Politics

Tuskegee airmen honored guests at inaugural
They sat in wheelchairs as honored guests at President Barack Obama's second inaugural, attended to almost minute-by-minute by active duty members of ...
THE RESET: Obama oath-taking pauses partisan duels
President Barack Obama took the ceremonial oath of office for four more years on a chilly day under overcast skies. But temperatures will surely rise ...
Obama stumbles on "states" during swearing in
Chief Justice John Roberts got it right this time -- but President Barack Obama appeared to stumble over the word "states" during his ceremonial ...
President Barack Obama's inaugural address
Text of President Barack Obama's inaugural address, as provided by the White House: __ Vice President Biden, Mr. Chief Justice, members of the United ...
Obama calls for action, not delay
President Barack Obama says "we must act" even if our work is imperfect. He says we cannot afford to delay. In a message that could be aimed at the ...
Tuskegee Airman recalls Truman inauguration
Some of the most cared for spectators at President Barack Obama's inauguration were the Tuskegee Airmen, America's first black military pilots.
Obama takes public oath of office
President Barack Obama is promising to uphold the Constitution in a public swearing in ceremony that signals the beginning of his second term in ...
Sen. Schumer opens inaugural
Sen. Charles Schumer is opening the 57th inaugural ceremonies by invoking the innate majesty and sacred meaning of the proceedings. The duty falls to ...
Clinton, Carter join Obama inaugural gathering
Former presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter joined lawmakers and other dignitaries at the Capitol for President Barack Obama's ceremonial ...
Obama starts inauguration day with visit to church
President Barack Obama began inauguration day listening to a church pastor counsel him to use his power to benefit others, and the nation. It was part ...
Obamas host coffee with congressional leaders
Could a blend of inaugural excitement and fresh coffee be the stimulant Washington needs to break political gridlock? One could only conjecture as ...
Obama hears pastor's advice ahead of swearing-in
A pastor used a morning church service to counsel President Barack Obama to use his power for the benefit of others. That was part of the sermon ...
Analysis: Optimistic Obama faces tough to-do list
It's a good thing President Barack Obama considers himself a congenital optimist. There are no easy "gets" as he scrolls through his second-term to-do ...
Obama adviser hedges optimism on stricter gun laws
The Obama administration says it's confident stricter gun laws can be passed, but it's hedging its optimism by stressing just how politically ...
Latinos take on bigger role in Obama inauguration
Latinos are taking a more prominent role in President Barack Obama's second inauguration, from the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice swearing in ...
Obama: Inauguration celebrates US, not election
President Barack Obama says his second inauguration is a celebration of the country and its citizens, not the election results. Obama used a speech ...
Sex is major reason military commanders are fired
Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair, fired from his command in Afghanistan last May and now facing a court-martial on charges of sodomy, adultery and ...
Support steady in upstate NY home of Remington
Not everyone here works at the Remington factory, but everyone knows someone who does. The big brick complex looms above the rooftops of the modest ...
Latest inaugural forecast: Bit warmer than in 2009
Consider it the first fact check of a Barack Obama campaign pledge for his second term: Will he, or Mother Nature, deliver on promised warmer ...
Obama's campaign looks to legislative fights
President Barack Obama's campaign racked up 332 electoral votes and helped the president win a second term. Now it hopes to score legislative ...
Obama sworn in to second term as president
President Barack Obama has been sworn in for a second four-year term. Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath of office Sunday in the Blue ...
US wants to know how Algerian attack unfolded
The White House says it will work with the Algerian government to understand how events unfolded in the terrorist attack on a natural gas complex in ...
Thousands rally against stricter gun control in US
Gun advocates — some with rifles slung across shoulders or pistols holstered at the hip — have rallied peacefully in state capitals nationwide against ...