ABC Breaking News | Latest News Videos President Obama is set to travel to Dallas today to comfort a community reeling from last week’s sniper attack that killed five police officers. This will be the eleventh time President Obama has traveled to a community in the wake of a mass shooting. His visit also comes as racial tension across the…
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) – President Barack Obama has removed a half-century old ban on selling arms to Vietnam. Obama, who’s on a three-day visit to the country, says, “both sides have established a level of trust and cooperation, including between our militaries, that is reflective of common interests and mutual respect.” Obama steered clear of harsh condemnation of…
President Obama is asking Republican voters to take a closer look at proposals floated by Donald Trump, who he says is now “the standard bearer” of the GOP. “I want to emphasize that we are in serious times and this is a really serious job,” Obama told reporters today. “This is not entertainment. This is not a reality show.” Obama…
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama tangoed with professional dancers in Argentina. Some critics say this sends the wrong message in the days after the Brussels terror attacks.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — President Barack Obama sent Congress his eighth and final budget on Tuesday, proposing to spend a record $4.1 trillion on a number of initiatives, from a new war on cancer to combating global warming to fighting growing threats from Islamic State militants. The new spending plan, for the budget year that begins Oct. 1 — just…
President Barack Obama addresses American University’s School of International Service in Washington on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015. (Pete Marovich/Bloomberg/Pool/Getty Images) (ABC News) — President Obama says his final State of the Union address will spotlight the achievements of his presidency and lay out a sweeping, optimistic vision for the future. “What I want to focus on in this State of the…
(ABC News) — President Obama unveiled several measures today intended to advance his gun safety agenda, saying he could not wait for an end to political gridlock to put forward measures to try to reduce gun violence. “The constant excuses for inaction no longer do. No longer suffice. That’s why we’re here today,” Obama said as he addressed a room…
