Obama challenges Arizona immigration law in court

President Barack Obama's administration heads to court on Thursday in a showdown over whether Arizona's crackdown on illegal immigrants encroaches on federal authority over immigration policy and enforcement. Read More

Obama to call for extension of jobless benefits

President Obama will call on Congress to extend benefits for jobless Americans during an appearance in the Rose Garden on Monday morning, a White House official said. Read More

Citing threat of 'irreparable' damage, Obama again freezes drilling

Rebuffed by the courts, the Obama administration is trying again to freeze new oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico , this time saying such drilling poses an imminent threat of "irreparable damage to the marine, coastal, and human environment." Read More

Obama as campaigner in chief in Missouri, Nevada

President Barack Obama is talking to voters again about jobs and the economy. But he's also concerned with two jobs in particular: Senate seats for Democrats in Missouri and Nevada. Read More

Obama says new U.S. sanctions on Iran toughest ever

President Barack Obama signed into law on Thursday far-reaching new sanctions on Iran that aim to squeeze the Islamic Republic's fuel imports and deepen its international isolation. Read More

Obama to meet senators Tuesday on climate, energy

The meeting, to be held at 10:50 a.m. EDT (1450 GMT) at the White House, will involve 23 Democratic and Republican senators, including Democrat John Kerry and independent Senator Joe Lieberman, who authored the energy bill that is currently languishing in the Senate. Read More

Obama praises lawmakers for financial reform bill

President Barack Obama on Friday praised lawmakers for agreeing on a historic overhaul of financial regulations that he called the "toughest consumer financial protections" in U.S. history. Read More

Obama set to warn insurers over 'rate gouging'

President Obama, whose vilification of insurers helped push a landmark health care overhaul through Congress, plans to sternly warn industry executives at a White House meeting on Tuesday against imposing hefty rate increases in anticipation of tightening regulation under the new law, administration officials said Monday. Read More

Obama Heads to Ohio to Cheer Stimulus

Determined to keep showing the economy is on his mind, President Barack Obama is dashing into Ohio for the groundbreaking of a road project, hoping to remind the nation that the massive, costly stimulus act is still churning out jobs. Read More

Obama calls situation in Gaza "unsustainable"

President Barack Obama urged Israel on Wednesday to help ease restrictions on humanitarian aid and civilian goods for Gaza after a deadly flotilla raid, saying the situation in the blockaded coastal strip was unsustainable. Read More