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• President Obama meets with Chinese president today

  June 7, 2013 5:09 AM

  President Obama kicks off a two-day summit in California with China's president Xi Jinping today. This is the first time Mr. Obama has met with President Xi since he took over as China's president. Experts say the summit will feature a wide range of issues focused on the economy... more »

• President Obama to travel to Mexico

  May 2, 2013 3:04 AM

  President Obama travels to Mexico in the day ahead. It's a trip that is expected to be dominated by trade and immigration. He will meet with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto. Most of the president's activities will be at the National Palace in the heart of the capital. Dozens... more »

• Maduro elected president of Venezuela

  April 15, 2013 4:33 AM

  Venezuela now has a new leader five weeks after the death of President Hugo Chavez . Nicolas Maduro, Chavez's hand-picked successor, has been declared the winner in official results. Long lines at the polls formed early in the morning and again in the afternoon as this politically divided... more »

• Naval Academy receives trophy from the President

  April 12, 2013 3:50 AM

  Today, President Obama will welcome the U.S. Naval Academy football team to the White House for a presentation of the 2012 Commander in Chief's trophy. The trophy is awarded yearly to the service academy with the best record against the other two on the gridiron. The Naval Academy went undefeated... more »

• Obama will make a stop in Denver today

  April 3, 2013 3:52 AM

  It's a trip to Colorado to continue his push for federal gun control legislation. President Obama will speak today at the Denver Police Academy. The academy is not far from the site of the mass shooting at an Aurora theater. The state has recently passed legislation aimed at curbing gun... more »

• NRA Day controversy highlights political divide

  April 1, 2013 8:32 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - El Paso County Commissioners will vote this week whether to declare Thursday as Friends of the National Rifle Association Day . The resolution of appreciation is entirely symbolic. "They're fabulous community partners," said commissioner Peggy Littleton, who doesn't mind people knowing that she carries a concealed... more »

• NBC News president Steve Capus stepping down

  February 1, 2013 12:40 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - NBC News President Steve Capus says he is leaving after seven years running the network's news division. While NBC News stood at the top of the ratings during most of his tenure, the decline of the "Today" show over the past year was a major blight... more »

• Pueblo voters say everyone should get out and vote!

  November 6, 2012 1:03 PM

  Everything seems to be going well here in Pueblo. You can tell there are a few volunteers who seem to be a little stressed out, but when you ask how things are going, they just smile and say "It's an election." Just remember all of the work they've put... more »

• Here's what Paul Ryan had to say during a campaign stop today in Pueblo West

  October 22, 2012 7:04 PM

  Republican Vice-Presidential candidate Paul Ryan rallied in Pueblo West today. Around 500 people showed up just one day after he spoke in Colorado Springs. He took the stage this morning at Vision Mechanical. Ryan used the location for his speech because it's a small business, and he says that's what... more »

• Democrats rally for President Obama in Pueblo

  October 22, 2012 6:56 PM

  Not far from the Paul Ryan rally in Pueblo West today, Democrats in Pueblo rallied at the Union Depot to challenge Ryan's remarks and promote President Obama. Many women were on hand at the rally to speak up about why they want Mr. Obama re-elected. They say he has consistently... more »

• Colorado Springs pastor talks campaign issues as his church participates in Pulpit Freedom Sunday Play Video

  October 7, 2012 6:17 PM

  Campaign issues preached biblically from the pulpit. You probably haven't heard that in church, but for the past several years some pastors have decided to participate in Pulpit Freedom Sunday. This year more churches than ever took part. We sat in on one of these sermons. Since 1954... more »

• Ale to the Chief: White House releases beer recipe

  September 1, 2012 7:49 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House has released its long-sought recipe for beer. President Barack Obama has been talking about the White House brew, but he and other officials have refused to disclose details of how it's made, despite an online petition and repeated questions from reporters. Well, beer lovers,... more »

