One was voluntary, the other was not.

The crises Obama inherited have passed. But to push his new agenda, he’ll have to tackle thorny budget and debt issues constraining the economy.

President Obama will use a deep campaign database and volunteer network in a new nonprofit. Some are concerned because it can take corporate money.

A new app from the Presidential Inauguration Committee seems like a handy tool for people visiting Washington, D.C. to watch President Obama take his second (public) Oath of Office. But critics say the app is data-mining for political purposes.

As chaplain at a children's hospital in downtown Chicago, the daughter of a stage-four cancer survivor, and an Inauguration-Day baby, this coming January 20th holds special significance for Ashley-Anne Masters.

24-year-old Larry Sequino isn't sure when he first realized his birthday fell on Inauguration Day — he was born during George H.W. Bush's inauguration — but he's been proud of it ever since.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms hasn't had a permanent director in six years. President Obama called for confirmation of his nominee as part of his gun-safety proposals.

Poet Tracy K. Smith offers her perspective on Barack Obama's campaign message of hope four years later.

The president called for bans on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines, but also said the U.S. needs more background checks and more research on the causes of gun violence.

Ciara McDonald will always remember where she was during Barack Obama's inauguration — at the hospital giving birth to her second son, Ronan.