President Obama's most recent news conference at the White House was on Nov. 14. Fang Zhe/Xinhua/Landov hide caption
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We face real-world decisions now about everything from sea level rise, to energy infrastructure to what food is best for you. Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
The White House is bathed in pink light on Thursday for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
Still Right Twice A Day: Visitors look at the Ohio Clock outside the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill Sunday. The clock that has stood watch over the Senate for 196 years stopped running shortly after noon Wednesday. Employees who wind the clock weekly were furloughed in the federal shutdown. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption
White House press secretary Jay Carney uses a visual aid comparing what Republican lawmakers said against what financial leaders said as he briefs reporters at the White House Thursday. Charles Dharapak/AP hide caption
Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew leaves the Capitol after a visit on Thursday. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Steve Inskeep interviews President Obama in the Oval Office on Monday for NPR's Morning Edition. Pete Souza/The White House hide caption
At the White House Saturday, President Obama said he would seek congressional approval before taking action in Syria. Charles Dharapak/AP hide caption
A Tomahawk cruise missile lifts off from the guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) in 2011. If a U.S. strike against Syria goes ahead, what comes next? U.S. Navy/Getty Images hide caption
A weapon is used on the indoor firing range at the National Armory gun store in Pompano Beach, Fla., in April. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Female rebel fighters gather in Syria's northern city of Aleppo on Saturday to protest what they claim was a chemical attack by pro-government forces in a suburb of Damascus. AFP/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Obama family dogs Bo (left) and new addition Sunny, sit on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday. Pete Souza/AP hide caption
Helen Thomas reads the newspaper while sitting in her chair in the White House press room in 2006. She died on Saturday at age 92. Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images hide caption