President Barack Obama

'As Long As It Takes' (LIVE UPDATES)

The Huffington Post UK/PA | Posted 21.05.2013 | UK

US president Barack Obama has spoken of his "gratitude" to rescuers who raced to help some of the thousands of people caught up in a deadly storm he d...

WATCH: Daniel Day Lewis Playing Barack Obama

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 29.04.2013 | UK

In what at first appears to be the greatest make up job ever, Daniel Day Lewis describes the difficulties of playing President Barack Obama in an upco...

Polvaulting - The Future of Satire?

Patrick Cash | Posted 24.04.2013 | UK Tech
Patrick Cash

The Polvaulting story is not a straightforward relaying of the facts. It takes the bare premise of the facts as its starting point and then builds a surreal but humorous play on hypothesis around them; of what might happen if a rogue American General gave the order to attack North Korea.

Pictures Of The Day: 21st March 2013

Elliot Wagland, Tahira Mirza, Matthew Tucker | Posted 21.03.2013 | UK

The Huffington Post pictures of the day brings you the very best images from around the world chosen by our own photo editors, Elliot Wagland, Matthew...

WATCH: Obama Promises 'Unwavering Support' For Israel

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 20.03.2013 | UK

Making his first official visit to Israel, US president Barack Obama has pledged his commitment to the security of the country and stressed the need f...

Plea To Barack Obama Over British Guantanamo Detainee

PA | Posted 13.02.2013 | UK

A 20,000-strong petition will be presented to US President Barack Obama to urge the release of a British detainee at Guantanamo Bay who has been held ...

Biden And Cameron In Downing Street Talks

PA | Posted 05.02.2013 | UK Politics

US vice president Joe Biden has held talks at Downing Street amid renewed warnings from the Obama administration that it does not want Britain to leav...

Mehdi Hasan

The Road Forward: UK Politicians Try To Claim Obama As Their Own

HuffingtonPost.com | Mehdi Hasan | Posted 18.01.2013 | UK Politics

LONDON -- In March 2012, British Prime Minister David Cameron and Chancellor George Osborne jetted off to the United States for a series of meetings a...

Silver Lining For Obama In Official Portrait

The Huffington Post UK | Paul Vale | Posted 30.01.2013 | UK Politics

The White house has released the second official presidential picture of Barack Obama following his victory in the general election in November. ...

All the President's Men

James Davis | Posted 18.03.2013 | UK Politics
James Davis

How can President Obama make good on his campaign promises to strengthen the welfare state, invest in America's crumbling infrastructure and preserve American leadership in world affairs - all in a period of sluggish growth and continued economic uncertainty? The president will have the first of two important opportunities to provide some answers at his inauguration this Sunday.

Pictures Of The Week From The Huffington Post Picture Desk

Elliot Wagland, Tahira Mirza, Matthew Tucker | Posted 04.01.2013 | UK

Our pictures of the week started with an explosive set of New Year images. Firstly we had the dazzling firework display in Sydney,London stunned the w...

The Day After

James Davis | Posted 07.01.2013 | UK Politics
James Davis

Although the president came out on top last night, the mountain in front of him remains as high and the path to the summit as steep as it was just a few days ago.

Forget Barack And Joe - It's Maverick And Goose!

The Huffington Post UK | HuffPost Staff | Posted 07.11.2012 | UK Entertainment

Sorry Michelle, you may be the first lady but this is Joe's moment. Barack Obama and Joe Biden looked more like 'Top Gun' heroes Maverick and Goose...

Romney's Business Experience Does Not Fit the Bill for President of the United States

Matt Dathan | Posted 04.01.2013 | UK Politics
Matt Dathan

The very nature of Romney's business success means he cannot use the two fundamental sources of his business niche; risk-averse and selectivity, as a claim to be able to run the most powerful country in the world.

Obama on Course for Narrow Victory

Peter Kellner | Posted 04.01.2013 | UK Politics
Peter Kellner

YouGov's final survey in America shows Barack Obama ahead in enough states to secure a second term as President, but by a narrower margin than in his first victory four years ago.

Why the World Needs Obama

Jasdev Singh Rai | Posted 31.12.2012 | UK Politics
Jasdev Singh Rai

The world seems a lot safer under Obama than was under Bush, even if Obama has sent more forces to Afghanistan. Perhaps it is perception more than reality that calms.

Tim Montgomerie's Obama Baloney

Daniel Wood | Posted 22.12.2012 | UK Politics
Daniel Wood

The US election is nearly upon us and the two things that everyone can agree upon is that the race is within a whisker and whoever is elected presi...

Sam Parker

Meet The American Graffiti Artist Who Is Taking On Mitt Romney, One Sky At A Time

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Parker | Posted 09.12.2012 | Home

At Nuart Festival in Norway HuffPost UK spoke with Saber, one the best-known graffiti artists in the world who can't reveal his real name. We found ou...

What Are The Obamas Celebrating For?

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 03.10.2012 | UK

With all the stress of the first Presidential debate on Wednesday night, Barack Obama still did not forget another important occasion on October 3rd -...

The Problem With The American Election Comedy Adventure Series

Catherine Graham | Posted 13.11.2012 | UK Comedy
Catherine Graham

There's Mitt Romney who looks a bit constipated, then there's Barrack Obama who is too serious to make fun of. And then there's the actual politics. It's not going anywhere. It's stuck. They're all still arguing about the same things they were arguing about two years ago.

Are US Presidents Just ‘Successful Psychopaths'?

The Huffington Post UK | Ted Thornhill | Posted 11.09.2012 | UK

Most people would associate psychopaths with cold-blooded murderers. However, a new study claims that US presidents have displayed certain psychopa...

This Election Can't Just Be About the Economy

Eddy Evans | Posted 29.10.2012 | UK Politics
Eddy Evans

Yet the result of the presidential election in November matters to many of us beyond America's borders. Whether you live in Kabul, Damascus or Cairo, or indeed in London, your life will be affected by the decisions made in the Oval Office thousands of miles away.

The US Elections Are A Seven Billion Dollar Scandal

Gareth Edmundson | Posted 07.09.2012 | UK Politics
Gareth Edmundson

To every American citizen that reads this article on Huffington Post and beyond, I just want to plant this thought. $7 billion is currently being spent on nothing more than hot air.

WATCH: Barack Obama 'Sings' Justin Bieber's 'Boyfriend'

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 26.06.2012 | UK Comedy

Oh Barack Obama, what are you like? Well, you're like - a lot like, in fact - the current President Of The United States Of America, but according to ...

Will's Son Makes Him Cringe At The White House

WENN | Posted 17.05.2012 | UK Entertainment

Will Smith was left red-faced after his son asked U.S president Barack Obama if aliens are real during a visit to the White House. The Men in Black...