Barack Obama

All Articles

January 7, 2013

Why Obama is picking Chuck Hagel for defense secretary

ANALYSIS - Chuck Hagel is a conservative on most issues and his selection allows President Obama, like with his first…
January 7, 2013

Banning assault weapons is not enough

OPINION - In the wake of the political cowardliness by most in Washington and with many Americans still clinging to…
January 5, 2013

Obama: Debt ceiling must be raised by Congress

HONOLULU (AP) - President Barack Obama is hailing a last-minute deal that avoids the so-called fiscal cliff but says it's…
January 4, 2013

President Obama's year in photos: 2012 edition

SLIDESHOW - Click through the slideshow to see some of the stand-out moments for the president in 2012...
January 4, 2013

Electoral College count affirms Obama's win

WASHINGTON (AP) - Their count showed Obama capturing 332 electoral votes, far more than the 270 required to win the…
January 4, 2013

President Obama to hold two swearing-in ceremonies

WASHINGTON (AP) - Chief Justice John Roberts will swear in President Barack Obama for a second term later this month...
January 4, 2013

Post-cliff, Obamas enjoy bowling and shaved ice

KAILUA, Hawaii (AP) - How President Barack Obama spent the second day of his holiday vacation in Hawaii on Thursday...
January 3, 2013

Obama signs 'fiscal cliff' deal to boost taxes on wealthy

HONOLULU (AP) - President Barack Obama has signed a bill that boosts taxes on the wealthiest Americans, while preserving tax…
January 2, 2013

Gallup: Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama voted most admired in 2012

theGRIO REPORT - For the fifth consecutive year in a row, President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton…
January 2, 2013

Obama, NY and NJ lawmakers press for Sandy aid

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans and Democrats from New York and New Jersey lashed out at House Speaker John Boehner on…
January 2, 2013

Why President Obama took the fiscal cliff deal

ANALYSIS - Some liberals were disappointed with the agreement President Obama accepted to avoid the fiscal cliff, which included dropping…
January 2, 2013

House passes bill to stave off 'fiscal cliff', Obama to sign it from Hawaii

WASHINGTON (AP) - The bill's passage on a 257-167 vote late Tuesday night in the House of Representatives sealed a…
December 31, 2012

Deal to avert fiscal cliff appears within reach

NBC NEWS - An agreement in principle to avert broad tax increases and spending cuts appeared imminent Monday night...
December 31, 2012

White House, congressional GOP head toward cliff deal

theGRIO REPORT - Urged by many liberals to go over the so-called fiscal cliff and force Republicans to accept whatever…
December 30, 2012

Obama ups pressure in fiscal cliff talks on NBC's 'Meet the Press'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama upped the pressure on Republican leaders to reach a fiscal deal, as the Senate…
December 28, 2012

Obama pushes for last-minute 'fiscal cliff' deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and Senate leaders launched last-minute talks Friday to avoid the severe austerity measures known…
December 28, 2012

White House meeting a last stab at a fiscal deal

WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional leaders have arrived at the White House for a meeting with President Barack Obama in an…
December 28, 2012

Kentucky man: Obama effigy includes watermelon because he 'might get hungry'

theGRIO REPORT - An anti-Obama Kentucky man remains defiant in the face of criticism that his effigy of the president…
December 28, 2012

Fiscal cliff debate shows enduring power of Tea Party

theGRIO REPORT - Rumors of the demise of the Tea Party have been greatly exaggerated...
December 28, 2012

theGrio looks back on the biggest stories of 2012

SLIDESHOW - These were just a few of the stories that shook up the world and dominated theGrio's news coverage…