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Obama: Iran Nuclear Pact Provides 'Constant International Supervision'

11:25am July 14, 2015

The president promised to veto any congressional attempt to reject the deal he and other Western powers reached early Tuesday. NPR's Tamara Keith and Michele Kelemen provide analysis of his remarks.

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Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr. testifies Thursday during his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing to become the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Joint Chiefs Nominee Says Russia Could Pose 'Existential Threat' To U.S.

5:38pm July 09, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford said that Moscow poses the greatest threat to U.S. national security and that Ukraine requires U.S. arms to counter Russian aggression.

This is guacamole, the way we love it, not The New York Times recipe with fresh peas, about which the Twittersphere had something to say — a lot to say, actually.

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POTUS Weighs In: No Peas In Guacamole

4:20pm July 08, 2015

by Lucy Perkins

The online debate began after The New York Times published a guacamole recipe that includes fresh peas.

President Obama delivers remarks Monday at the Pentagon after a briefing on U.S. efforts against the Islamic State.

Recent Islamic State Losses Show It Can Be Defeated, Obama Says

5:41pm July 06, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

But the president warned that the campaign against the group that controls large parts of Syria and Iraq "will not be quick."

U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter shakes hands with Vietnam's General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, on June 1. Trong will meet with President Obama in the White House on Tuesday.

Obama To Meet With Vietnam's Communist Party Chief Amid Concern Over China

3:49pm July 06, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Hanoi and Washington hope to strengthen economic and defense ties, especially in the wake of Beijing's construction on a disputed reef in the South China Sea.

President Obama, accompanied by Vice President Joe Biden, spoke about U.S. ties with Cuba during remarks Wednesday in the Rose Garden of the White House.

U.S., Cuba Formally Resume Diplomatic Relations

2:26pm July 01, 2015

by Brian Naylor

The two countries have agreed to reopen embassies in Washington and Havana. President Obama calls it a historic step forward after 50 years of hostilities.

The White House is lit up in rainbow colors in commemoration of the Supreme Court's ruling to legalize same-sex marriage.

Obama: Supreme Court Same-Sex Marriage Ruling 'A Victory For America'

10:06pm June 26, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The president spoke at the White House Rose Garden following the announcement of the ruling affirming the constitutional right of same-sex couples to marry.

President Obama delivers remarks in the Rose Garden after the U.S. Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling to uphold the nationwide availability of tax subsidies that are crucial to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.

Obama: Affordable Care Act Is 'Here To Stay'

1:28pm June 25, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The president said that after setbacks and successes, health care in America has been affirmed as "not a privilege for few, but a right for all."

Senate Votes To Advance The White House Trade Agenda

4:58pm June 23, 2015

by Marilyn Geewax

The 60-37 vote clears away procedural hurdles for legislation that would allow the president to negotiate trade pacts and then put them on a so-called fast track through Congress.

President Obama drinks a beer as he sits between men dressed in traditional Bavarian clothes during a visit to the village of Kruen, southern Germany, on Sunday, prior to the G-7 summit.

Obama At G-7: West Must Stand Up To 'Russian Aggression'

7:54am June 08, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The president arrived in Bavaria for the summit, where Western leaders are due to discuss the situation in Ukraine and how to prevent Greece from defaulting on its sovereign debt.