Dave Boyer

Obama makes 20th trip to Europe among rising uncertainty

President Obama embarked Thursday on his 20th trip to Europe, a continent facing more uncertainty than when he took office, as it grapples with Britain's vote to leave the European Union, a mass migration of Muslim refugees and rising concern over Russia's unchecked military aggression.

July 7, 2016

Loretta Lynch: No charges against Hillary Clinton

Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch formally cleared Hillary Clinton on Wednesday, saying she would not pursue a criminal case against the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee for mishandling classified information through her secret email account when she was secretary of state.

July 6, 2016

White House scoffs at Paul Ryan’s call to deny Hillary Clinton security briefings

The White House rejected House Speaker Paul D. Ryan's call Wednesday for the administration to deny Hillary Clinton access to classified information during the presidential campaign, saying there's a "longstanding tradition" to provide both major-party nominees with intelligence briefings.

July 6, 2016

Obama announces slowdown of troop withdrawal from Afghanistan

In a move that will turn over a larger-scale military problem to Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump, President Obama said Wednesday that he will leave about 8,400 U.S. troops in Afghanistan at the end of this year, more than he had planned.

July 6, 2016

Clinton looks to Obama to drive black, liberal turnout

With every word from the FBI director Tuesday, Hillary Clinton's problems with voters grew more precarious, and President Obama's role in the general election grew more important.

July 5, 2016

John Podesta: ‘Great day’ for Hillary Clinton

Clinton campaign Chairman John Podesta told reporters Tuesday that the FBI director's blistering critique of Hillary Clinton's email system "hardly" overshadows her first campaign rally with President Obama.

July 5, 2016

Obama still ‘enthusiastic’ about Clinton, White House says

Hours after the FBI director called Hillary Clinton "extremely careless" in the handling of her private email system, the White House said President Obama remains "enthusiastic" about her presidential bid.

July 5, 2016

Obama praises late Chicago mentor Abner Mikva

President Obama paid tribute Tuesday to the late Abner Mikva, a mentor and former White House counsel who died Monday at age 90.

July 5, 2016

Obama joining Hillary Clinton on campaign trail to block Donald Trump, protect legacy

After restless months on the sidelines, President Obama will jump into the presidential campaign fray Tuesday with his first appearance with Hillary Clinton at a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina.

July 4, 2016

Elie Wiesel was ‘conscience of the world,’ declares Obama

President Obama paid tribute to the late Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel Saturday night as "the conscience of the world."

July 2, 2016

U.S. says it killed up to 116 civilians in drone strikes outside of war zones since 2009

The Obama administration acknowledged that the U.S. has killed as many as 2,581 terrorists and up to 116 civilians in drone strikes in countries where the U.S. isn't at war and issued stricter guidelines for future attacks.

July 1, 2016

Obama urges lawmakers to agree on Zika funding

President Obama called on Congress Friday to break a partisan deadlock over funding to fight the Zika virus before lawmakers start their summer break later this month.

July 1, 2016

Obama signs reform of FOIA law

President Obama signed into law Thursday an update of the federal Freedom of Information Act that proponents say will streamline and improve the 50-year-old law.

June 30, 2016

Obama signs Puerto Rico debt relief law

President Obama signed a rescue package for financially strapped Puerto Rico Thursday, saying it will give residents of the island relief from "lingering uncertainty."

June 30, 2016

White House reluctant to call Hillary Clinton a ‘populist’

President Obama describes himself and Sen. Bernard Sanders favorably as populists, but Hillary Clinton, not so much.

June 30, 2016

White House won’t comment on propriety of AG Loretta Lynch’s private meeting with Bill Clinton

The White House refused to say Thursday whether it approved of Attorney General Loretta Lynch's private meeting with former president Bill Clinton at an airport, but insisted that she understands the need for the Justice Department's probe of Hillary Clinton's email system to be free of political meddling.

June 30, 2016

Firms chosen to design Obama’s presidential library

The foundation that is building President Obama's presidential library announced the selection Thursday of two architectural and design firms to lead the project in Chicago.

June 30, 2016

Joint Base Andrews on lockdown due to active shooter

UPDATE: "All Clear." The lock down on base has been lifted, Joint Base Andrews tweeted at 10:38 a.m.

June 30, 2016

Michelle Obama tells Spanish girls how to raise kids ‘if you choose to have them’

First lady Michelle Obama slipped in a pro-choice message this week while promoting equality for girls in heavily Catholic Spain, giving advice on how to raise children "if you choose to have them."

June 30, 2016

Obama takes shot at Trump as a phony populist

In a international summit dominated by the prospect of Donald Trump's presidency, President Obama criticized the presumptive Republican nominee as a phony populist and told Mexicans and Canadians that Mr. Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric doesn't represent the views of most Americans.

June 29, 2016