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I scream, you scream, we all scream for Obama
Katie Long Jun 19, 2013
An ice cream shop in Northern Ireland geared up for the G-8 summit by creating eight new flavors of ice cream, one for each Group of Eight leader.
Obama administration convinced EU leaders to drop spying measure: Report
David Brancaccio Jun 13, 2013
The Obama Administration successfully lobbied the EU to do away with a proposed data privacy measure, according to a report in the Financial Times. The exclusion would make it easier for the U.S. to spy on EU citizens.
The environment comes out ahead from Xi-Obama summit
Rob Schmitz Jun 10, 2013
President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping have wrapped up their California summit. The big breakthrough of the summit wasn’t on cybersecurity or trade, but on climate change.
In NSA surveillance, what choice do companies have?
Dan Gorenstein Jun 7, 2013
New revelations show the federal government’s spying program isn’t contained to just telecommunications giant Verizon.
Coachella Valley businesses see benefit in Presidential summit
Noel King Jun 7, 2013
Their governments may not want to publicize the cost of President Obama's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at Sunnylands, but local business owners are looking forward to a mini-economic boom.
NSA collecting millions of Verizon Business phone records: Report
David Brancaccio Jun 6, 2013
The National Security Agency has reportedly been collecting phone records of not the few, but the many.
Despite controversy over drones abroad, some see potential positive uses at home
Ben Johnson May 24, 2013
The President has confirmed that drone strikes have killed Americans abroad. But he strongly defends the U.S. drone program, saying its use has been important to the war against terrorism.
Could the country’s largest public power utility really become private?
Blake Farmer May 22, 2013
President Obama floated the idea of selling the Tennessee Valley Authority in his budget, released last month. He started receiving pushback almost immediately.
What happens when a billionaire faces Congressional confirmation?
Mitchell Hartman May 20, 2013
Commerce Secretary nominee and Hyatt heiress Penny Pritzker will have to shift her billions to avoid conflicts of interest, and prepare for questions about the family business.
China reacts to U.S. accusations of cyber spying
Rob Schmitz May 7, 2013
The Chinese government reacts to accusations from the Obama administration that China's government is cyber-spying on U.S. government computer systems.
