Determined to project both command and compassion, President Barack Obama is returning to the Louisiana coast for a fresh reality check on work to stanch the oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico and ...

An ABC News/Washington Post poll recently released shows that President Obama has lower approval ratings for his handling of the Gulf oil spill than President Bush had for his actions after Hurricane ...

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana — BP is seeking a court order compelling the White House to turn over emails by a former top adviser to President Barack Obama about the administration's response to last summer ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Declaring himself as angry as the rest of the nation, President Barack Obama assailed oil drillers and his own administration Friday as he ordered extra scrutiny of drilling permits ...

From the beginning of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill—which has now resulted in at least 50 million gallons oil spewing into the ocean, if not far more—President Barack Obama has been in an awkward ...

Panel will investigate oil industry practices and government response. May 17, 2010— -- President Obama announced today that he will create a presidential commision to investigate the oil spill ...

The Associated Press, which sued the government after being barred from covering White House events, presented its case to a circuit court panel.

CAMP DAVID, Md. — President Barack Obama reassured anxious Persian Gulf nations on Thursday that the United States is committed to helping protect their security, including the potential use of ...