Rappler's latest stories on Obama administration
US states sue federal government over transgender bathroom use
Texas and 10 other states accuse the Obama administration of running roughshod over commonsense policies protecting children and basic privacy rights
Challenge to US: Look to Southeast Asia's dynamic future, not its past
Our hope is that one year from now the new president – whoever he or she might be – will make clear that America remains staunchly a Pacific economic and military power
Obama’s bloody Trans-Pacific Agreement upgrade
Malaysia s upgrade comes after the May revelations of camps where men and women were raped and killed and in the aftermath of a scandal involving Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak
Snowden seeks asylum in sunny Brazil
Snowden s temporary asylum in Russia expires in August
White House backs gay marriage in SC filing
The Obama administration files a brief with the Supreme Court to oppose a state ban on same sex unions
Architect of drone war under fire
John Brennan comes under tough questioning at his confirmation hearings
Kerry, Abbas agree to meet, promote peace
New US Secretary of State John Kerry tells Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas that the Obama administration supports all efforts related to the peace process
Sober Obama to say America faces fateful choice
President Barack Obama will formally accept the Democratic nomination Friday Manila time
Migrants sign up to Obama residency plan
Long lines of undocumented immigrants fill up forms for temporary residency in the US
Health care win boosts Obama legacy, fires up conservatives
The US Supreme Court s verdict on President Barack Obama s healthcare program enshrines his legacy but provides ammunition for conservatives
Top Obama aide Holder held in contempt in US first
US lawmakers vote to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt prompting Democrats to storm out of the chamber
US commerce secretary resigns after car crashes
US Commerce Secretary John Bryson quits weeks after he was involved in a sequence of car crashes that were blamed on seizure
Obama talks Syria, Euro crisis with Merkel, Hollande
President Obama holds a video conference with German and French counterparts tackling Syria and the euro crisis
Obama picks new US nuclear chief
President Obama picks Allison Macfarlane after the commission s head resigned in the wake of personnel controversy
NATO vows to stick by Afghans as they take control
At a summit declaration NATO leaders ratify an irreversible roadmap to withdraw troops from Afghanistan by end of 2014
Obama urges 'more effective coordination' in eurozone
President Obama says that the Greek debt crisis has an impact on the US
Obama is first gay president? Newsweek not sorry
Some groups criticize Newsweek for its publicity seeking cover on Obama saying it smells of desperation from old media
Gays cheer, critics condemn Obama on same-sex marriage
US President Barack Obama says he supports same sex marriage prompting cheers and jeers from an electorate
US foils Al-Qaeda bomb plot against airliner
Al Qaeda s Yemen branch plotted to blow up an airliner but was foiled by the US
Obama on surprise trip to Afghanistan, signs peace deal
US President Barack Obama landed in Afghanistan May 2 under a veil of secrecy to sign a peace deal
Obama tight-lipped on Chinese dissident's whereabouts
President Barack Obama declined to confirm that Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng was holed up under US protection in Beijing
Japan PM in US to turn page for alliance
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda begins a 3 day visit to the US after a deal on a thorny troop dispute
