Brian Hughes

Published: Mon, May 6, 2013

The White House was on the defensive Monday over its handling of the Syrian civil war, pushing back at critics who questioned President Obama's "red line" ultimatum to the Syrian government, the possible use of chemical weapons by anti-government rebels and whether Israel's airstrikes inside...

JOSH LEDERMAN

Published: Sun, May 5, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Immigration, guns and national security are dominating the discussion on Capitol Hill, but Americans by and large are still focused on their bottom line. So President Barack Obama is launching a series of quick jaunts around the country to remind Americans he's still got jobs...

Updated: Sun, May 5, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) — Immigration, guns and national security are dominating the discussion on Capitol Hill, but Americans by and large are still focused on their bottom line. So President Barack Obama is launching a series of quick jaunts around the country to remind Americans he's still got jobs...

Brian Hughes

Published: Sat, May 4, 2013

With escalating hunger strikes putting the spotlight back on the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, President Obama has been quick to blame Congress for what others have called the most glaring broken promise of his White House tenure. But Obama's own polices have kept the covert prison running --...

Brian Hughes

Published: Thu, May 2, 2013

The Obama administration is rethinking whether to send arms to Syrian rebels as part of a larger internal debate over U.S. military intervention in a civil war in which the Syrian government unleashed chemical weapons. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel was the first top administration official to...

Updated: Thu, May 2, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidential campaigns are long in the making, quick to be forgotten. But one part of them lives on for years: the victor's promises. President Barack Obama paved his path to re-election with fewer promises than in 2008. The ones he did lay down, though, are meaty,...

Updated: Wed, May 1, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite President Barack Obama's new vow, closing the Guantanamo Bay prison is still a tough sell in Congress. So the White House may look instead toward smaller steps like transferring some terror suspects back overseas. Shutting down the prison at the U.S. naval base in...

Brian Hughes

Published: Wed, May 1, 2013

President Obama will ramp up his calls for comprehensive immigration reform during a trip to Mexico and Costa Rica that comes amid growing obstacles in Washington to his preferred pathway to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants in the United States. White House officials framed...

Updated: Tue, Apr 30, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Republicans are continuing to pepper the Obama administration with questions about last year's deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya. Although an independent review board has blamed inadequate security at the compound on senior...

Brian Hughes

Published: Tue, Apr 30, 2013

President Obama in a wide-ranging press conference Tuesday looked to reassert his clout with Congress and counter growing skepticism about his ability to sway lawmakers 100 days into his second term. Obama fielded questions on the Boston bombings, chemical weapons in Syria, implementation of...