(ABC News) — President Obama struck the Heisman pose with this season’s Heisman trophy winner, Derrick Henry, a star running back from the University of Alabama. Following the National Prayer Breakfast at the Washington Hilton today, the president greeted each person seated at the head table, when he worked his way to Henry on the end. Henry, 21, was on…
(ABC News) — President Obama will visit a U.S. mosque for the first time as president today, taking a stand for the constitutional right of religious freedom while also confronting the debate over Syrian refugees that has generated controversy during the Republican presidential campaign. The president will travel to Baltimore, where he will privately meet with American Muslim community leaders…
President Barack Obama walks along the colonnade of the White House in Washington, Jan. 12, 2016, to the residence from the Oval Office, hours before giving his State of The Union address. (ABC News) — President Obama isn’t making an endorsement in the Democratic primary, but in a podcast interview posted this morning, he offered his most extensive thoughts so…
Demaryius Thomas of the Denver Broncos reaches for the ball but comes up short against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the AFC Divisional Playoff Game, Jan. 17, 2016 in Denver. Doug Pensinger/Getty Images (ABC News) — Any mother would be proud to watch her child play in a professional sports’ league – but for Katrina Smith, the Denver Broncos’ victory over the…
Evan Vucci, Pool/AP Photo (ABC News) — In his final State of the Union address, President Obama outlined his vision for the future of the country, touting his accomplishments during his two terms in office and asking to “fix our politics.” “For my final address to this chamber, I don’t want to just talk about the next year. I want to…
resident Obama holds a press conference in Chicago on Oct. 27, 2015 and Donald Trump partakes in the third GOP debate, Oct. 28, 2015, in Boulder, Colo. (Getty Images) (ABC News) — As he prepares to deliver his final State of the Union address tonight, President Obama rippedDonald Trump, joking that the only way he could envision the billionaire GOP front-runner…
(AP) (ABC News) — President Obama participated in a town hall meeting tonight at George Mason University in an attempt to explain a new wave of executive actions his administration is taking to curb gun violence. During the forum he was confronted by a rape survivor who said that the president’s actions were making it harder for her to keep her…
The Response to President Obama’s Executive Actions on Guns (Jake Danna Stevens/The Times & Tribune /AP Photo) (ABC News) — As President Obama pushes for stronger gun control measures in the United States, FBI data shows that gun background checks have soared in recent years. FBI background checks, which are often used as an indicator of sales trends, hit a…
(ABC News) — President Obama plans to announce executive actions he will take on gun control on Tuesday, a source told ABC News. Obama had announced during his weekly address Friday that he planned to discuss gun control options with Attorney General Loretta Lynch after he returned from his Hawaiian vacation, which ended today. “A few months ago, I directed…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s advisers are finalizing a proposal that would expand background checks on gun sales without congressional approval. White House adviser Valerie Jarrett says the president has asked his team to complete a proposal and submit it for his review “in short order.” She says the recommendations will include measures to expand background checks. Jarrett spoke…
