It was supposed to be his grand valedictory tour. Now President Barack Obama must use his last major trip abroad to try to calm shocked world leaders about the outcome of the US election, and what comes next when Donald Trump is president.
U.S. President Barack Obama said Thursday he and President-elect Donald Trump had a wide-ranging conversation during their first post-election meeting at the White House.
U.S. President Barack Obama said Wednesday he had invited President-elect Donald Trump to the White House to "talk about making sure there is a successful transition."
This October, the White House opened its doors to a few thousand people for South by South Lawn, a daylong event described as a “festival of ideas, art and action.”
U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday issued an executive order to lift economic sanctions on Myanmar.
U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama welcomed 2016 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic teams to the White House here on Thursday, congratulating what they did at Rio Olympics.
Chief official White House photographer Pete Souza is known for his coverage of President Obama's administration, but he first worked for government in the Reagan years.
U.S. Congress voted on Wednesday to override President Barack Obama's veto of a bill allowing families of the victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks to sue Saudi Arabia.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday praised former Israeli President Shimon Peres, who has just passed away, as one of few people who change the course of human history.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday nominated Jeffrey DeLaurentis as the first U.S. Ambassador to Cuba in over 50 years.
President Barack Obama on Saturday expressed hope that a new national museum showcasing the triumphs and tragedies of the African American experience will help to bring people together as the nation reels from recent racial upheaval.
President Barack Obama awarded 24 American giants of the arts and humanities with medals on Thursday, lauding their accomplishments - and sharing some laughs.
President Barack Obama will meet with the leaders of Iraq, Nigeria and Colombia on the sidelines of the annual United Nations General Assembly gathering next week, the White House said on Friday.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced his intent to restore trade benefits to Myanmar, saying Washington is ready to lift sanctions on the Asian country.
Hillary Clinton returns Thursday (Sept 15) to the White House campaign fray after a few days at home recovering from pneumonia in a health scare that rocked her bid to become America’s first woman president.
With Hillary Clinton sidelined by pneumonia, President Barack Obama took up the Democrats' fight against Donald Trump on Tuesday, trying to quash the Republican presidential candidate's bid to appeal to working-class voters.
United States President Barack Obama met Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday (Sept 7), before a gala dinner for leaders gathered for the Asean Summit in Laos.
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