Pres. Barack Obama

He said even though he wouldn't be addressing them again as president, he wanted to convey that as a private citizen, "my gratitude to you will remain."

The Obama administration is blocking new oil and gas drilling in the Arctic Ocean.

The House and Senate handed the president his first overturned veto since he became president.

Edwards was chosen as one of 10 U.S. governors to serve on the bipartisan council.

Federal funds had--until now--covered 75 percent of flood relief costs.

President Barack Obama is set to visit flood-ravaged areas of Louisiana early next week.

President Obama is commuting sentences of 42 people, including one man from Baker, La.

The White House says the declaration makes federal aid available to north Louisiana parishes hit by more than 18 inches of rain last week.

Obama pledges a nomination "in due time." Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell thinks it should wait for the next president.

Edwards is aiming to discourage the White House from repealing an oil revenue-sharing provision that keeps money in the Gulf Coast region.

Now that he's killed the project, Obama is holding it up as Exhibit A as he works to lock in his environmental legacy with a powerful international climate accord.