President Barack Obama warns BP still has a big job to do, despite positive signs that a seal on its leaking Gulf of Mexico well will hold.

President Barack Obama brought his family to the coast of Maine Friday for a biking and hiking getaway made even sweeter by a double helping of good news from Congress and the Gulf of Mexico.

President Barack Obama says BP's successful capping of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill is good news.

President Barack Obama says news that BP has succeeded in capping the Gulf of Mexico oil spill is a positive sign. View full sizeBP PLC, via The Associated PressThis video image captured Thursday at 3:57 p.m. shows that the flow...

WASHINGTON - A senior adviser to President Barack Obama says the administration is confident that BP's latest effort to contain the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico will work.