Jeff Mason

Obama says NATO needs to boost presence in eastern Europe

December 23, 2018 at 11:10 p.m.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO needs to boost its presence in eastern European countries that feel vulnerable to Russia after its annexation of Crimea, U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday....

White House launches climate data website, more initiatives to come

August 25, 2021 at 3:06 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In an effort to help Americans prepare for the effects of global warming, the White House on Wednesday unveiled a new initiative to make climate data widely...

Obama budget sets up election-year clash with Republicans

November 4, 2021 at 1:19 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama proposed new tax credits and job-training programs for U.S. workers on Tuesday in a 2015 budget that drew instant condemnation from Republicans, who dismissed...

Obama budget sets up election-year clash with Republicans

December 23, 2018 at 10:28 p.m.

Obama 2015 budget seeks $60 billion tax credit expansion: White House

May 23, 2019 at 9:29 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will strike a firmly populist tone in his 2015 budget plan on Tuesday, proposing to pay for an expansion of a popular tax credit...

Obama launches personal effort to propel black and Latino boys

November 4, 2021 at 1:15 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday launched a very personal appeal to help improve opportunities for boys from minority groups who, he said, resembled him as a youth...

Obama launches personal effort to propel black and Latino boys

December 23, 2018 at 10:15 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday launched a very personal appeal to help improve opportunities for boys from minority groups who, he said, resembled him as a youth...

Obama, France’s Hollande make pilgrimage to Jefferson’s Monticello

August 25, 2021 at 1:13 a.m.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and French President Francois Hollande toured Thomas Jefferson's plantation estate on Monday in a show of solidarity for Franco-American ties that have endured...

U.S. to launch ‘climate hubs’ to help farmers face climate change

August 25, 2021 at 1:03 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's administration will announce on Wednesday the formation of seven "climate hubs" to help farmers and rural communities adapt to extreme weather conditions and other...

Keystone pipeline review looming, likely to show little climate risk

August 25, 2021 at 12:55 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department is poised to issue an environmental review of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline that will likely say the project will not appreciably...

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