Washington, Feb 4 : US President Barack Obama's first two executive orders, allowing federal funding for overseas abortions and closing Guantanamo, have been met with widespread opposition.

President Obama has garnered widespread support for his early actions in office, but Americans strongly oppose the Commander-in-Chief's first two executive orders, according to a Gallup poll released on Tuesday.

Washington, Feb. 4 : A couple of weeks ago, it was revealed that President Barack Obama didn't fancy Washington''s icy weather, and as soon as he entered the White House and the Oval Office in particular, he turned up the thermostat.

Washington, Feb 4 : US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle took time out from their busy schedules and made an unannounced trip to a school to read to kids.

The trip, which comes just after former senator Tom Daschle resigned as HHS Secretary-nominee, and which was not scheduled, saw the commander-in-chief heading for The Capital City Public Charter School.

Washington, Feb. 4 : The United States may change its strategy on Afghanistan, and focus more on dismantling the terror training camps in Pakistan.

According to The Nation, the Pentagon's top military officers have recommended to President Barack Obama that the US should focus more on eliminating Taliban and Al-Qaeda safe havens in Pakistan, rather than on achieving lasting democracy and a thriving Afghan economy.

Washington, Feb. 4 : President Barack Obama has admitted that he made a "mistake" in his handling of Tom Daschle''s Cabinet nomination.

He told FOX News on Tuesday that he is taking full responsibility for a process that ended in Daschle withdrawing his name amid tax problems.

Washington  - Thomas Daschle on Tuesday withdrew his name from consideration as President Barack Obama's health secretary amid a tax scandal, dealing a significant blow to the new administration's efforts to reform health care in the United States.

Obama in a statement said he accepted Daschle's withdrawal with "sadness and regret." As late as Monday Obama had said he "absolutely" supported Daschle's nomination.