MICHELLE OBAMA

In a one-hour meeting on CNN called "Guns in America," the president explained his recently announced executive actions.

As is typical for most highly-publicized political events, Thursday night’s town hall meeting was a hot topic on Twitter.

In a town hall meeting Thursday on CNN, the president is explaining his planned executive actions. Click here for a live stream.

The president, flanked Tuesday by survivors of gun violence, announced new measures to control firearm sales.

As the U.S. president enters his final full year at the White House, he’s made plans to pursue changes in a number of policy areas, both foreign and domestic.

In his weekly radio address, U.S. President Barack Obama said he was moving unilaterally on the issue of gun violence because Congress has failed to act.

Campaign commercials that aired in 2008 may have been designed to stir racial biases, researchers say.

U.S. President Barack Obama is the man Americans admire most in the world, according to a new Gallup survey.

The White House released a statement to mark the African-American cultural celebration that continues through Jan. 1.

But the president advised Monday that young people pushing for change should engage opponents in dialogue, not try to shut them down.

Obama said he was moved by the families' emphasis on tolerance and described them as representatives of "strength, unity and love.”

President Barack Obama is scheduled to conduct his end of the year press conference Friday after a busy year.

The Obamas will leave for a two-week family vacation to Hawaii on Friday.

"My idea [was] to create a beautiful feast for the eyes reminiscent of a warm and joyful season filled with international treasures and signature fabrics," said designer Duro Olowu.

Michelle Obama showed off her toned body in a striking designer confection.

U.S. President Barack Obama said Sunday that Muslim communities should be seen as “our strongest allies,” instead of being shunned through suspicion and hate.

The president began airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against ISIS last year and asked for war authorization in February, but Congress has refused to vote.

"He will reiterate his firm conviction that ISIL will be destroyed and that the United States must draw upon our values," said the White House in a statement Saturday.

White House unveiled its holiday decor and invited military families.

President Obama said Thursday that investigators haven't determined if San Bernardino shooting was terrorist related or not.

U.S. President Barack Obama took his daughters shopping for books and sweet treats on Small Business Saturday.