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Obama cuts short the sentences of 111 federal inmates

The release dates for the inmates vary. Most are set to be released December 28

Barack Obama to juggle security, climate and rights on final Asia trip

Obama will attend summits in Hangzhou, China, Vientiane and Laos to push for massive free trade and climate agreement with China

In Asia, Barack Obama faces trade pact test amid US opposition

The trade pact is Obama's broader plan to shift US foreign policy toward Asia and counter the rising economic and military might of China

First family goes hiking in national park in Virginia

Park has 37 miles of hiking trails that meander through some 15,000 acres

Ex-Twitter CEO Dick Costolo censored abusive tweets to Obama

The decision was kept secret from senior employees who followed Twitter as long-standing commitment to free speech

US industry bodies sue over Obama corporate tax rules

Treasury Department said it had acted within its powers to address what lawmakers had failed to

$400 million given to Iran was not hostage ransom: Obama

Obama said if the US did pay any ransom it would start encouraging any Americans to be targeted

Obama makes mass commutation of 214 offenders

Most were guilty of non-violent crimes, many involving possession or distribution of crack cocaine

Obama stands by trans-Pacific trade pact

Barack Obama reaffirmed his support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the controversial 12-nation trade deal, and said that he believes he has "the better argument" than the pact's foes, including Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.The agreement has become a flash point in the 2016 election, and Obama acknowledged that globalisation and technology have increased anxiety among some Americans. But the president said that abandoning trade deals is not the solution."The answer cannot be to back away from trade and the global economy," he said at a news conference at the White House following a meeting with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. "It is here to stay. It is not possible to cut ourselves off. To try to pull up the drawbridge on trade would only hurt ourselves and our workers."Both Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton have said they would not support the agreement, which has drawn the furore of b

Obama passes baton to Clinton, says no one ever more qualified

He attacked Trump, Clinton's rival and said, "I know plenty of businessmen and women who've achieved success without leaving a trail of lawsuits, and unpaid workers'

Obama rejects Trump's claims of 'violence and chaos' in US

Compares immigration and crime data to 1980s when Reagan was president

Muslims have always been a part of America: Obama

'Muslim Americans are as patriotic, as integrated, as American as any other members of the American family'

Obama pledges US help to Erdogan in probing coup attempt

The crackdown on military, police and the judiciary has now widened to include the media and schools

Obama calls for avoiding inflammatory rhetoric after police killing incident

Though the nation is divided focus should be on words and actions to unite the country than divide, the President said

Barack Obama calls on Americans to 'have open hearts'

Obama called on the country to confront racism and asked Americans to respect Police and the role they play

Racial tension continues ahead of Barack Obama's Dallas trip

In many other cities across the US, similar demonstrations occurred after the events of last week with the cases of Baton Rouge and Minnesota

Obamacare 2.0: President Obama calls for revisiting the public option

Obama aims to influence the debate about health care in the presidential election

President Obama attends meetings with law enforcement at White House

On Tuesday, Obama is travelling to Dallas to attend and speak at a memorial service for the five police officers who were killed

Barack Obama, George W Bush to address Dallas memorial service

Obama will return to Washington Monday night, a day earlier than planned, skipping a stop in Seville

Obama plans trip to Dallas

He'll travel to Dallas early next week at the invitation of Mayor Mike Rawlings, according to a statement on Friday from White House press secretary Josh Earnest