Barack Obama

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush speaks with NPR's Steve Inskeep on Wednesday in Boston.

Jeb Bush Says Voters' Passions For Trump Will Pass

8:34am December 31, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

"I think the emotion of the here and now will subside," Bush said in an interview with NPR. He predicts voters will turn on front-runner Donald Trump and see things his way once voting starts.

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Steve Inskeep (left) and President Obama (right) in conversation at the White House.

WATCH: Obama Says Trump 'Exploiting' Anger, Fear Among 'Blue-Collar Men'

3:37pm December 21, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

President Obama tells NPR some of the anger among voters this campaign is "justified" but "misdirected."

Fact Check: Did Obama Withdraw From Iraq Too Soon, Allowing ISIS To Grow?

10:52am December 19, 2015

by Alice Fordham

Republicans have hammered President Obama for underestimating ISIS and naively allowing it to grow by leaving Iraq. But the withdrawal is only one factor in the rise of the extremists.

Trump Was Once Obama's Punch Line — But Almost No One Is Laughing Now

1:26pm December 12, 2015

by Domenico Montanaro

In 2011, Obama joked that Trump, who was hot on the trail of Obama's birth certificate, was a conspiracy theorist waiting to reveal the fake moon landing, and recently that Trump was "Here. Still."

Some Muslim Americans Irritated By Obama's Call For Them To 'Root Out' Extremism

6:10pm December 08, 2015

by Tom Gjelten

Muslim Americans feel unfairly maligned, singled out and asked to do more than others when it comes to terrorism.

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President Obama speaks during an address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House.

6 Times Obama Called On Muslim Communities To Do More About Extremism

3:29pm December 07, 2015

Conservatives criticize the president's language on terrorism, including his approach to Muslim nations and communities. But Obama has, on several occasions, pointed to Muslim leaders to do more.

A Potential Act Of Terrorism Tests A President — And Americans' Nerves

8:24am December 06, 2015

by Domenico Montanaro

As the U.S. investigates a shooting in California as "an act of terrorism," President Obama will address the nation Sunday night in what will be just his third speech from the Oval Office.

President Obama attended the plenary session of the international climate conference Monday, just outside Paris. By using regulations instead of treaties, Obama hopes to continue to cut U.S. emissions of greenhouse gases.

How Obama Hopes To Achieve U.S. Climate Goals

7:04pm December 02, 2015

by Christopher Joyce

Past U.S. leaders tried to commit the nation via treaty to steep cutbacks in greenhouse gases. But without congressional support, those pledges fizzled. President Obama is trying regulation, instead.

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After Paris, Obama Administration Changes Visa Waiver Program

1:40pm November 30, 2015

Holes in the visa program that allow easy entry into the United States are being re-examined. President Obama is taking steps to tighten the program, while Congress works on a fix.

Men dressed as Secret Service agents stand guard next to Tom One and Tom Two, this year's turkey and alternate.

The Strange Truth Behind Presidential Turkey Pardons

9:32pm November 25, 2015

by Domenico Montanaro

Presidents have been pardoning turkeys for decades. But why? They used to eat them, actually. The history of the tradition is an odd and sad tale with lots of myths.