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U.S. President Donald Trump grants clemency to former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich for attempting to sell former president Barack Obama's Senate seat in 2008, and pardons former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, junk bond salesman Michael Milken, and former San Francisco 49ers owner Edward J. DeBartolo Jr. for their numerous felonies and frauds.
2020-02-18

Members of the U.S. Congress reach a spending deal that, once passed by both houses, will prevent a year-end government shutdown and will fund Fiscal Year 2016 federal government operations. President Barack Obama signs a separate bipartisan bill that extends government funding through Tuesday, December 22.
2015-12-16

U.S. President Barack Obama announces that the State Department has rejected TransCanada's application to complete the Keystone XL pipeline.
2015-11-6

The President of the United States, Barack Obama, proposes to expand the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, creating the world's largest marine sanctuary in the Central Pacific Ocean.
2014-06-17

Barack Obama, the President of the United States, announces that 9,800 U.S. troops will stay in Afghanistan for a year after the withdrawal of combat troops in December.
2014-05-27

U.S. president Barack Obama strongly condemns the "outrageous attack" that killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other U.S. citizens in Benghazi, Libya, saying that the United States rejects denigration of religious beliefs but also rejects the "senseless violence that killed the US diplomat".
2012-09-12

U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner of New York resigns his office amidst pressure from Democratic leadership and President Barack Obama after admitting to sending lewd photos via Twitter.
2011-06-16

The President of the United States Barack Obama signs a bill preventing a shutdown of the United States government for another two weeks.
2011-03-2

President of the United States Barack Obama signs a small business lending bill into law.
2010-09-27

United States Coast Guard commander, Admiral Thad Allen, is appointed by President Obama to lead the federal response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
2010-05-11