Obama administration: Debt ceiling deadline coming soon
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The Obama administration on Monday turned up the heat on Congress to raise the debt ceiling.
Pres. Obama says gun lobby stokes fear of federal action
(CNN) -- The gun lobby is "ginning up" fears the federal government will use the Newtown shooting tragedy, exactly one month ago, to seize Americans' guns, President Barack Obama said on Monday.
Recommendations to reduce gun violence to hit Obama's desk Tuesday
(CNN) -- When a set of recommendations to reduce gun violence hits President Barack Obama's desk on Tuesday, it will trigger a new stage in a decisive political battle consuming Washington.
Preparations underway for Obama inauguration in Washington, D.C.
(CNN) -- "Practice makes perfect," or so the saying goes, and it was practice time in Washington on Sunday, January 13th -- one week ahead of Inauguration Day.
Pres. Obama stops in a Pentagon clinic for a checkup
(CNN) -- President Barack Obama stopped in a Pentagon clinic for a checkup on Saturday, but it wasn't for a case of the flu.
Pres. Obama and Hamid Karzai to huddle on Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Years of tensions between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and the U.S. government appeared to fade away like a bad dream, at least in public, when Karzai touched down in Washington this week.
Report: DEA agent made prostitute arrangement for Secret Service agent
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A Drug Enforcement Administration agent stationed in Cartagena, Colombia, arranged for a prostitute to have an encounter with a U.S. Secret Service Agent only days before a visit there by President Barack Obama, the Justice Department's inspector general has found.
Biden vows recommendations to curb gun violence by Tuesday
(CNN) -- A federal task force looking for ways to curb gun violence will have a set of recommendations by Tuesday, Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday.
Pres. Obama to swear-in on a stack of historic Bibles
(CNN) -- What do the 16th president, a civil rights leader, and Michelle Obama's grandmother have in common?
Pres. Obama nominates Jack Lew for Treasury Secretary
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Jack Lew, President Obama's nominee for U.S. Treasury Secretary, will face many challenges if he is confirmed -- from increasing the debt ceiling to tackling budget cuts.
Biden: Obama exploring executive orders to combat gun violence
(CNN) -- President Barack Obama is exploring executive orders to help stop mass shootings in America, Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday, January 9th.
Pres. Obama to pick Jack Lew as Treasury Secretary
WASHINGTON (CNNMoney) -- President Obama will nominate his White House chief of staff, Jacob "Jack" Lew, to be the next U.S. Treasury Secretary, a source with knowledge of the nomination tells CNN.
U.S. may remove all troops from Afghanistan after 2014
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Obama administration is considering the possibility of removing all U.S. troops in Afghanistan after the NATO combat mission officially finishes at the end of 2014, White House officials said Tuesday.
Sparks could fly in Chuck Hagel confirmation hearings
(CNN) -- He forged his views of war and the military as a young man in mine-plagued fields of Vietnam.
Pres. Obama names John Brennan to lead CIA
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Barack Obama on Monday nominated his chief counterterrorism adviser to be the next CIA director.
President Obama signs $9.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid bill
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Barack Obama signed into law Sunday, January 6th a $9.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package following delays over fiscal cliff bickering, warnings of dwindling federal funds and swirling controversy over millions of dollars for unrelated projects.
President Obama to announce Chuck Hagel as defense secretary
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Barack Obama plans to announce former Sen.
Friday ceremony makes presidential results official
(CNN) -- President Barack Obama has officially won re-election.
Gov. Walker says fiscal cliff deal will affect state's 2013 budgeting
MILWAUKEE -- The fiscal cliff will be felt in Wisconsin.
With no deal and only hours to go, US economy heads toward 'fiscal cliff'
(CNN) -- With only hours left Monday to avert what economists predict will be a one-two punch to the U.S. economy, Senate Democrats and Republicans were trying to negotiate a last-minute deal aimed at heading off a year-end combination of spending cuts and tax increase that could trigger a new recession.