• President Obama will make an appearance in Boulder

  August 27, 2012 5:55 PM

  President Barack Obama is scheduled to make a campaign stop in Boulder on Sunday. The unspecified events in Boulder will be the president's second campaign stop in Colorado in less than a week. He is scheduled to appear at a rally at Colorado State University in Fort Collins on Tuesday... more »

• President Obama heads back to Colorado next week

  August 22, 2012 4:51 PM

  President Barack Obama is returning to Colorado next week to try to steal the spotlight from the Republican National Convention. Obama is scheduled to address a rally at CSU Fort Collins on Tuesday evening, just as the Republicans' convention in Tampa heads toward its climax. Mitt Romney is scheduled to... more »

• UCCS building to house health clinics & possible med school Play Video

  June 21, 2012 6:52 PM

  Seventy gold shovels may seem like overkill for a groundbreaking ceremony, but if you ask UCCS Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak it's symbolic of the cooperation it took to get construction going on the new Lane Center for Academic Health Sciences. "This really is the beginning of the future, but it's... more »

• Obama says nation needs 'Buffett Rule'

  April 16, 2012 1:27 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says the nation can't afford to keep giving tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans "who don't need them and didn't even ask for them." Obama is using his weekly radio and Internet address to urge Americans to ask their member of Congress to support... more »

• Ex-Colombia president hurt in fall from horse

  April 6, 2012 9:37 PM

  BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has been hurt in a fall from a horse but his son says the injuries are not serious. Jeronimo Uribe tells The Associated Press via text message Friday that his father lurched forward and hit his chest in Wednesday's fall but... more »

• Yemen's Saleh lists new condition for leaving

  March 14, 2012 7:43 PM

  SANAA, Yemen (AP) - Ousted Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh says 10 of his rivals among the country's top military commanders, politicians and tribal leaders must leave the country with him for the sake of stability. The new condition appears to be a way for Saleh to remain longer in... more »

• Obamas dine with supporters, contest winners

  March 8, 2012 10:09 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are having dinner with three donors to his re-election campaign and guests who won a rare chance to have a private meal with the first couple. Obama's campaign is staging its third "Dinner with Barack" event at Boundary Road,... more »

• Many say there are serious problems in Russia vote

  March 5, 2012 6:50 AM

  MOSCOW (AP) - The head of the major international election observer mission in Russia says there were "serious problems" in the vote that returned Vladimir Putin to the presidency. Tonino Picula said in a statement Monday that "there was no real competition and abuse of government resources ensured that the... more »

• Four straight: Romney wins Washington GOP caucus

  March 3, 2012 11:22 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Mitt Romney has won a double-digit victory in Washington state's Republican presidential caucuses. It's his fourth campaign triumph in a row and a fresh show of strength in the run-up to the 10-state Super Tuesday contests next week. Rick Santorum and Ron Paul are battling for second... more »

• Republican governors concerned about primary race

  February 26, 2012 12:56 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic governors are bullish on President Barack Obama's re-election prospects, citing the improving economy and a Republican nominating contest that has exposed deep divisions in the party's base. Republican governors insist Obama is vulnerable, but they say they are concerned the prolonged primary race has alienated independent... more »

• UN chief urges Zambia to fight corruption

  February 24, 2012 1:10 PM

  LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) - The U.N. chief has urged Zambian lawmakers to spare no one in the fight against corruption. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, speaking to Zambia's parliament at the start of a visit Friday, called corruption a cancer that threatens democracy and anti-poverty efforts. He says, "In this fight... more »

• EU report says Nicaragua vote lacked transparency

  February 22, 2012 5:43 PM

  MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) - A European Union observer team says there were irregularities in Nicaragua's presidential elections in November. EU mission representative Luis Yanez says there was lack of transparency in the process and is calling for election reform in the Central American nation. A report read by Yanez on... more »

