Obama’s Inauguration

News, multimedia and reader impressions related to Barack Obama’s historic Jan. 20 inauguration as president of the United States. Read our inauguration blog for impressions from Inland Northwest residents attending the event.

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Supreme Court sounds skeptical of lenders’ challenge to Obama-era consumer protection bureau

UPDATED: Tue., Oct. 3, 2023

The Supreme Court gave a mostly skeptical hearing Tuesday to payday lenders who are challenging the constitutionality of the Obama-era consumer protection agency. Most of the justices suggested they were not ready to strike down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau simply because it is funded with fees from the Federal Reserve rather than an annual appropriation. Citing early American ...

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Biden revived rules designed to prevent another Deepwater Horizon disaster

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 22, 2023

The Department of Interior announced Tuesday that it had reinstated Obama-era safety rules for offshore drilling that were created in the wake of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon catastrophe that killed 11 people and fouled the Gulf of Mexico.

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Federal court blocks Biden rule limiting asylum for migrants, a major blow to administration

UPDATED: Tue., July 25, 2023

A federal judge in Oakland on Tuesday blocked a Biden administration rule that limits migrants' access to asylum at the southern border, casting doubt on the future of a key policy aimed at limiting crossings.

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Donald Trump can’t score invite to Joe Rogan Experience despite attempts: report

UPDATED: Mon., July 24, 2023

Former President Donald Trump is said to be eager to score an appearance on “The Joe Rogan Experience.” But the show’s host reportedly wants no part of an interview with the leading Republican candidate for 2024′s presidential race.

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Obama offers closing message as political tensions rise in U.S.

UPDATED: Sat., Oct. 29, 2022

Former president Barack Obama kicked off his return to the campaign trail by taking on Georgia football icon and Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker.

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Ash Carter, Defense Secretary under Obama, dies at 68

UPDATED: Tue., Oct. 25, 2022

Ashton B. Carter, an academic physicist who later climbed the leadership ranks at the Pentagon, culminating in two years as secretary of defense under President Barack Obama, a position he used to further open the military to women and transgender service members, died Monday in Boston. He was 68.

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Tribute for late VA chief Max Cleland, who lost limbs in war

UPDATED: Wed., May 25, 2022

President Joe Biden and three former presidents paid tribute Wednesday to late Veterans Administration chief and U.S. senator Max Cleland, who lost limbs while serving in Vietnam.

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In Cuba, caution and confusion meet eased U.S. sanctions

UPDATED: Tue., May 24, 2022

The administration of new President Joe Biden is once again making it legal for Americans to send larger amounts of money to Cuba, saying it hopes to stimulate private enterprise there.

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Madeleine Albright honored by Biden, other world leaders

UPDATED: Wed., April 27, 2022

Addressing world leaders and America's political elite paying final respects to Madeleine Albright, former President Bill Clinton recalled in his final conversation with the former secretary of state that she didn't want to talk about her declining health at a moment when the West is on edge following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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