Today at a NATO conference in Brussels, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton insisted that things are actually going well in Afghanistan, while Defense Secretary Leon Panetta apologized for the latest big embarrassment there, newly published photos showi... »
Japan’s defense minister has ordered missile units to intercept a North Korean rocket that Pyongyang plans to launch in April. ** OBAMA TODAY. President Barack Obama is in Washington, Vermont, and Maine. Obama received the daily intelligence and econom... »
FRIDAY FUNHOUSE. It’s the Friday before. The Friday before Saturday’s Washington Republican presidential caucuses, the Friday before the Super Tuesday primary, the Friday before, perhaps most importantly, Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu hits the ... »
NATO announced all that foreign advisors will be pulled out of their posts at government ministries in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. US Marine General John Allen made the move on Saturday just hours after the murders of an American colonel and major i... »
Afghan officials said Friday that at least seven people were killed in protests around the country against the burning of Qurans at a U.S. air base, bringing the overall death toll after four days of demonstrations to at least 20, including two America... »
Violence over the burning of copies of the Quran by NATO troops at a military base in Afghanistan has spread, prompting President Barack Obama to issue an apology and the Afghan government to demand trial and punishment for those responsible. As protes... »
President Barack Obama sings “Sweet Home Chicago” at last night’s Red, White, and Blues event at the White House. That’s B.B. King and Mick Jagger on stage with him. ** OBAMA’S CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH: ECLIPSING THE EMPIRE STATE. In the latest dramatic si... »
Reports of foreign troops burning copies of the Koran led to angry Afghan protests outside the main US military base at Bagram 60 miles outside of Kabul. The Defense Department has apologized to the Afghan people. ** NEW COLUMN COMING UP … OBAMA’S CALI... »
Iranian patrol boats and aircraft shadow the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group in the Arabian Gulf. ** NEW COLUMN COMING UP … BEWARE THE HYSTERICS. ** OBAMA TODAY. President Barack Obama is in Washington, Wisconsin, and California Obama... »
In his weekend video/radio address, President Barack Obama urged Congress to extend the payroll tax cut to prevent a tax hike on 160 million Americans. ** MAINE UPDATE: ROMNEY EKES OUT WIN, DASHING PAUL’S BEST HOPE FOR A FIRST PLACE FINISH. In the slow... »
President Barack Obama says a multi-billion dollar settlement between mortgage lenders and states over foreclosure abuses “will begin to turn the page on an era of recklessness that has left so much damage in its wake.” ** QUICK HITS. The US Nuclear Re... »
In an awesome demonstration of the future of American high technology, President Barack Obama and a young science fair participant used an air cannon to shoot a marshmallow across the East Room of the White House. ** NEW COLUMN COMING UP … ROMNEY WILL ... »
** NEW POLL: MOST WANT GOVERNMENT TO AID CONSUMERS ON FORECLOSURES. In direct contradiction of putative on-and-off Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney’s views, most voters want the government to try to help homeowners caught in the foreclos... »
JOIN THE LIVE CHAT VISIT WHITEHOUSE.GOV At 10 AM Pacific, President Barack Obama delivers remarks on the new energy economy in Las Vegas, Nevada. At 2:30 PM Pacific, Obama delivers remarks on energy and security in Aurora, Coloardo. The events are netc... »
JOIN THE LIVE CHAT VISIT WHITEHOUSE.GOV At 9:55 AM Pacific, President Barack Obama delivers remarks at Conveyor Engineering & Manufacturing in Cedar Rapids. At 3:30 PM Pacific, Obama delivers remarks at Intel’s Ocotillo Campus outside Phoenix, Arizona.... »