• US counterterror adviser pledges support for Yemen

  February 19, 2012 12:31 AM

  SANAA, Yemen (AP) - Yemen's state news agency says the U.S. administration's top counter-terrorism adviser has pledged Washington's support for the country's new president after upcoming elections. SABA says John Brennan met Saturday with Vice President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi in Sanaa to discuss next week's presidential vote. Hadi is... more »

• Race for lead in Colorado caucus is tight

  February 8, 2012 12:38 AM

  Mitt Romney is now leaded in the Colorado caucus with 37 percent. With 53 percent of precincts reporting, Mitt Romney leads with 7,507 votes (37 percent), and Rick Santorum has slipped to second with 7,178 votes (35 percent). Newt Gingrich is in third right now with 14 percent of... more »

• Rick Santorum takes early lead in Colorado

  February 7, 2012 9:44 PM

  Colorado Republican caucus results are starting to come in and Rick Santorum is holding an early lead. With 3 of the 76 precincts reporting statewide (or about four percent), Santorum is leading with 146 votes (50 percent). Newt Gingrich is behind him with 69 votes (24 percent), followed by... more »

• Cain backs Gingrich's presidential bid

  January 28, 2012 11:53 PM

  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Former presidential hopeful Herman Cain says Newt Gingrich is "a patriot" who is "not afraid of bold ideas." Cain's endorsement of Gingrich is a boost for the former House speaker coming just days before the Florida primary. The former pizza executive, who left the... more »

• Gingrich vows to establish a colony on the moon

  January 25, 2012 7:18 PM

  COCOA, Fla. (AP) - Newt Gingrich is promising to establish a permanent base on the moon by 2020 if he's elected president. Gingrich, the former House speaker, told an overflow crowd gathered on Florida's space coast Wednesday that he wants to develop a robust commercial space industry in line with... more »

• Lamborn plans to skip State of the Union address

  January 23, 2012 12:22 PM

  Congressman Doug Lamborn (R) announced today he will not attend tomorrow's State of the Union address. Congressman Lamborn made the decision because he does not support the policies of President Barack Obama. News 5 is interviewing Lamborn this evening and will have more on the decision tonight. more »

• South Carolina gives Newt Gingrich a big win

  January 21, 2012 11:39 PM

  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is relishing his upset victory in the South Carolina primary. The win has dealt a sharp setback to former front-runner Mitt Romney and has elongated the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Gingrich praised his GOP rivals after the... more »

• GOP officials: Santorum edges Romney in Iowa count

  January 19, 2012 8:06 AM

  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Republican officials say the final count of the Iowa caucuses puts Rick Santorum ahead of Mitt Romney by 34 votes, but no winner will be declared because votes from eight precincts are missing. Romney, the front-runner in the race for the GOP presidential nomination, initially had... more »

• Jon Huntsman drops out of GOP race

  January 16, 2012 11:28 AM

  MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) - Republican Jon Huntsman has dropped out of the GOP presidential race and has endorsed Mitt Romney. Huntsman said the former Massachusetts governor gives the Republican Party its best shot at defeating President Barack Obama in the November general election. After staking his candidacy... more »

• Cain's challenge: Voters dismiss non-politicians

  November 9, 2011 11:36 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Herman Cain says some people are trying to undermine him because they don't want a businessman to be nominated or elected president. But Republican voters have denied the presidential nomination to businessmen for 70 years. And 1928 was the last time Americans elected a president who... more »

• 2012 race likely to be close, tough, maybe brutal

  November 5, 2011 12:06 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Election Day is one year away, so what's the best way to describe the Republican presidential race? Unsettled would seem appropriate. But even with that uncertainty, the race's contours are taking shape. For one, the 2012 campaign is almost certain to be a close and grinding contest.... more »

• Obama adviser says president best for middle-class

  October 27, 2011 10:14 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - A presidential campaign adviser says that Barack Obama can tap into the frustrations typified by the Occupy Wall Street movement better than any Republican rival in 2012. Former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs tells NBC's "Today" show Obama "is out there fighting for the middle class."... more »

