” scandal is celebrating word from a state legislative committee that it found no evidence connecting the governor to the incident. “The Committee has finally acknowledged what

Immigration reform activists met with Obama administration officials at the White House today, as House Republicans voted to on a House bill to defund President Obama’s executive amnesty. Following the meeting, the activists challenged Republicans for trying to roll back

Former first daughter Jenna Bush Hager is reacting to the media-fueled controversy surrounding Sasha and Malia Obama after a Republican Congressional staffer criticized their behavior on her Facebook page. “I’m fiercely protective of them and obviously I don’t think its

The creators of the new pro-Hillary Clinton country music video that’s exploding across the internet do not appear to like the Ford Motor Company. In the video, the ’90s model Ford F-150 pickup is spotted missing the blue Ford oval in

During a speech in Washington, D.C. today, President Obama asserted that both he and the first lady believed in the power of nagging to build up children for success. “Nagging works. It does. Michelle and I are big believers in

President Obama will host Native American tribe leaders at the White House on Wednesday, as part of the annual White House Tribal Nations Conference. As McClatchy’s Anita Kumar points out, Obama is known to many Native Americans as “Barack Black

During a conversation with the Business Roundtable on Capitol Hill, President Obama dismissed Republican opposition to his decision to implement executive amnesty without Congress. He calls his action “exactly the right thing to do.” Obama added that comprehensive immigration reform

President Obama will meet with incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell this afternoon, according to the White House press office. The meeting will take place at the White House, as Republicans debate how to handle a funding fight over Obama’s

Members of the Obama administration continue to be confronted by President Obama’s statement to a group of illegal immigrant protesters in Chicago that he had taken action to “change the law” on immigration. “Did the president misspeak in a moment

How does Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson know that President Obama’s executive amnesty is legal? He’s a lawyer of course. Without offering much clarity, Johnson repeatedly cited his long career as a lawyer as proof that Obama’s actions were,

As Republicans explore a short term continuing resolution for the Department of Homeland Security, Secretary Jeh Johnson asserted that it would be bad for the agency. “I know that there are some contemplating some form of short term CR for

The White House is defending President Obama’s nomination of a soap opera producer as the new ambassador to Hungary. Colleen Bradley Bell was confirmed today by the Senate, although Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) berated her as a “totally unqualified individual”

Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson is claiming that President Obama’s executive action was consistent with his multiple statements on the illegal nature of executive actions on immigration reform. During a House committee hearing this morning, Homeland Security Chairman Rep.

Speaking on the House floor, members of the Congressional Black Caucus used the “Hands up! Don’t Shoot” gesture popular with Ferguson protesters reacting to the shooting of Michael Brown. “Hands up, don’t shoot,” said Rep. Hakeem Jeffries. “It’s a rallying

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson is flat out denying that President Obama’s executive action on immigration was amnesty. During a House Committee hearing on the department, Johnson was asked: “Is this amnesty?” by Rep. Bill Keating (D-MA). “No.” Johnson replied

Senate Majority Harry Reid took the floor of the Senate this afternoon to praise President Obama for his executive action to block deportation for millions of illegal immigrants. “This Thanksgiving was particularly unique and special because of President Obama’s recent

Few in the Hollywood community are willing to voice negative opinions about Bill Clinton, but comedian Chris Rock is an exception. “He’s a dick, but you’re talking about a guy who’s embarrassed his wife,” he said in an interview with

Comedian Chris Rock admits that while he has met with President Obama a couple of times, he’s not actually that cool. “Kind of cool,” Rock admitted when asked about his opinion of the president by Frank Rich of New York

President Obama met with over two dozen people regarding the Ferguson unrest on Monday, including law enforcement officials, civil rights leaders, and young people involved in activism protesting the decision by the grand jury in the Michael Brown case. “When

The White House released the menu of President Obama’s Thanksgiving menu as he dined with his family at the White House. The dessert menu included six kinds of pie: banana cream pie, coconut cream pie, pumpkin pie, apple pie, pecan

During the White House Turkey pardon this year, President Obama joked that his critics would call his action “amnesty.” “I know some will call this amnesty,” he said, as the people in the room laughed. “But don’t worry, there is

The federal government is teaming up with health care groups to promote Obamacare on Black Friday, according to an announcement from the Department of Health and Human Services. The department and popular websites including The Knot, The Nest and The