Obama Commutes Chelsea Manning’s Sentence, Hundreds Of Others
President Barack Obama issued what will likely be his final commutations and pardons as commander in chief on Tuesday afternoon. The commutations were for 200 people, including Chelsea Manning, the army private and analyst sent to prison for revealing secret U.S. military and government information that effectively gave birth to WikiLeaks, the whistleblowing website.
Obama to Hold Final Presidential News Conference Wednesday
U.S. President Barack Obama is holding his final news conference as the American leader on Wednesday, sure to face questions about incoming President-elect Donald Trump as well as his surprise commutation of the prison sentence for an Army intelligence analyst who leaked military documents. Obama leaves office Friday after eight years in the White House…
Full Text of President Barack Obama’s Farewell Address
Farewell Address by the President – as prepared for delivery at McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois It’s good to be home. My fellow Americans, Michelle and I have been so touched by all the well-wishes we’ve received over the past few weeks. But tonight it’s my turn to say thanks. Whether we’ve seen eye-to-eye or rarely […]
Obama’s final speech: ‘We rise or fall as one’
Barack Obama has addressed the United States and the world for the final time as president, in an emotional speech that listed the landmark achievements of his presidency and stressed unity as nation. Capping his eight years in the White House, Obama returned on Tuesday to his adoptive hometown of Chicago to recast his “Yes […]
Death From Above: U.S. Airstrikes in Afghanistan
This story was produced in collaboration with the Bureau of Investigative Journalism. Earlier this year, as the war between government forces and the Taliban continued, Muhammad Ikhlas, a farmer in the southern province of Helmand, crossed the front lines to visit his brother, a policeman whom the insurgent group had recently captured. After a short, […]
Obama Confident He Could Have Defeated Trump
U.S. President Barack Obama says he has utmost confidence in his vision for the country and that had he “run again,” he would have defeated Donald Trump in the presidential election. In an interview with former adviser David Axelrod, released Monday, the president said, “I am confident in this vision because I am confident that […]
Obama’s Farewell Calls on Europe to Work with Trump
Outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama has bid farewell to European allies, capping his final trip to Europe as president with reassurances of America’s enduring support and calls for allies to stand up to Russia. The U.S. leader left Berlin Friday after a four-day tour of the region that started with Greece, the cradle of western-style […]
Obama Covers Range of Issues at News Conference Ahead of Final Foreign Trip
President Barack Obama addressed a wide range of foreign policy and domestic issues Monday during a news conference with reporters at the White House. The president stressed a readiness to “accelerate a smooth transition” for the president-elect. “It’s part of what makes this country work,” he said. Obama said he asked his team to make […]
Donald Trump: ‘I look forward’ to working with Obama
US President Barack Obama and his successor, Donald Trump, have met at the White House, a day after the billionaire businessman was declared the winner of the country’s election. Obama called Thursday’s 90-minute meeting in the Oval Office “excellent”, while Trump said he looked forward to receiving the outgoing president’s “counsel.” “We now are going […]
Obama goes on ‘Trump attack’ in support of Clinton
Election tension appears to be intensifying across the US. A historic black church in Mississippi was burned and spray painted with “ Vote Trump” graffiti only days before the poll. With the the racist movement the Ku Klux Klan now declaring for Donald Trump, President Obama used it to attack the Republican candidate: “If you […]