President Barack Obama

President Barack Obama could be close to nominating the first-ever woman to become the head of a military combatant command, Pentagon sources tell NPR.

When the World Cup champions visited the White House, Obama praised the team for changing stereotypes of women and girls in sports, and for inspiring "millions of boys to look at girls differently."

When President Obama announced a massive trade deal on Monday, he heard cheers from business groups. But the unions and public-interest groups that usually support him rejected the trade proposal.

The proposal includes a nationwide cap-and-trade system beginning in 2017. China and the United States are the No. 1 and No. 2 emitters of heat-trapping carbon pollution.

Pope Francis arrives in the U.S. on Tuesday. From his reception at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland to a meeting with immigrants in Philadelphia, here's a look at moments that could prove momentous.

Eric Fanning is President Obama's choice to lead the Army, which could make him the first openly gay secretary of one of the military branches.

A final House vote marked a stunning victory for the president by clearing his path to completing the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade deal involving the U.S. and 11 Pacific Rim nations.

President Obama's visit to South Dakota will allow him to brag that he has set foot in each of the 50 states — only three other U.S. presidents can make that claim.

In two interviews, the president weighs in on controversies over the letter 47 Republicans wrote to the leaders of Iran and Hillary Clinton's use of a private email account.