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Obama to tap rising Democratic star Castro for Cabinet post

May 23, 2019 at 9:38 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will shuffle his cabinet on Friday, nominating San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro as secretary of housing and urban development and naming outgoing HUD chief...

At busy NY bridge, Obama urges U.S. transportation funding

August 25, 2021 at 4:53 a.m.

TARRYTOWN, New York (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama appeared at an aging New York bridge on Wednesday to chide the U.S. Congress for failing thus far to approve transportation...

At busy NY bridge, Obama urges U.S. transportation funding

May 23, 2019 at 9:37 p.m.

TARRYTOWN, New York (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama appeared at an aging New York bridge on Wednesday to chide the U.S. Congress for failing thus far to approve transportation...

U.S. slaps sanctions on five Central African Republic men tied to violence

August 25, 2021 at 4:56 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has imposed sanctions on Central African Republic's former president, Fran ois Boziz (c), and four other men linked to violence and human rights abuses...

White House says no issue with Biden’s son, Ukraine gas company

August 25, 2021 at 4:54 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Tuesday brushed aside questions about whether the involvement of Vice President Joe Biden's son in a Ukrainian natural gas company raised ethical issues...

Driver who followed Obama daughters’ motorcade was lost, confused

August 25, 2021 at 4:43 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A driver unfamiliar with Washington, DC, appeared to have been lost and confused when he followed a motorcade carrying President Barack Obama's daughters through a White House...

White House seeks privacy balance in a ‘Big Data’ world

August 25, 2021 at 4:21 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday suggested updates to laws and other measures to enhance privacy and prevent discrimination based on the data trail left by consumers on...

White House seeks privacy balance in a ‘Big Data’ world

May 23, 2019 at 9:35 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday suggested updates to laws and other measures to enhance privacy and prevent discrimination based on the data trail left by consumers on...

If it’s Saturday, it’s time for Obama to talk up the minimum wage

August 25, 2021 at 4:22 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For the fifth Saturday this year, the White House used the president's weekly address to exhort Republicans to support an increase in the minimum wage, a key...

If it’s Saturday, it’s time for Obama to talk up the minimum wage

May 23, 2019 at 9:35 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For the fifth Saturday this year, the White House used the president's weekly address to exhort Republicans to support an increase in the minimum wage, a key...

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