Barack Obama

As the squabbling continues in Washington D.C. over Obamacare funding, and how the nation pays its bills, the threat of a government shutdown next week keeps growing.

President Barack Obama says the U.N. Security council must agree to a resolution on Syrian chemical weapons that includes consequences for the regime of President Bashar Assad if he doesn't meet demands to dismantle his chemical stockpile.

Persistent violence in Syria and Egypt has sharply divided senior White House advisers over a moral dilemma: How far should the U.S. go to stop the killing when its actions could lead to war with Syria or damage relations with Egypt?

President Barack Obama has endorsed Cory Booker in the special U.S. Senate election.

Watch out, Bo — there's a new dog in town.

As most predicted Democrat Cory Booker and Republican Steve Lonegan cruised to victory in yesterday's U.S. Senate primary.

The first summer vacation of President Barack Obama's second term is taking him back to Martha's Vineyard, the well-heeled Massachusetts island he avoided during last year's re-election campaign.

President Barack Obama says he's encouraging Russian President Vladimir Putin to, quote, "think forward instead of backwards" in strained relations with the United States.

President Barack Obama is canceling plans to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow next month.

President Barack Obama  talked about the terror threat that has closed 19 US embassies and expressed disappointment at the Russians for granting temporary asylum to Edward Snowden during an appearance on NBC's Tonight Show with Jay Leno.