• President plans to announce student-loan plan in Denver today

  October 26, 2011 7:57 AM

  President Barack Obama is detailing a college loan plan that could help him shore up support among cash-strapped students and graduates. The plan he should announce today in Denver would allow millions of student loan recipients to lower their payments and consolidate their loans. Young voters were an... more »

• Sarah Palin will not run for president

  October 5, 2011 6:51 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she will not run for president. Her announcement Wednesday left little doubt that the eventual Republican nominee will come from the current field of contenders. Palin said in a statement that she and her husband Todd "devote ourselves to God,... more »

• Christie says economy, gridlock menace US future

  September 28, 2011 12:20 AM

  SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie hasn't changed his mind: He's not running for president. After a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on Tuesday that is likely to stoke fresh speculation about his White House ambitions, Christie made clear he doesn't want the... more »

• Billionaire Buffett to headline Obama fundraisers

  September 21, 2011 5:43 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Billionaire investor Warren Buffett will headline a pair of campaign fundraisers for President Barack Obama in the coming weeks. Obama's re-election campaign says Buffett will help raise money for the president at an event Sept. 30 in New York City. The longtime Obama adviser will also headline... more »

• Sept. 11 commemoration moved from DC cathedral

  September 8, 2011 10:47 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The collapse of a crane brought in to repair earthquake damage at the National Cathedral has forced a Sept. 11 commemoration with President Barack Obama to move. Organizers say Sunday's "Concert for Hope" will now be held at the Kennedy Center. The president is still expected to... more »

• White House aide: Time for Congress to act on jobs

  September 8, 2011 8:06 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - A top aide to President Barack Obama says it's time for Congress to take action to create jobs. White House chief of staff Bill Daley says that in the president's speech to lawmakers Thursday evening, he will propose innovative ideas for growing the economy. He says... more »

• White House aims to speed up job-creating projects

  August 31, 2011 3:44 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama wants to hit the accelerator on job-creating infrastructure projects. The White House says Obama has directed the departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Interior, Transportation and Housing and Urban Development to identify up to three high-priority projects that will create jobs and that already have... more »

• GOP goes on the attack over Obama economy

  August 13, 2011 9:05 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans are using their weekly address to criticize President Barack Obama on the economy, particularly government regulations. Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania says the regulations are overly burdensome and therefore discouraging businesses from expanding and hiring. He says "Clearly, the policies of this administration are not... more »

• President Obama tells voters to pressure Congress

  August 13, 2011 8:59 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is calling on frustrated voters to tell Congress they're sick of gridlock and partisanship and want to see compromise to boost the faltering economy and create jobs. In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama says Americans have "got a right to be... more »

• Perry spokesman confirms he's running

  August 11, 2011 6:25 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - It's a move that is certain to shake up the race for the GOP presidential nomination. A spokesman says Texas Gov. Rick Perry is running for president. He says Perry will make his intentions known on Saturday while visiting South Carolina and New Hampshire. ... more »

• Obama discusses helicopter crash with commanders

  August 7, 2011 5:39 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has spent part of the day talking to top American commanders about the U.S. troops lost when a helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan. The White House says Obama placed calls to the commanders on Sunday to express his condolences for those who... more »

• 'Really close' to debt deal as deadline nears

  July 31, 2011 4:21 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) -- Racing to avoid a government default, President Barack Obama and Republican congressional leaders reached urgently for a compromise Sunday to permit vital borrowing by the Treasury in exchange for more than $2 trillion in long-term spending cuts. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said the two sides were... more »

• President sends message to Congress to reach a deal

  July 30, 2011 10:43 AM

  In a weekly radio address President Barack Obama made reference to a ticking clock counting down to a Tuesday deadline proclaiming that the disagreements are not that great in urging Democratic and Republican lawmakers to work together in reaching a deal that would avoid a default in the US government... more »

