Tag: Barack Obama

Beltway Confidential

The Supreme Court rules, even when it’s not in session

Kimberly Ross · September 22, 2020 7:27 pm

Republican lawmakers, from left, Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Committee on Oversight Reform, and Rep. Lee Zeldin R-N.Y., appear before members of the media outside a closed door meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019.

Jim Jordan: Comey testimony is ‘key’ to unwrapping Russia investigation ‘cover-up’

Mica Soellner · September 20, 2020 9:54 pm

The Supreme Court is shown, Monday, April 6, 2020 in Washington. The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from the Catholic church in Washington, DC, that sought to place religious-themed ads on public buses.

People favor confirmation hearings for Supreme Court vacancy in 2020: Poll

Jerry Dunleavy · September 19, 2020 5:57 pm

Harvard professor Ash Carter, former U.S. secretary of defense, left, and MSNBC television anchor Rachel Maddow, host of the Rachel Maddow Show, right, take questions from an audience, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, at a forum called "Perspectives on National Security," at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, on the campus of Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass.

Maddow shows photos of caged illegal immigrants during Obama administration to criticize Trump border separation policy

Anthony Leonardi · September 18, 2020 1:04 am

FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2017 file photo, former President Barack Obama, right, and former first lady Michelle Obama arrive for the first session of the Obama Foundation Summit in Chicago. Barack Obama and Netflix reportedly are negotiating a deal for the former president and his wife, Michelle, to produce shows exclusively for the streaming service. The proposed deal was reported Friday, March 9, 2018, by The New York Times, which cited people familiar with the discussions who were not identified.

Michelle Obama says she and Barack ‘could’ve never gotten away’ with what Trump has done in office

Andrew Mark Miller · September 17, 2020 8:32 pm

In this image from video, former President Barack Obama speaks during the third night of the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020.

Barack Obama’s first presidential memoir set for release in November

Madison Dibble · September 17, 2020 11:51 am

Chris Rock presents the award for outstanding comedy series at the 50th annual NAACP Image Awards on Saturday, March 30, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Chris Rock slams Pelosi and Democrats for letting ‘the pandemic come in’ while they were preoccupied with impeachment

Emma Colton · September 17, 2020 9:13 am

Beltway Confidential

Joe Biden’s tax pledge deepens dangerous divide between taxes and spending

Garrett Watson · September 16, 2020 5:40 pm

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History will thank Trump (and Obama) for keeping Hillary Clinton out of office

Noemie Emery · September 16, 2020 4:00 am

Former President Barack Obama, left, and Michelle Obama, center, praise Chance The Rapper during a community concert at the Obama Foundation Summit Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, in Chicago.

Beltway Confidential

The Obamas and Susan Rice are silent on Netflix’s Cuties

Tiana Lowe Doescher · September 15, 2020 1:10 pm

Atlantic article lacks perspective on Trump’s record on veterans’ issues

Christopher Neiweem · September 9, 2020 11:00 pm

Bill Clinton launching podcast ‘built on his gift for storytelling’

Emma Colton · September 8, 2020 7:32 pm