President Obama to Visit Federal Prison
By Ann-Marie Adams, Staff Writer WASHINGTON — As a part of his overall strategy to reform the “broken criminal justice system,” President Barack Obama is expected to visit a federal prison next week....
View ArticleNigerian President Muhammadu Buhari Meets With President Obama
Updated Friday, July 31, 2015 at 6:28 p.m. By Ann-Marie Adams, Staff Writer WASHINGTON — In an effort to shore up U.S. relations with Nigeria and to help fight Islamic extremists, President Barack...
View ArticlePresident Obama Visits Kenya, Says Africa is On the Move
By Ann-Marie Adams, Staff Writer President Barack Obama on Friday made his first official trip to his father’s homeland: Kenya. Despite a security breach and other concerns, Obama reunited with his...
View ArticleConnecticut to Send Fire Crew to Montana
HARTFORD — The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection will send a 20-person fire crew to Montana to help the U.S. Forest Service fight wildfires on Thursday. The crew is a part...
View ArticleWhite House Celebrates Huskies NCAA Win
By Ann-Marie Adams I The Hartford Guardian WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Tuesday honored the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team at the White House. This was the Huskies’ third...
View ArticleWhite House to Host Pope Francis, Renew Talk
By Ann-Marie Adams I The Hartford Guardian WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Barack Obama is expected to meet with His Holiness Pope Francis on his visit to America next Tuesday. In preparation for the...
View ArticleWhite House Promises to Veto Bill to Close US Borders to Syrian Refugees
By Ann-Marie Adams I The Hartford Guardian WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama recently vowed to veto the Republican-led House of Representative’s effort to curb the influx of refugees fleeing the...
View ArticlePresident Obama Delivers Final SOTU Address
By Ann-Marie Adams, Staff Writer WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama delivered his eighth State of the Union address before a packed House chamber on Tuesday, pushing back on “negative attacks” toward...
View ArticleAP: President Obama to reveal number of civilian deaths from drone strikes
By Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Barack Obama is expected to disclose as early as Friday the number of civilians killed in U.S. military and CIA drone strikes in Pakistan, Yemen and...
View ArticleSenate Passes NSA Reform Bill: USA Freedom Act
Ann-Marie Adams, Staff Writer WASHINGTON — After much wrangling over the need to balance national security and privacy concerns, the Senate on Tuesday passed a bill that aims to protect America against...
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