• Bachmann says she, not husband, running for office

  July 28, 2011 8:12 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann says she - and not her husband - is running for the White House and that questions about their family business and finances are off-limits. Speaking Thursday in Washington, Bachmann again declined to answer questions about Marcus Bachmann's Christian counseling center that has... more »

• Warning for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac surrounding debt debate

  July 15, 2011 3:26 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Standard & Poor's is warning mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that they may lose their top credit ratings if lawmakers don't raise the U.S. government's borrowing limit in time to avoid a default. S&P says government-controlled Fannie and Freddie, along with certain Federal Home... more »

• Obama: We 'need to' get a debt deal in 10 days

  July 10, 2011 7:26 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says he and Congress "need to" agree on a budget deal in 10 days in order to meet an Aug. 2 deadline to increase the nation's debt ceiling and avoid a potentially calamitous government default. Obama spoke as he and the eight top House... more »

• CSU-Pueblo to host national track championships

  June 14, 2011 7:10 PM

  Roughly 600 student athletes from across the country will be coming to Pueblo to compete in the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Colorado State University-Pueblo has been selected as the host site for the games in both the 2012 and 2013 seasons. The championships will be... more »

• Obama calls Giffords' recovery a miracle

  June 14, 2011 8:26 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has an "incredible spirit," and calls her ongoing recovery from a gunshot to the head "a genuine miracle." Obama says it's "almost unimaginable" that Giffords is now walking, talking and laughing. He met with the congresswoman in April... more »

• President Obama could face tough re-election bid

  May 30, 2011 4:52 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of registered Democrats has fallen in key states carried by President Barack Obama in 2008 in what could be an early warning sign for his re-election campaign. Democrats fared well among an estimated 15 million new voters in 2008, and party registrations soared prior to... more »

• President Obama on his way to Joplin Missouri

  May 29, 2011 1:40 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is on his way to Missouri to see the destruction caused by the massive tornado a week ago today. In Joplin, Obama will meet with survivors and officials and attend a memorial service for those killed by the storm. He'll also make brief remarks. more »

• PPCC announces new president

  May 25, 2011 2:54 PM

  Pikes Peak Community College has announced that Lance Bolton, Ph.D. has been appointed as the school's new president. Bolton is currently the president of Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, Colorado. He will assume his new role on June 13. Dr. Nancy McCallin, president of the Colorado Community College System... more »

• Ron Paul plans to run for president again

  May 12, 2011 1:42 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Campaign aides say Texas Rep. Ron Paul will run for president for a third time. Aides said Paul will announce those plans on Friday while in New Hampshire. He formed a campaign exploratory committee last month. The aides would speak only on background because the announcement is... more »

• President says border is more secure

  May 10, 2011 7:48 PM

  EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Describing the border with Mexico as more secure than ever, President Barack Obama says Republicans who insisted on tougher enforcement should now be ready to move on and deal with comprehensive immigration reform. But instead, he says they're still demanding more. In a speech... more »

• Obama calls for end to oil company tax breaks

  April 30, 2011 5:28 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is taking aim at oil company tax breaks amid rising profits from increasing gasoline costs. In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama again urged Congress to end $4 billion a year in oil and gas company tax breaks. Obama says the... more »

• First Family stays close to home for historically linked Easter

  April 24, 2011 1:02 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama family attended Easter services at a Washington church founded by freed slaves. Members of the Shiloh Baptist Church broke into applause as the first family walked to a second-row pew. Founded in 1863, Shiloh Baptist is one of the oldest African-American congregations in the city.... more »

• White House: President Obama to lay out spending plan

  April 10, 2011 9:51 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - A top White House political and economic adviser says President Obama will lay out new plans this week to reduce the federal deficit. Obama adviser David Plouffe, speaking Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press," says Obama plans to offer ideas for what Plouffe calls "long-term deficit... more »

