Roberta Rampton

Tensions flare between Senate Democrats, White House

August 18, 2019 at 11:20 p.m.

Criticism of President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law by a top Senate Democrat this week laid bare post-election tensions that could pose challenges for the party in upcoming fights with...

President Barack Obama speaks while meeting with bipartisan members of Congress in the Old Family Dining Room of the White House on November 7, 2014.

Obama told Congressional leaders he will act on immigration, setting up possible showdown

June 22, 2019 at 11:34 a.m.

Republican victors of Tuesday's U.S. congressional elections broke bread with Democratic President Barack Obama on Friday. On the menu besides sea bass: whether the two sides can put aside differences...

Nurse fights Ebola quarantine, says she won’t be ‘bullied around by politicians’

March 28, 2019 at 11:44 p.m.

Saying she will not be bullied by politicians, a Maine nurse is giving the state an ultimatum: Lift her Ebola quarantine by Thursday or she will disregard the restrictions and...

Obama says CEOs should quit complaining: Economist

June 17, 2018 at 4:10 p.m.

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama said corporate America has done well under his economic policies, telling the Economist magazine that chief executive officers should stop complaining about regulations and show...

Obama aims for ‘day in the life’ of Minneapolis woman

May 23, 2019 at 9:41 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama heads to Minneapolis on Thursday, the first stop in series of summer road trips where he will aim to spend a "day in the...

Obamas want daughters to get taste of life on minimum wage

May 23, 2019 at 9:40 p.m.

President Barack Obama and wife Michelle both worked minimum-wage jobs before they got law degrees: a character-building experience they said they also want their teenage daughters to share. The president...

Obama says U.S. military plans for Iraq strictly limited

August 25, 2021 at 5:48 a.m.

By Jeff Mason and Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama insisted on Thursday that his decision to send military advisers to Iraq and consider targeted strikes against insurgents...

U.S. senators want to hike gasoline tax for first time since 1993

August 25, 2021 at 5:49 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. senators on Wednesday said they want to raise the federal gasoline and diesel tax by 12 cents a gallon to prevent a fund that pays...

U.S. senators want to hike gasoline tax for first time since 1993

May 23, 2019 at 9:40 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. senators on Wednesday said they want to raise the federal gasoline and diesel tax by 12 cents a gallon to prevent a fund that pays...

Obama spokesman Jay Carney steps down after three years

May 23, 2019 at 9:39 p.m.

By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After more than three years of jousting with the White House press corps, President Barack Obama's chief spokesman, Jay Carney, will step down next...

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