President Barack Obama

Obama Hosts Global Entrepreneurship Event at White House

President Obama hosted a group of up and coming entrepreneurs as well as world-renowned businessmen and women at the White House on Monday as part of an event on global entrepreneurship. The president hopes to promote and increase entrepreneurial projects among diverse groups around the world.

Obama Speaks out About Elizabeth Warren's Criticism of Trade-Pact

United States President Barack Obama spoke out about Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren's criticism on his free-trade pact with 12 Asian countries.

President Barack Obama Fist Bumps With 4-Year-Old on White House Lawn [Video]

Luca Martinez became the luckiest 4-year-old in the country when he fist bumped the president of the United States over the weekend as he made his way to Marine One.

Hillary Clinton Devising Plan to Deal With Mounting Student Loan Debt

Recently declared Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is already in the midst of formulating a plan to tackle the nation's mounting student debt crisis.

Obama Keeps Promise to Slow Immigrant Deportations

Although President Barack Obama has yet to deliver on his campaign pledge to push through immigration legislation, he has however met his promise to slow down the deportations of immigrants.

President Obama Announces New Initiative to Give Free E-Books to Low-Income Children

President Barack Obama stopped by a public library in one of Washington's poorest neighborhoods on Thursday to announce his plan to give low-income children free access to 10,000 e-books.

Travel to Cuba from US: Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart Tries to Stop New Travel to Cuba

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have launched an effort to keep U.S. citizens from traveling to Cuba.

President Obama Defends TPP Trade Deal Against Critics

President Obama has fired back at members of his own party who accuse him of supporting a massive trade deal that champions corporate interests and lobbyist groups.

Obama Won’t Use The Word Genocide During Armenian Genocide Remembrance

To avoid alienating Turkey, a crucial ally in the fight against Daesh, the Obama administration will refrain from referring to the massacre of 1.5 million Armenians during the First World War as genocide.

Immigration Reform News Today: Congressional Hispanic Caucus Working on New Reform Bill

As the debate on immigration reform rages on, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus is working on another alternate proposal that, if finalized, could be discussed on Capitol Hill this year.

Protests Outside New Orleans Courthouse as Obama's Immigration Order Still Stalled

On Friday demonstrators gathered outside of a New Orleans federal courthouse to voice their frustration at the way President Obama’s attempts to overhaul the U.S. immigration system seem to have been stifled.

Big Coal Companies Issue Legal Challenge to Obama's Climate Change Initative to Curb Greenhouse Gases

President Obama's sweeping anti-climate change proposal --which mandates states to reduce greenhouse gases by 30 percent over the next 20 years-- is facing an early legal challenge.

Hillary Clinton Announces 2016 Candidacy for President in YouTube Video

Hillary Rodham Clinton officially joined the race for the 2016 Presidential elections on Sunday. Hillary Rodham Clinton officially joined the race for the 2016 Democratic Presidential ticket on Sunday.

U.S.-Venezuela Relations Update: Obama Meets with Maduro at Summit of the Americas

President Barack Obama has met with the Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro President Barack Obama met with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro during the Summit of Americas on Saturday.

Raul Castro Calls Obama an Honest Man.

Speaking for the first time at the Summit of the Americas, an event which was first initiated in 1994, the Cuban leader Raul Castro described U.S. President Obama as an “honest man.”

Immigration Reform News: Majority of Latinos and Blacks Support Obama's Executive Order on Immigration

A new survey reveals that Hispanic Americans overwhelmingly support President Obama's executive action to legalize millions of undocumented immigrants.

UN Chief Praises US, Cuba for Coming Together

On Friday the U.N. Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon praised U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban leader Raul Castro for striving to restore diplomatic relations between the two nations.

Malia Obama Driving: First Lady Says Secret Service Agents Taught Oldest Daughter How to Drive

Unlike most teens who are taught how to drive by their parents or a professorial instructor, Malia Obama received very special driving lessons from the U.S. Secret Service.

Latin America Remains Silent Regarding Venezuela and U.S. Tensions

As the Summit of the Americas approaches this week, Latin American leaders have by and large kept silent about charges of human rights abuses in Venezuela made by the United States.

Venezuela News 2015: Nicolas Maduro Rushes to Gather Signatures for Anti-Obama Petition

The Venezuelan leader stated that he would round up ten million signatures to protest recent U.S. sanctions against his country and personally hand them to Obama at the Summit of the Americas in Panama which takes place April 10 and 11.

US State Department's Jill Esposito Talks New Pilot Program to Streamline Immigrant Visas, Improve Communication

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs is set to improve its immigrant visa process with a new pilot program and improved communication, which could particularly impact the tech sector. U.S. Department of State Director of Public and Diplomatic Liaison for the Bureau of Consular Affairs Jill Esposito spoke with Latin Post about new initiatives impacting the immigrant visa process, including after President Barack Obama's Nov. 20, 2014, immigration executive actions.
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