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White House preps legal case for immigration shift

YoopyaAug 28, 2014July 16, 20230

WASHINGTON (AP) — With impeachment threats and potential lawsuits looming, President Barack Obama knows whatever executive actions he takes on immigration will face intense opposition.

As Yellen makes Fed debut, expect theater, not fireworks

YoopyaFeb 10, 2014November 1, 20230

(Reuters) – Janet Yellen’s first test as chair of the Federal Reserve comes on Tuesday when she faces U.S. lawmakers, some hostile to the central

Birthdays and 2 Ends of the Income Spectrum

YoopyaJan 21, 2014November 26, 20230

WASHINGTON — President Obama has pledged to use the remainder of his presidency to address income inequality, which he calls “the defining challenge of our

Obama bans spying on leaders of U.S. allies, scales back NSA program

YoopyaJan 18, 2014November 26, 20230

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama banned U.S. eavesdropping on the leaders of close friends and allies on Friday and began reining in the vast collection

US surveillance, Syria at issue on defense bill

YoopyaJul 23, 2013June 22, 20230

WASHINGTON (AP) — Limits on secret U.S. surveillance programs and President Barack Obama’s push to help Syrian rebels were in dispute as the House weighed

FACT CHECK: Obama spins health insurance rebates

YoopyaJul 19, 2013June 16, 20240

WASHINGTON (AP) — Another year, another round of exaggeration from President Barack Obama and his administration about health insurance rebates. In his speech defending his

On Martin case, Obama shifts from passion to calm

YoopyaJul 16, 2013June 16, 20240

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Barack Obama first addressed the death of Trayvon Martin last year, he did so passionately, declaring that if he had

Obama pledge to transfer Guantanamo Bay detainees sparks diplomatic maneuvering for detainees

YoopyaJul 13, 2013July 4, 20240

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s renewed push to close the Guantanamo Bay prison for terrorism suspects has given a glimmer of hope to foreign

State of the Union: Obama pledges to reignite economy

YoopyaFeb 13, 20130

President Barack Obama has urged Congress to back government action to revive the sluggish US economy, in his annual State of the Union speech. The

Cathaleen Chen, Kimberly Railey Hispanics seeing more influence

kiemtarJan 27, 2013January 28, 20130

The high-profile roles of Latinos in President Barack Obama’s second swearing-in underscore the growing prominence of their demographic bloc in national politics, said many Latinos