Kathleen Hennessey

President Barack Obama speaks at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Phoenix Awards dinner on Sept. 27.

Obama expected to bypass Chicago airports and fly into Gary

June 17, 2018 at 12:12 p.m.

When President Barack Obama visits the Chicago area Wednesday, Air Force One is expected to land at Gary's airport rather than either of the Chicago airports, which are recovering from...

World leaders salute D-Day veterans at Normandy

June 17, 2018 at 6:03 p.m.

President Obama on Friday declared the hallowed shores of Normandy "democracy's beachhead" as he remembered the Allied invasions as the beginning of a century of freedom movements that spread across...

Obama to nominate Julian Castro to Cabinet post Friday

March 29, 2019 at 3:09 p.m.

President Obama will announce the latest shuffle of his Cabinet on Friday, moving his Housing and Urban Development chief to the budget office and replacing him with the mayor of...

At 9/11 memorial, President Obama praises the day’s heroes

June 21, 2019 at 12:44 a.m.

President Obama praised the love, compassion and sacrifice that Americans displayed amid tragedy as the true "spirit of 9/11" on Thursday as he helped dedicate a memorial built on the...

Obama to tout renewables, announce solar panel back at the White House

June 1, 2019 at 8:45 a.m.

President Obama will promote his record on energy efficiency on Friday by touting several initiatives he says are taking hold across the country – as well as the completion of...

Barack Obama addresses the National Organizing summit in Washington.

Obama to push $300-billion transportation plan during Minnesota visit

June 25, 2019 at 10:10 a.m.

WASHINGTON -- President Obama is scheduled to tour a revived train station in the Midwest on Wednesday to extol the benefits of federal spending on light-rail, roads and bridges as...

First lady takes on heckler before crowd

June 19, 2018 at 2:05 a.m.

— First lady Michelle Obama got into a confrontation with a protester Tuesday night after the gay rights activist interrupted her remarks at a fundraiser held in the home of...

First lady takes on heckler before crowd

August 24, 2021 at 4:24 p.m.

— First lady Michelle Obama got into a confrontation with a protester Tuesday night after the gay rights activist interrupted her remarks at a fundraiser held in the home of...

Travel nightmare ahead, administration warns

August 24, 2021 at 4:47 a.m.

The Obama administration issued a travel advisory Friday: Due to a budget standoff in Washington, flights will be delayed. That was the message from U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, who...

Clinton’s final lap turns into a sprint

August 23, 2021 at 11:00 p.m.

When Air Force One landed in Myanmar on a muggy morning earlier this week, President Barack Obama made a point of having his secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton, at...

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