President Barack Obama has reversed a decision to expand oil exploration off US coasts and, in the wake of the BP spill, will extend a deepwater drilling ban in certain areas through 2017, an official said Wednesday.

Barack Obama's administration initially underestimated the size of the BP oil spill, a report says.

President Barack Obama issued the following statement regarding the sealing of the BP well: Michael DeMockerPresident Barack Obama at an Oct. 15 visit to the University of New Orleans Today, we achieved an important milestone in our response to the...

President Barack Obama today marks the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina slamming into New Orleans by affirming the federal commitment to the city as it rebuilds from the storm and copes with the BP Plc oil spill.

President Barack Obama will use the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina to reaffirm his commitment to the Gulf Coast amid lingering questions over his administration's response to the BP oil spill.