President Barack Obama will deliver a major education reform speech at the National Urban League's 100th Anniversary Convention in Washington Thursday morning.The president will discuss how his signature Race to the Top program and other initiatives are driving education reform across the country and

Barack Obama today becomes the first sitting US President to appear on a daytime television chatshow, reflecting on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the economic crisis, and the fact his soon-to-be teenage daughters still, for the moment, "like" him.Obama's third appearance on ABC's The View – he was a

California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared a fiscal state of emergency, putting pressure on lawmakers to pass a state budget that is now more than a month overdue.California's economy, which is the eighth largest in the world, faces a budget deficit of $19bn (£12bn).Mr Schwarzenegger said

Hello! My name is Ned Collins-Chase, and I will be contributing to the Obama Today blog with Michelle while I work as a State Department intern for the rest of the summer. I have been interested in Obama’s career ever since watching his address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. More recently

Warriors point guard Stephen Curry survived the latest cut as Team USA's basketball roster was reduced to 15 on Wednesday.The guard-heavy group that will play in the world championships features Brook Lopez and Tyson Chandler as its only centers.Tyreke Evans, O.J. Mayo and Gerald Wallace were cut Wednesday

With LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh focused on building their own NBA Dream Team in Miami, USA Basketball unveiled a Plan B line-up on Wednesday for next month’s world championships.While James, Wade and Bosh were all key members of the United States’ gold medal-winning team at the Beijing

The latest news linked with Chelsea Clinton’s wedding is the fact that President Obama is not on the guest list. It was announced yesterday by the president himself that he did not receive any invitation to the wedding of Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton. Obama declared:I was not invited to the wedding

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President Obama will break another barrier of sorts: He'll become the first sitting U.S. President to appear on a daytime talk show.Producers of ABC's '"The View" announced that the President’s interview will be taped Wednesday and broadcast Thursday.Topics include jobs, the economy, the Gulf Coast

President Barack Obama is on the verge of creating as much as $300 billion in credit for small businesses as bankers raise doubt about whether there’s demand for new loans and how much will be repaid.The U.S. Senate may vote this week on a bill to funnel $30 billion of capital to community banks, whose

Following the apparent death of cap and trade, a White House aide says that President Barack Obama will veto any bill limiting the EPA's ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. That means that for now, the response to climate change will be located in the executive branch, where 60 votes aren't

President Barack Obama, who rocketed to the White House promising "change you can believe in," is now telling voters they shouldn't change a thing.His message for the fall elections, which are looking ominous for his Democrats, is that Republicans caused the nation's economic troubles, but he and the

President Barack Obama's deployment of 250 National Guard troops to the 1,254-mile Texas-Mexico border has intensified a politically charged debate over border security just two weeks before Obama visits the state to raise money for Democratic candidates.Republican Gov. Rick Perry, one of Obama's harshest

Authorities say a Pittsburgh-area man robbed a bank wearing a woman's blond wig, fake breasts under a sweater and clown pants.Swissvale police say 48-year-old Dennis Hawkins of North Braddock was sitting in a parked car covered in red dye from an exploding packet in a bag of money when he was arrested

The United States has designated as "terrorists" three men who allegedly help raise funds and manage finances for the Taliban and the Pakistan-based Haqqani network.The decision, announced on Thursdayby the US treasury department, comes days after Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, said during

Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts said in an interview on Bloomberg Television’s “Political Capital with Al Hunt” airing this weekend that Democrats still may take up a comprehensive climate-change plan after the November elections.(This is not a legal transcript. Bloomberg LP cannot guarantee its

President Barack Obama has ordered a more patient, deliberative style of governance from his aides and Cabinet members in the wake of a convulsive week surrounding the ouster of Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod.After telling Sherrod he regretted her forced resignation over racial remarks

With Tropical Storm Bonnie nearing, efforts to dig a relief well remained suspended Friday as the rig involved in the operation and other boats around BP's ruptured Gulf of Mexico well prepared to evacuate."Some of the vessels may be able to remain on site, but we will err on the side of safety," retired

North Korea today threatened a "physical response" to planned military exercises by the US and South Korea this weekend, as tensions on the Korean peninsula dominated a regional security forum in Hanoi.The regime did not specify what that response might be, but said it interpreted the launch on Sunday

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A painting by a graffiti artist was among the official gifts to Barack Obama from David Cameron on his first trip to Washington as prime minister.The work, Twenty First Century City, is by Ben Eine, said to be one of the PM's wife Samantha's favourite artists.The 39-year-old artist recently sprayed

The U.S. said it will intensify sanctions against North Korea for sinking a South Korean warship, targeting members of Kim Jong Il’s regime and the foreign banks that help sustain the country’s weapons industry.“These measures are not directed at the people of North Korea, who have suffered too long

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is either holding his cards close to the vest or he is waiting to be dealt a hand.Regardless, the Nevada Democrat's decision to remain silent on what will be in the climate and energy bill he hopes to take to the floor soon has his own party holding its breath."We are

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said today he is reconsidering his department's decision to fire a Georgia official in wake of new details about her controversial speech to the NAACP.Vilsack said in a statement early Wednesday morning that he will "conduct a thorough review and consider additional

The 5,600 vessels taking part in the oil spill operation on the Gulf of Mexico make up the largest fleet assembled since the Allied invasion of Normandy, according to the Coast Guard.Hordes of helicopters, bulldozers, Army trucks, ATVs, barges, dredges, airboats, workboats, cleanup crews, media, scientists