In an attempt to spin forward his gun-violence proposals while on the road and away from the rancor of a fired-up Washington, President Obama said in a speech in Minneapolis on Monday afternoon that ...

Depsite rumors to the contrary, President Obama isn't giving up on gun violence. In an event at the White House on Thursday morning, the President averred that he continued to toil under the memory of ...

Tears streaking his cheeks, President Barack Obama launched a final-year push Tuesday to tighten sales of firearms in the U.S., using his presidential powers in the absence of tougher gun restrictions ...

The Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights said it will change the rules so that mental health providers can share data with the National Instant Criminal Background Check ...

U.S. President Barack Obama delivered an impassioned speech Tuesday afternoon, presenting his executive action to carry out gun-control measures. “Second Amendment rights are important, but there are ...

President Barack Obama on Tuesday forcefully criticized inaction in the face of a polarized gun violence debate during an emotional speech announcing executive actions he was taking to address the ...

On Tuesday, President Barack Obama announced executive actions to extend background checks on firearms sold at gun shows and over the Internet. He’s adding funding for 200 new Bureau of Alcohol, ...

President Obama used part of his speech Tuesday to renew calls for gun control, warning that failing to enact new gun laws will allow San Bernardino- and Orlando-style terrorist attacks “to keep on ...

MSNBC host Touré delivered a monologue on Monday in which he listed the number of reasons why he thinks it is time for the Democratic Party, and President Barack Obama in particular, to come out in ...

President Barack Obama admitted today in a speech in Minnesota that his gun control policies are not a “perfect solution: “And it makes you realize that if there’s even one thing we can do to keep our ...

(The Root) — Between now and the inauguration on Jan. 21, The Root will be taking a daily look at the president’s record on a number of policy issues, including his first-term accomplishments and what ...