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Trump would undo Obama's Cuba moves unless religious freedom allowed

EghtesadOnline: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Friday that if elected he would seek to reverse President Barack Obama 's moves to open relations with Cuba unless the leaders there allowed religious freedoms and freed political prisoners.
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Publish Date:17/September/2016 | 07:26

Trump finally backs off Obama birth claim, falsely says Clinton started it

EghtesadOnline: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Friday abandoned his false claim that Barack Obama was not born in the United States after spending five years peddling conspiracy theories that the country's first African-American president started life as a foreigner.
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Publish Date:17/September/2016 | 07:17

Suu Kyi to meet Obama in Washington for first time as Myanmar leader

EghtesadOnline: Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi meets with President Barack Obama on Wednesday in her first visit to the United States since her party won a sweeping victory in last year's election, capping a decades-long journey from political prisoner to national leader.
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Publish Date:14/September/2016 | 05:31

Democrats launch new push for Obama U.S. Supreme Court nominee

EghtesadOnline: Supporters of Merrick Garland, President Barack Obama 's U.S. Supreme Court selection, on Tuesday launched a new push to persuade the Republican-led Senate to act on the nomination before the Nov. 8 presidential election, but their calls fell on deaf ears.
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Publish Date:07/September/2016 | 07:38

U.S. companies tout climate policies, fund climate skeptics

EghtesadOnline: U.S. companies that have expressed the most fervent public support for President Barack Obama ’s environmental agenda are also funding its biggest enemies - the scores of U.S. lawmakers who are climate change skeptics and oppose regulation to combat it.
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Publish Date:06/September/2016 | 06:50

Obama's judges leave liberal imprint on U.S. law

EghtesadOnline: When President Barack Obama entered the White House in 2009, the federal appeals court based in Virginia was known as one of the most conservative benches in the country.
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Publish Date:28/August/2016 | 07:49

Clinton Win Could Pressure GOP to Heal, Not Repeal, Obamacare

EghtesadOnline: Republicans in Congress have insisted the only way to fix Obamacare is to repeal it. But with Barack Obama about to leave the White House, several Republicans sound willing to tweak it rather than kill it.
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Publish Date:24/August/2016 | 10:07

Obama Says IS Weakening But Still Poses a Threat

EghtesadOnline: US President Barack Obama says there have been gains against the self-styled Islamic State terrorist group in Iraq and Syria but warned the group still poses a threat. As the extremist group lost ground, he said, there were signs it was shifting to attacks abroad.
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Publish Date:06/August/2016 | 09:51

Trump fires back at Obama, says Clinton 'unfit' for government

EghtesadOnline: U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump shot back at President Barack Obama 's criticism of him as unfit for office, saying Democratic rival Hillary Clinton has embraced policies that have hurt national security and America's workers.
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Publish Date:03/August/2016 | 15:55

Obama Urges Turkey to Show Restraint After Failed Coup

EghtesadOnline: US President Barack Obama spoke to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, offering US assistance as Ankara investigates last week’s attempted coup, but urging the government to show restraint as it pursues those connected in the failed attempt.
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Publish Date:21/July/2016 | 21:55

US figures urge more Iran engagement

EghtesadOnline: More than 75 high-profile current and former US political and military personalities have written to US President Barack Obama , advising that he pursue deeper engagement with Iran.
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Publish Date:13/July/2016 | 20:45

Obama, Meghan McCain rebuke absent Trump in tribute to fallen senator

EghtesadOnline: Former U.S. presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush, once rivals of the late Senator John McCain, praised him in eulogies on Saturday and joined his daughter at a memorial service in subtle and not-so-subtle rebukes of President Donald Trump.
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Publish Date:02/September/2018 | 24:12

Barack and Michelle's next act: TV deal with Netflix

EghtesadOnline: Former U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, have struck a deal to produce films and series for Netflix Inc, the streaming service said on Monday, giving the former first couple a powerful and unprecedented platform to shape their post-White House legacy.
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Publish Date:22/May/2018 | 07:29

Obama Goes From White House to Wall Street in Less Than One Year

EghtesadOnline: Hillary Clinton says she made a mistake when she gave speeches on Wall Street after leaving government. Taking money from banks, she writes in her new memoir, created the impression she was in their pocket.
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Publish Date:19/September/2017 | 06:00

Obama Goes From White House to Wall Street in Less Than One Year

EghtesadOnline: Hillary Clinton says she made a mistake when she gave speeches on Wall Street after leaving government. Taking money from banks, she writes in her new memoir, created the impression she was in their pocket.
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Publish Date:19/September/2017 | 06:00

Obama Offers Accolades, Advice in Farewell Letter to Trump

EghtesadOnline: Before he left office in January, President Barack Obama offered his successor accolades and advice in a private letter that underscored some of his concerns as he passed the baton.
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Publish Date:04/September/2017 | 06:04

Obama Offers Accolades, Advice in Farewell Letter to Trump

EghtesadOnline: Before he left office in January, President Barack Obama offered his successor accolades and advice in a private letter that underscored some of his concerns as he passed the baton.
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Publish Date:04/September/2017 | 06:04

Justice Department affirms no evidence Obama wiretapped Trump

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Justice Department said it had no evidence to support the unsubstantiated claim made in March by President Donald Trump that his predecessor, Barack Obama , had ordered a wiretap of Trump Tower during the 2016 presidential campaign.
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Publish Date:03/September/2017 | 07:36