Obama expands elite military unit’s powers to hunt foreign fighters globally

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Published
November 25, 2016

Obama expands elite military unit’s powers to hunt foreign fighters globally

Known as the 'Counter-External Operations Task Force,' the group will be designed to go after terrorist networks plotting attacks against the West.
Published
November 24, 2016

Obama finally meets 6-year-old who wrote to him about adopting Syrian boy

The president was so touched by the boy's handwritten letter that he read it out aloud at a U.N. summit on refugees in September.
Published
November 23, 2016

Businesses cheer ruling against new overtime rules

A federal court blocked an Obama administration rule that made more than 4 million workers eligible for more pay.
Published
November 21, 2016

Federal regulation bans new mining near Yellowstone

A new federal rule puts a two-year moratorium on new mining claims near the famous national park.
Published
November 17, 2016

Obama warns against taking democracy ‘for granted’ during Berlin visit

Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel each made statements that appear to serve as a point-by-point refutation of some of President-elect Trump's most contentious foreign policy pledges.
Published
November 16, 2016

Obama calls for course correction on globalization

In Athens address, President encouraged world leaders to reach out to those alienated by interconnected world.
Published
November 15, 2016

Obama offers Greeks reassurance about U.S. commitment to NATO

Despite the U.S. election, the Greek government has pinned its hopes on the U.S. president to help persuade its more reluctant international creditors to grant it debt relief.
Published
November 1, 2016

Obama tells ‘spooky story’ to Samantha Bee: ‘Trump could be president’

His late-night appearance is among many in recent weeks in which he urges young people to vote in the presidential election.
Published
October 11, 2016

Obama promises trips to Mars

President restated his goal of sending manned missions to red planet by 2030s
Published
September 9, 2016

Congress passes bill allowing 9/11 victims’ families to sue Saudi Arabia

President Obama is expected to veto the legislation.