President Barack Obama made a controversial comment on the arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates during Wednesday night's presidential press conference.
President Barack Obama said Sunday it was time for the Senate to "take the baton" on health care reform after the House passed its plan for overhauling the nation's health care system.
President Barack Obama is ordering the federal government to acquire an underutilized state prison in rural Illinois to be the new home for a limited number of terror suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
President Barack Obama has nominated Solicitor General Elena Kagan, a former University of Chicago law professor, to the Supreme Court, saying she will demonstrate independence, integrity and passion for the law.
Severe rains canceled Monday's Memorial Day observance in southwest suburban Elwood to the disappointment of the thousands who turned out to hear President Barack Obama speak.