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February 02, 2015
Obama Unveils Budget, Setting Up Battle With Congress

U.S. President Barack Obama has sent a $4 trillion budget to Congress that calls for tax hikes mainly on wealthier Americans and corporations. Obama’s plan ends mandated spending caps and calls for raising taxes on the wealthy, setting the stage for a major budget battle with the Republican-controlled Congress. VOA White House correspondent Luis Ramirez reports.
January 28, 2015
Obama Reviews Middle East Strategy

US president faces more complex region, with collapse of Yemen’s government, fight against Islamic State militants, al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula
January 26, 2015
White House Grapples With Yemen Counterterrorism Strategy

Reports say the U.S. has carried out a drone strike on suspected militants in Yemen, the first after President Barack Obama offered reassurances the U.S. is continuing its counterterrorism operations in the country. The future of those operations has been in question following the collapse last week of Yemen’s government. VOA White House correspondent Luis Ramirez reports.
January 23, 2015
Saudi, Yemen Developments Are Sudden Complications for Obama

The death of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah and the collapse of Yemen’s government have cast further uncertainty on U.S. efforts to fight militants in the Middle East and also contain Iran’s influence in the region. VOA White House correspondent Luis Ramirez reports on the new complications facing the Obama administration and its Middle East policy.
January 16, 2015
US, Britain Oppose New Iran Sanctions

President Barack Obama, Prime Minister David Cameron say additional sanctions would jeopardize ongoing talks on Tehran's nuclear program
January 16, 2015
State of the Union Address to be Light on Foreign Policy

President Obama has been highlighting his domestic successes, but the terrorist attacks in France are a sobering reminder that the fight against extremists is far from over
January 12, 2015
White House: We Should Have Sent Top Official to Paris

US Ambassador to France and State Department's top diplomat for Europe were highest-ranking US officials to march in solidarity rally Sunday
January 09, 2015
Obama Plan Would Make 2 Years of College Free to All

Proposal's cost — $60 billion over 10 years — could put president on collision course with new, Republican-dominated Congress
December 19, 2014
Obama to N. Korea: US Will Respond to Hack Attack

President Barack Obama has told North Korea the U.S. will respond after U.S. authorities on Friday confirmed North Korea was behind a cyberattack on Sony Pictures. VOA White House correspondent Luis Ramirez reports.
December 17, 2014
Obama Starts Dismantling Cuba Embargo

President Obama has announced a major shift in U.S. policy toward Cuba and begun dismantling the decades-old embargo against the communist island nation. VOA White House correspondent Luis Ramirez reports.
December 12, 2014
Obama Draws Fire for Ambassador Nominations

Criticism follows confirmation of soap opera producer with little knowledge of assigned country
December 12, 2014
Obama Draws Fire for Ambassador Nominations

The Obama administration has drawn criticism for appointing an unusual number of political donors as ambassadors. That criticism peaked this week after the Senate confirmed a soap opera producer with little knowledge of Hungary to serve as ambassador to that country. VOA White House correspondent Luis Ramirez reports.
November 26, 2014
For Obama, Ferguson Violence is a Personal Issue

Throughout the crisis in Ferguson, Missouri, President Barack Obama has urged calm, restraint and respect for the rule of law. But the events in Ferguson have prompted him to call — more openly than he has before — for profound changes to end the racism and distrust that he believes still exists between whites and blacks in the United States. VOA White House correspondent Luis Ramirez reports.
November 26, 2014
For Obama, Ferguson Violence is a Personal Issue

With two years left in term, analysts say, president has less to lose by taking conversation on race further
November 16, 2014
Many Awkward Moments for Putin and Obama at Summits

The meeting of G20 leaders in Brisbane, Australia has ended, capping a week of regional summits that have been full of awkward moments between President Barack Obama and Russia’s Vladimir Putin. VOA White House correspondent Luis Ramirez is traveling with President Obama and has this report from Brisbane.
November 16, 2014
G20 Leaders Rebuke Putin Over Ukraine

Group's summit in Brisbane was to focus on trade and job growth, but jabs at Russian leader at times took center stage
November 15, 2014
For Obama, G-20 Focus Is on Russia

Russia’s transfer of equipment and troops to separatists in Ukraine is the focus of many world leaders gathered for this year’s G-20 summit in Brisbane, Australia, where President Barack Obama arrived on Saturday. VOA White House correspondent Luis Ramirez is traveling with the president and has this report from Brisbane.
November 14, 2014
Obama Warns Myanmar Reforms Not Complete

President Barack Obama on Friday wrapped up a visit to Myanmar, also known as Burma, where he warned that reforms are still not complete four years after the country emerged from a half-century of military rule. VOA White House Correspondent Luis Ramirez is traveling with the president and has this report.
November 14, 2014
Obama: Myanmar Reforms Incomplete

Aung San Suu Kyi told a news conference after the meeting that Myanmar's reform process is 'going through a bumpy patch'
November 10, 2014
Obama Seeks a Brighter Future for US-China Relations

U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in China Monday as tensions between the two countries simmer on issues of trade, human rights, and China’s territorial claims in the East and South China Seas. VOA White House Correspondent Luis Ramirez is traveling with the president and has this report.

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