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In Meeting At White House, President-Elect Trump Calls Obama 'Very Fine Man'

3:20pm November 10, 2016

by Domenico Montanaro

President Obama met with his successor, Donald Trump, at the White House on Thursday in the latest chapter of the peaceful transition of power in American democracy.

President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign rally for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton at Cheyenne High School on Oct. 23 in North Las Vegas, Nev.

Obama Ramps Up Appearances In Final Campaign Sprint

11:00am October 29, 2016

by Meg Anderson

The president will campaign most days next week for Hillary Clinton and other Democrats. It's a rare move for a sitting president and represents an intensifying effort to secure his own legacy.

For First Time, U.S. Abstains On U.N. Resolution Criticizing Cuba Embargo

3:52pm October 26, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The U.S. has always opposed the annual U.N. resolution calling for an end to the U.S. embargo on Cuba, but it abstained this time. The White House opposes the embargo and has taken steps to ease it.

Gloria Steinem speaks at an awards gala in April.

Steinem: For Feminism, A Clinton Win Would Be Helpful But 'Only One Step'

9:22am October 21, 2016

by NPR Staff

Gloria Steinem, noted feminist and author, says that if Hillary Clinton is elected to the White House, it does not signify a post-gender society. It's only a beginning, she says.

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The U.S. Is Sending 600 More Troops To Iraq

4:56pm September 28, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter says the increase, which brings the American total to about 5,000, anticipates a major operation to retake the Islamic State-held city of Mosul.

U.S. President Barack Obama disembarks from Air Force One upon his arrival at Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province of China.

G-20 Confrontation: U.S., China Have Tense Exchange On The Tarmac Ahead Of Summit

8:09pm September 03, 2016

by Brakkton Booker

Chinese and U.S. officials get into a shouting match on the tarmac, seemingly over where reporters traveling with President Obama could stand as he was exiting Air Force One.

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.