At a press conference about America's ongoing military efforts in Iraq, President Obama wrapped up by making some brief, tepid comments about the militarization of the police happening right in Ferguson, Missouri. "I know that many Americans have been deeply disturbed by images we've seen from the heartland of our…
Inevitable Democratic candidate for president in 2016 Hillary Clinton rocked Matt Drudge's world this weekend when she criticized President Obama's foreign policy in an interview with The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg. Clinton, who gave the interview before Obama authorized airstrikes on ISIS in Iraq, said the…
According to a statement from the Pentagon, the U.S. launched airstrikes in Iraq this morning, targeting ISIS militants. President Obama authorized the strikes just hours before. The U.S. has also reportedly banned U.S. airlines from flying in Iraq's airspace because of a "hazardous situation created by armed…
At yet another public appearance on his tour of Colorado and Texas, President Obama fist bumped a BBQ cashier in response to the cashier's quip about gay rights. "It was just a lucky day to be the register girl," cashier Daniel Rugg Webb told The Austin Chronicle later.
President Obama is visiting Colorado today, where recreational pot is legal. At a Denver bar, a nice guy asked if he "wanted to hit this," and Obama just laughed. Times have changed.
President Obama's random public stroll made headlines yesterday, but his impromptu walk recalled a far more bizarre event—Richard Nixon's strange, infamous late-night trip to the Lincoln Memorial.
If you want a photo with President Obama, you'll have to get someone else to take it. After some recent high-profile photos, the White House is officially reining in the Twitpic-er-in-Chief.
On Tuesday, President Obama will sign two executive orders in an effort to increase wage transparency for federal contractors. The first will prohibit contractors from taking action against employees who openly discuss their wages, and the second will require them to provide worker compensation data, organized by race…
For the latest episode of Between Two Ferns, Zach Galifianakis interviewed President Obama. First question: "In 2013, you pardoned a turkey. What do you have planned for 2014?"
When comedy legend Harold Ramis died yesterday, the world mourned and shared their favorite moments from his films. As it turns out, President Obama did, too. When the president issued a statement this morning paying tribute to Ramis, he included a reference to one of Ramis' classic films, just like any other fan…
Tonight, President Obama will deliver the annual State of the Union Address. He will tell us how the Union is (probably "strong"). People will clap and stand up. Other people will not. One of the Duck Dynasty guys will be there.
A photo from today's Mandela memorial of President Obama snapping a funeral selfie alongside UK PM David Cameron and Danish PM Helle Thorning-Schmidt while an unamused Michelle scowls nearby is making the rounds right now, but it only tells a fragment of the full story.
After weeks of problems preventing Americans from being able to buy health insurance via the Affordable Care Act website, President Obama gave a speech at the White House today and acknowledged that his landmark healthcare legislation's tech issues are unacceptable. But he made sure to stress two things: 1. that the…
Senator Ted Cruz may not like Obamacare in a box, with a fox, in a house, or with a mouse, but it looks like he’ll have to try it anyway. Because the Tea Party, still clinging to their Confederate flags and Muslim president horseshit, lost their battle with President Stompy Feet and the Democrats Wednesday night.
President Obama just gave a speech and made clear that once the debt limit bill clears the House, he will sign it and "we will begin reopening our government immediately." He also emphasized the need to "get out of the habit of governing by crisis.”
Ted Cruz thinks the deal is "terrible," but a deal has been made nonetheless: the Senate voted 81-18 to end the shutdown. A vote that is expected to pass will soon follow in the Republican-led House. By midnight, the shutdown will most likely be over.
On Thursday, President Obama signed into law a bill to restore funding to families of fallen troops during the shutdown. The passage of the bill comes one day after a Maryland-based nonprofit agreed to offer an advance grant to impacted families who need help covering travel and funeral costs.
In a shutdown statement followed by a press conference this afternoon, President Obama said much of the same things about America's government standstill that he's been saying since last week: This is a situation caused by a handful of recalcitrant GOP jackasses who are unwilling to talk reasonably about how to end…
President Obama just finished a 90-minute meeting with congressional leaders at the White House. After the meeting, House Speaker John Boehner told reporters that Obama "will not negotiate." And Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told reporters that Boehner "cannot take yes for an answer.”
Addressing the partial government shutdown that went into effect last night and the first day of open enrollment in the Affordable Care Act, President Obama just a few minutes ago praised his cornerstone healthcare legislation while also making it clear that he thinks some of the House Republicans are total assholes.