• Colorado mom says she wrote email cited by Obama

  April 10, 2011 9:40 AM

  DENVER (AP) - A Colorado mom says she and her family were watching TV in their pajamas when she heard President Barack Obama read from an email she wrote to tell him how a government shutdown could spoil her son's school trip. Shalini Schane (SHAL'-uh-nee SHAYN) of Longmont said... more »

• Yemeni president fires Cabinet

  March 20, 2011 4:40 PM

  SANAA, Yemen (AP) - Yemen's president has fired his entire Cabinet amid escalating protests demanding his ouster. President Ali Abdullah Saleh is facing a monthlong popular uprising against him that has turned increasingly bloody in the past few days as security troops opened fire on demonstrators in the capital... more »

• President Barack Obama says, "we cannot stand idly by"

  March 19, 2011 6:06 PM

  BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - President Barack Obama says the United States has launched a limited military action against Libya because the U.S. and its allies, as he puts it, "cannot stand idly by when a tyrant tells his people there will be no mercy." From Brazil, Obama reiterated the U.S.... more »

• Venezuelan President condemns military action against Libyan government

  March 19, 2011 5:17 PM

  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is condemning the United States and its European allies for their military intervention in Libya. Chavez says the U.S. and its allies simply want to "seize Libya's oil." Chavez has long-standing ties to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and had been calling for... more »

• Former president to speak at Colorado Springs fundraiser

  January 17, 2011 3:14 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS (AP) - Former President George W. Bush is scheduled to speak at a fundraiser for some Christian schools in Colorado. The event is scheduled for April 16 at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs. Colorado Christian Schools has four schools on two campuses, one in Colorado... more »

• Leaders reach out to comfort nation in aftermath of AZ shooting

  January 8, 2011 7:02 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says authorities will get to the bottom of Saturday's deadly shooting in Arizona. A somber-looking Obama faced cameras in the White House and deplored the deaths of a federal judge, a nine-year-old girl and at least three other people. He called Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords... more »

• Obama calls for shared responsibility in 2011

  January 1, 2011 10:24 AM

  HONOLULU (AP) - He'll listen to anyone in Congress with a "good idea and the commitment to see it through." That's the pledge from President Barack Obama on this first day of 2011. In his weekly radio and Internet address, he's vowing to do all he can to grow... more »

• Senate's GOP leader says tax cuts will be extended

  December 5, 2010 11:23 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate Republican leader says it's become clear now that taxes will not be raised for anyone during the current economic downturn. Sen. Mitch McConnell's assessment comes a day after Senate Republicans voted down Democratic efforts to limit any extension of the Bush-era tax cuts for... more »

• Interim president named at CSU-Pueblo

  November 30, 2010 4:47 PM

  The Colorado State University System Board of Governors has approved the appointment of Dr. Julio Leon to the position of Interim President of Colorado State University-Pueblo. Dr. Leon will serve as interim until a permanent president is named. "Dr. Leon has been very well received on campus and within... more »

• Court rejects appeal of 2 ejected from Colorado event

  October 12, 2010 12:31 PM

  The Supreme Court has turned down the appeal of two people who say they were kept from attending an appearance by then-President George W. Bush in Denver in 2005 because of their opposition to the war in Iraq. The justices refused Tuesday to get involved in a case concerning... more »

• Chief of Staff Emanuel says goodbye to White House

  October 1, 2010 12:37 PM

  President Barack Obama has formally announced the departure of his chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, praising him as "extraordinarily well-qualified" for his new challenge - a run for mayor of Chicago. Emanuel stood next to Obama as the president gave him a high-profile send-off in the East Room. ... more »

• Former president remains hospitalized in Cleveland

  September 29, 2010 11:26 AM

  Former President Jimmy Carter remains at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, where he was taken Tuesday after becoming ill during a flight from Atlanta to Ohio. Doctors recommended additional observation during the day, but a spokesman said that Carter feels normal and looks forward to resuming his schedule soon.... more »

