White House

Theodore Roosevelt addressed a crowd from the back of a train at South Lawrence Train Station in Lawrence, Mass., in 1902.

What Should We Call This Kind of Presidential Campaign, Anyway?

6:00am August 28, 2016

by Ron Elving

One can easily imagine Hillary Clinton having some affinity with the "front porch" style campaign of the late 19th century, while Donald Trump personifies the "whistle stopping" style that came next.

As Trump Tours Flood-Ravaged La., White House Announces Obama's Going, Too

8:31pm August 19, 2016

by Domenico Montanaro

President Obama is heading to Louisiana next week to survey damage from historic flooding there. The announcement by the White House came on the same day GOP nominee, Donald Trump, is doing the same.

Dickinson College students protest against sexual assault on campus in 2011.

What Will Clinton and Trump Do About Sexual Assault On College Campuses?

5:05pm August 07, 2016

The candidates have discussed in-depth what they would do to combat terrorism, fix stagnated wages and reform our immigration system. But what about sexual assault?

Yemenis gather around a burnt car after it was targeted by a drone strike killing three suspected al-Qaida militants in January 2015.

U.S. Releases Procedures For Approving Strikes Against Terror Suspects

4:08pm August 07, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The document provides a window into the decision-making process for authorizing drone strikes and other forms of lethal force.

President Barack Obama speaks to the media after a meeting with Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter and members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon on August 4 in Arlington, Virginia.

President Obama: The Election Will Not Be 'Rigged'

6:23pm August 04, 2016

by Susan Davis

Donald Trump, who has begun to slip in the polls, has charged that the outcome of November's election will be "rigged." President Obama blasted that as "ridiculous" in a wide-ranging news conference.

President Obama smiles during a joint news conference with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the White House Tuesday in Washington, D.C.

National

Obama Commutes Sentences Of 214 Federal Inmates

3:06pm August 03, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Most of them were serving sentences for nonviolent crimes. The White House says it's the most grants in a day since at least 1900. Obama has commuted far more sentences than other recent presidents.

Obama Calls Trump 'Unfit' To Be President, Questions Why Republicans Still Endorsing

3:11pm August 02, 2016

by Domenico Montanaro

The president said he has disagreed on policy with Republicans and past nominees, "but I never thought they couldn't do the job." That's different this time, he said.

National

Slave Labor And The 'Longer History' Of The White House

5:52pm July 27, 2016

by NPR Staff

When Michelle Obama referred recently to slaves building the White House, she gave a nod a backstory that needs to be appreciated, says Clarence Lusane, author of The Black History of the White House.

President Obama and Hillary Clinton campaigned earlier this month in Charlotte, N.C.

3 Questions Ahead Of President Obama's DNC Speech

7:17am July 27, 2016

by Mara Liasson

A Clinton win would mean the president's policy legacy is kept intact, while a Trump victory would make the election all about a backlash to Obama's tenure.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivers his speech on the final evening of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.

Painting A Grim Picture Of America, Trump Says 'Safety Will Be Restored' If He Wins

11:41pm July 21, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

In his GOP presidential acceptance speech, Donald Trump cast himself as a champion for the middle class, arguing that Hillary Clinton in the White House, economic strife would grow.