President Barack Obama will delay his departure on a trip to Indonesia and Australia by three days until Sunday March, 21, his spokesman said Friday, as he battles for health care reform. Obama's press secretary Robert Gibbs made the announcement on his Twitter feed, saying the president's wife Michelle and daughters Malia and Sasha, will no longer accompany ...

President Barack Obama's trip next week to his childhood home of Indonesia will be no vacation and is unlikely to be delayed by his health reform drive, the White House said Thursday. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Obama, who is expected to leave the United States next Thursday, would attend a democracy promotion conference and highlight counter-terrorism measures ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats on Tuesday cast doubt on their chances of meeting the White House's March 18 deadline for voting on a stalled healthcare overhaul, but said they are moving as fast as they can. With Democrats scrambling to line up support and determine what to include in a final healthcare package, the March 18 target set by ...

President Barack Obama made a renewed push for a long-stalled climate and energy bill Tuesday, urging lawmakers at a White House meeting to pass a comprehensive bill this year. Fourteen senators from both parties — including several who remain undecided on the climate bill — met for more than an hour ...