Tag: Barack Obama

All that matters now is how Sen. Chuck Schumer spins the shutdown to his base. Everything has changed and Democrats are still dangerous either way. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Beltway Confidential

Either an inoculation or a weaponized virus, Chuck Schumer injected something new into the Democrat bloodstream

Philip Wegmann · January 22, 2018 8:10 pm

In an order Wednesday, the court stayed part of a district court decision "with respect to refugees covered by a formal assurance." (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Energy and Environment

Supreme Court rules challenges to Obama-era water rule should be filed in district courts

Melissa Quinn · January 22, 2018 3:59 pm

File-This Oct. 24, 2017, file photo shows House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., speaking on Capitol Hill in Washington. Twitter accounts linked to Russian influence operations are pushing a conservative meme related to the investigation of Russian election interference, researchers say. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

FBI hasn’t seen House intel memo on alleged FISA abuses: Report

Naomi Lim · January 22, 2018 12:28 am

Some of the Republicans who appear frequently on television, like Jim Jordan and Ron DeSantis, have reacted strongly to the memo's contents. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Byron York: Amid shutdown, House GOP shows intense interest in Trump dossier memo

Byron York · January 21, 2018 1:10 pm

After Jared Kushner joined the Trump administration, U.S. officials reportedly became concerned after he met with the Chinese ambassador several times, sometimes alone. "There"s nobody else there in the room to verify what was said and what wasn't, so the Chinese can go back and claim anything," one former senior U.S. official said, according to a report. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Jared Kushner troubled some US officials over meetings with Chinese ambassador: Report

Katie Leach · January 20, 2018 7:46 pm

Donald Trump Jr. said there is "little doubt" in his mind that a memo circulating among members of Congress proves that the Obama administration abused the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act in order to spy on his father's presidential campaign. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Trump Jr. on FISA memo: Media, Democrats working together to deceive Americans

Mandy Mayfield · January 20, 2018 2:48 am

The debate over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program has devolved into a fixation on crass words and shallow arguments while completely ignoring substantive discussion. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Beltway Confidential

Instead of ‘shitholes,’ this is the immigration conversation we should be having

Jenna Ellis · January 20, 2018 12:36 am

President Trump is on track to spend more than his predecessor on travel, according to records obtained by conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump’s political, leisure travel costs may end up topping Obama’s

Steven Nelson · January 19, 2018 11:03 pm

"All she is about is serving herself, but her track record should make her fit in as a politician," Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer (pictured above) said about Chelsea Manning's run for Senate. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Beltway Confidential

An interview with Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer on Chelsea Manning’s Senate bid

Tom Rogan · January 19, 2018 9:46 pm

Afternoon Links: Marching for Life, Twitter Does Good, and Amazon HQ2 Madness

Jim Swift · January 19, 2018 9:30 pm

According to a report, President Trump may not do an interview traditionally held just before the Super Bowl. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump may snub NBC’s Super Bowl interview: Report

Caitlin Yilek · January 19, 2018 8:08 pm

At the peak of the 2013 shutdown, roughly 850,000 employees were furloughed each day, about 40 percent of the federal civilian workforce. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

What happens to the government if there’s a shutdown

Joseph Lawler · January 19, 2018 7:03 pm