• Bush Institute launches initiative focusing on principals

  September 29, 2010 8:25 AM

  For its first initiative, the George W. Bush Institute will focus on school principals. Former first lady Laura Bush is set to announce on Wednesday the institute's formation of the Alliance to Reform Education Leadership, or AREL. The alliance aims to improve the performance of school principals. It will... more »

• President signs $30 billion small business lending bill

  September 27, 2010 4:10 PM

  President Barack Obama has signed a bill creating a $30 billion fund to help small businesses expand and hire. The bill also includes eight separate tax breaks for small businesses and a boost for Small Business Administration loan programs. Obama says the incentives will help small businesses create jobs... more »

• President to address the nation on Iraq

  August 31, 2010 8:32 AM

  President Barack Obama speaks to the nation tonight to herald the formal end of the U.S. combat mission in Iraq. The president will say tonight he's fulfilled a campaign promise. Ahead of the speech, he's thanking troops at Fort Bliss, Texas, for the valor they've shown in Iraq.... more »

• GOP House leader: Obama economic team should resign

  August 24, 2010 10:48 AM

  In a speech on jobs and the economy, House Republican leader John Boehner is urging President Barack Obama to support an extension of tax cuts and to fire key economic advisers. The text was released in advance before the lawmaker from southern Ohio spoke to the City Club of... more »

• US troops in Iraq fall below 50,000 number

  August 24, 2010 8:21 AM

  The American military says the number of US troops in Iraq has fallen below the 50,000 figure that was mandated by President Barack Obama. This is the lowest troop level in Iraq since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. American forces in Iraq will no longer conduct what are described... more »

• Dan Maes picks up backing from 2 former Colorado senators

  August 17, 2010 8:28 AM

  Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes has picked up endorsements from two former Colorado senators. His campaign announced Monday that former Sens. Wayne Allard and Hank Brown have endorsed his run for governor. Allard says as a businessman, Maes will apply private-sector principles to public problems. Allard and Brown... more »

• President Obama politicking, raising money

  August 16, 2010 8:54 AM

  President Barack Obama is touching nearly every region of the country to stir up cash and attention for Democrats, launching a three-day trip. Obama will spend the heart of his Monday in Wisconsin, raising money for gubernatorial candidate Tom Barrett and other Wisconsin Democrats. He will cap his... more »

• Obama playing host to Super Bowl champs

  August 9, 2010 8:53 AM

  Now that training camp is underway for the new NFL season, President Barack Obama will welcome the Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints to the White House on Monday. The Saints will hold a football clinic with Washington-area children before the event with Obama. After their White House meeting,... more »

• CSU-Pueblo president wants to run university, campaign

  August 6, 2010 5:43 PM

  CSU-Pueblo's president says he wants to continue to run the university while campaigning for Lieutenant Governor of Colorado. On Thursday gubernatorial candidate John Hickenlooper picked Joe Garcia as his running mate on the democratic ticket. Now university leaders must decide if Garcia should stay continue to be paid while he's... more »

• HP CEO Mark Hurd resigns after sexual-harassment probe

  August 6, 2010 4:22 PM

  Hewlett-Packard says CEO Mark Hurd is stepping down following a sexual-harassment probe that found other violations of company standards. Hewlett-Packard says Hurd decided to leave after the investigation into a sexual-harassment claim made against him and the company by a former HP contractor. The probe concludes that the company's... more »

• States continue legal battle against health care law

  August 6, 2010 8:19 AM

  Twenty states and the nation's most influential small business lobby are about to respond to the federal government's attempt to dismiss their lawsuit challenging President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. The states, the National Federation of Independent Business and several individual taxpayers will file their response Friday. A key... more »

• Obama pleads with Colorado Dems to stick with Bennet

  August 4, 2010 8:29 AM

  President Barack Obama is pleading with Colorado Democrats to stick with Sen. Michael Bennet in a primary challenge, calling the appointed senator "the person that I want alongside me." Bennet is facing a primary challenge from Andrew Romanoff, a former state lawmaker who has blasted Bennet as too cozy... more »