John Podesta

Influential Democrat urges Obama to release drone opinions

2013-03-13 16:13:00

WASHINGTON - President Obama should stop “bobbing and weaving” and let Congress and the public see the classified legal opinions that govern the targeted killing of terrorism suspects overseas, former White House Chief of Staff John Podesta�...

Energy Secretary Chu to step down

2013-02-01 10:15:00

WASHINGTON -- Energy Secretary Steven Chu said he is leaving the Obama administration, ending a tenure marked by active development of alternative energy that won plaudits from environmentalists and drew attacks from conservatives, especially after the...

Yanukovych: PR firms and nice suits hide authoritarian intentions

2012-10-01 05:00:00

KIEV, Ukraine – Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych is the model of a new kind of power-grabbing authoritarian. Gone is the preening, bullying fascist in a comical military costume, like Hitler or Mussolini. Mao’s jacket and Fidel Castro&...

D.C. lobbyist to host Jerry Brown fund-raiser

2012-02-22 16:39:02

Schwarzenegger, Bloomberg at White House for immigration meeting

2011-04-19 12:14:00

Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger leads a list of 19 so-called "stakeholders" who will meet with President Obama at the White House to discuss immigration reform Tuesday afternoon. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD An earlier version of this story...

Weekend Talk Shows

2010-11-05 21:34:54

Book review: 'Obama's Wars'

2010-09-27 00:00:00

The essential outline of the story journalist and political historian Bob Woodward sets out to tell in " Obama's Wars" actually is fairly well known. President Obama's agonized march to a decision on how to move forward in what he has called "a war of...

Sunday shows: Gates, Bond, McCain, 2 Clintons

2009-09-26 16:34:28

Sunday shows: Axelrod, Thune, Jarrett, Kyl, Dodd

2009-10-17 16:34:24

Weekend Talk Shows: President Obama is interviewed on '60 Minutes'

2009-12-11 16:34:19

Weekend TV Talk Shows: Sunday policy shows look back at the year that was

2009-12-26 04:34:28

Weekend Talk Shows: Haiti is this weekend's major topic of discussion

2010-01-15 16:34:26

President Clinton sits with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and others during a surprise visit to Pyongyang in 2009.

2011-12-18 22:04:44

Former President Clinton sits beside North Korean leader Kim Jong Il for an official photo during his visit to Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, where he secured the release of two jailed American TV journalists.

2009-08-06 16:15:46

Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel (front) and John Podesta (second from right), co-chair for President-elect Barack Obama's transition team, listen as Obama introduces his national security team at the Chicago Hilton.

2008-12-01 00:00:00