BARACK OBAMA

The man once tasked with running the Army steps down amid fierce political pressure.

Raul Castro is trying to make investment in Cuba more attractive, and American business leaders may push to lessen trade restrictions.

The president is promising drone transparency again. Why should anyone believe his most recent pledge?

An investigation turned up no evidence of a bomb. The VA hospital is now under "normal operating status."

The president was waiting for evidence of 'systemic' misconduct, which he now may have.

As pressure grows on Shinseki, the record shows questionable practices dating from the 1920s. Efforts at reform have long been frustrated.

The class of 2014 is the first class "to graduate since 9/11 who may not be sent into combat in Iraq or Afghanistan," Obama said.

American author and poet Maya Angelou died at the age of 86, CBS confirmed on Wednesday morning.

The decision means that Obama will leave office in early 2017 having extricated the country from the longest war in U.S. history.

The accidental exposure to the press corps occurred during the president's weekend visit.

The secret program to combat al Qaeda includes military forces in Libya, Niger, Mauritania and Mali, according to news reports.

The president hopes to decrease that number to less than 1,000 by the end of 2016 and hinges on the Afghan government’s backing.

Kanye West's wedding would have been incomplete without a rant. The rapper wed Kim Kardashian in Italy on Saturday, and praised her and her family.

A North Korean official also attributed other “sinister” activities to U.S. troops in the region.

The official, identified as "Chief of Station" in Kabul, was named as being among those at a briefing with Obama during his trip to the Afghan capital.

The president's address at Arlington hinted at the scandal over VA care.

The station chief in Kabul was identified as being present at Obama's vitit to U.S. troops.

Modi was sworn in as India's prime minister Monday, after a landmark victory that gave his party the first parliamentary majority in 30 years.

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Moscow said it was ready for dialogue with Petro Poroshenko but asked that he scale back his armed forces' campaign in the east.

Is an unannounced Memorial Day trip an antidote to criticism of his handling the VA scandal?