Top Gitmo detainee Hambali will finally get his day in court

Artists and Obama

The Making of an Icon

Voicemails for Barack: Part IV

Voicemails for Barack: Part III

“Are You There, Barack? It’s Me, Artist.”

At the Sound of the Beep

Brian Williams Raps, Game of Thrones Maps, and More

Five Things You Had to See Online This Week

Meet the man who volunteered for Obama, worked for Bernie and is now consulting Putin’s opponent

The French have been desperate for Obama to get involved in their politics. He just did.

If Assad stayed, could Syria ever rebuild from war?

Here’s a new climate change reality that Trump’s new policies ignore

Keeping up with killer technology

How drones and robotics may shape the future of conflict under President Trump

Reflecting on eight years of Obama’s executive actions and ‘dad jeans’

Photos: Compare the crowd at Trump’s inauguration with Obama’s

After being apart for years, four prisoners released from Guantanamo are reunited with loved ones in Saudi Arabia

On the way to the US, children seeking asylum are often put in Mexico’s detention centers

Watch Obama’s last press conference of 2016

Will Trump bring a U-turn on climate policy? Probably, but …

Obama visits Laos, pledges money to rid country of Vietnam-era bombs

President Obama announces complete withdrawal from Iraq by year’s end

Maker Movement meets China

For Rosa Brooks, how drones turned from the abstract to the stuff of nightmares

White House issues guidelines for 9/11 commemorations

In Nigeria, ‘it’s unanimous’ — Michelle Obama for POTUS

How Barack Obama convinced many African immigrants that their vote matters

After Supreme Court ties 4-4 on immigration, Obama asks for rehearing — with a ninth justice

While the Supreme Court considers deportation policy, the roots of deportation itself come from a much earlier case

Obama hosts his unlikely friend, Indian PM Narendra Modi

Protecting internet rights in an age of anxiety

#WhatObamaShouldKnow about women in Malaysia

So who was McKinley and why did he have a mountain?

With Obama traveling in Africa, you may be hearing stories about … donkeys?

Obama is visiting Addis Ababa, but do you know where it is?

From standup to Obama podcaster: Marc Maron uses vulnerability to stand out

One Love: Obama, in Jamaica, pays respects to reggae superstar Bob Marley

Before Barack Obama: The young Michelle Obama

Europe and the World Stage

America and Cuba: After the Thaw

Obama enjoys a Modi bromance during his India trip

Why I find optimism amid grim news

Immigrants will be in the spotlight during Obama’s speech

In looking back at this year’s environmental news there’s a lot of doom and gloom — but not entirely

Executive actions can be contentious all over the world

Obama’s immigration actions give a California family new hope for staying together

Initial reactions to Obama’s immigration speech range from joy to disappointment to anger

American campaign rhetoric stuns overseas observers

The Keystone XL Pipeline: An International Town Hall

‘Do more with less’ might be the military’s unofficial motto

A decision on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline is almost here

The US is struggling to define its place in a ‘world on fire’

After Ferguson, one woman urges her fellow African immigrants to see themselves simply as black

How do you get kids interested in math and science?

2011 State of the Union: assessing the language

Jonathan Alter: Obama needs to innovate

Roger Hodge: Obama should commit to liberal agenda in 2011

This week’s agenda: China, health care, economy

Dissecting the war metaphors and messaging in president’s speech