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On Friday, 22-year-old Joel Kitele plans to take his first shower ever in a stall he built for himself. The power source: Kenya's electrical grid.

World News

Obama Thinks Solar Power Will Boost Kenya; Kenyans Aren't So Sure

2:53pm July 24, 2015

by Gregory Warner

Are solar panels the best way to connect millions of Africans to electricity? That's the plan the president will tout on his visit to Kenya. Critics ask: What about tapping into power lines?

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Attorney General Loretta Lynch, seen at a May news conference at the Justice Department, announced the change in federal marriage benefits on Thursday.

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Government Extending Federal Benefits To All Married Same-Sex Couples

4:35pm July 09, 2015

by Brian Naylor

The announcement follows last month's Supreme Court decision that same-sex couples may legally wed in all 50 states.

Obama Administration To Shift Ransom-For-Hostages Rules

2:10pm June 24, 2015

by Scott Horsley

While the Obama administration maintains it will not negotiate with terrorists, it will allow families to negotiate on their own for release of loved ones.

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President Barack Obama participates in a "My Brother's Keeper" StoryCorps interview with Noah McQueen in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Feb. 20.

Obama To Ambitious Teen: 'You've Got This Strength Inside Yourself'

11:26am May 11, 2015

by NPR Staff

The president interviews 18-year-old, Noah McQueen, who's participating in a White House mentoring program for young men of color. "It's hard to always make the right decision," McQueen tells Obama.

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Obama Defends Decision Not To Meet With Netanyahu During D.C. Visit

4:07pm February 09, 2015

by Jackie Northam

President Obama says it would break protocol to meet with Israel's prime minister just two weeks before Israeli elections. The two leaders have developed a prickly relationship over the years.

President Obama, shown speaking at the University Of Kansas on Jan. 22, defends his budget as an exercise in "middle-class economics." But forecasters at the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center say the 60 percent of Americans at the middle of the income ladder

Obama's Budget Proposal Lifts 2013 Caps, Adds Billions In Spending

12:14pm February 02, 2015

by Scott Horsley

The president's $3.99 trillion proposal, released Monday, calls for more spending on domestic programs, infrastructure and defense — and includes tax hikes the new Congress is unlikely to approve.

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Simpson, 25, worries that India will be "enslaved in debt" because of the U.S. megaloans.

How Did Obama Play In India? We Ask 4 Villagers To Weigh In

6:53pm January 27, 2015

by Wilbur Sargunaraj

President Obama paid a visit, watched a parade and promised $4 billion in investments and loans. He made headlines, of course, but what did the village people think of it all?

Obama, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) and Indian President Pranab Mukherjee attend a reception at Rashtrapati Bhawan, the Presidential Palace, in New Delhi on Monday.

World News

Obama Attends India's Republic Day Celebrations

3:58pm January 26, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The president became the first U.S. head of state to attend a parade to mark the day India adopted its constitution.

NPR's Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep interviews President Obama on Dec. 17 in the Oval Office, where they discussed U.S. involvement in the Middle East and the world as a whole.

Waiting For A Break: Obama On 'Strategic Patience' In Foreign Policy

10:22am January 05, 2015

by Steve Inskeep

"I believe in diplomacy, I believe in dialogue, I believe in engagement," the president says of Iran and other regimes perceived as U.S. enemies. But he says restoring relations is a gradual process.

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Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep interviews President Obama in the Oval Office on Dec. 17.

WATCH: Full Video Of President Obama's Interview With NPR

12:26pm January 01, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The interview was wide-ranging and nuanced. Obama touched on topics ranging from Iran to his view of race relations in the country to the new political reality of a Legislature controlled by the GOP.