In today’s headlines: President Obama's remarks on the Dakota Access Pipeline standoff in a recent interview have generated some mixed responses.
President Obama's final State of the Union address took place Tuesday night, so the White House decided it would be the right time to look back on his addresses while in office.
Tuesday night will mark the last time President Obama travels to Capitol Hill to address both houses of Congress for his annual State of the Union speech. Aides have announced that the speech will focus mainly on the president's optimistic outlook about America's future, along with a look back at his administration's achievements.
At the White House on Tuesday, President Obama introduced 10 new provisions aimed at reducing the gun violence he says is plaguing the entire country, as evidenced by the spate of mass shootings that have occurred over the last several years.
In the wake of torrential downpours earlier this summer, President Obama has approved a disaster declaration that will appropriate federal funds to affected areas of North Dakota.
Air Force One arrived in Bismarck early Friday afternoon carrying President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama on their way to the Standing Rock Reservation.
Barack Obama landed at the Bismarck Airport early Friday afternoon on his way to the Standing Rock Reservation. Listen live to his speech at the Cannon Ball Flag Day celebration.
President Barack Obama is scheduled to make his first trip to North Dakota on Friday since being elected president. He will be the first sitting president since 1999 to visit an Indian reservation when he travels to the Standing Rock Indian Reservation on Friday afternoon.