Americans rush to buy guns, expecting stricter rules (video Al Jazeera)

 Gun enthusiasts vow to fight any attempt to change right to bear arms as US president seeks to impose new restrictions.

Americans are rushing to buy guns and ammunition before an expected crackdown is announced.

Obama Calls on Congress to do 'Something - Anything' to Curb Gun Violence

"What if Congress did something — anything — to protect our kids from gun violence," U.S. President Barack Obama said in his weekly address about his frustration with the "unfinished business" to control the country's "epidemic of gun violence."

Obama Visits Service Members in Hawaii on Christmas Day

President Barack Obama celebrated Christmas in Hawaii with a visit to a Marine Corps base and leisure time with his family.

Obama calls Southern California carnage act of terrorism

US President Barack Obama called the recent shooting rampage in southern California "an act of terrorism" and warned that terrorist threat has evolved into a new phase.

Obama to Address Nation on Keeping Americans Safe After California Massacre

President Barack Obama will address the nation Sunday night from the Oval Office after a violent week in the United States that saw another mass shooting.

Obama would veto proposal for more scrutiny of Syrian, Iraqi refugees, White House says

US President Barack Obama would veto a proposal from Republican lawmakers in the US House of Representatives for additional scrutiny of refugees from Syria or Iraq, the White House said on Wednesday.

Obama considering all options to close Guantanamo - (White House)

The White House on Wednesday said that President Barack Obama will use "every element of his authority" to push forward the closing of the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, if Congress does not cooperate in this regard.

Stats: Nearly 300 Mass US Shootings This Year

The latest U.S. mass shooting that claimed the lives of nine people at a community college in Oregon highlights the increasing level of gun violence across the country. It prompted President Barack Obama to again call for strengthening gun control laws in an effort to decrease mass violence.

Obama says US not cured of racism

U.S. President Barack Obama said that racism was still embedded in the United States in an interview on Monday...

"The legacy of slavery, Jim Crow, discrimination in almost every institution of our lives, you know, that casts a long shadow, and that's still part of our DNA that's passed on," Obama said in an interview with comedian Marc Maron for his popular podcast "WTF. "