Tag: Barack Obama

Jane Sanders, wife of Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., fired back at MSNBC host Joy Reid on Wednesday after Reid used the Sanders' marriage as evidence the senator was not a role model figure when it came to women's rights. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Jane Sanders fires back at MSNBC host: ‘Don’t ever use me to demean my husband’

Naomi Lim · November 30, 2017 12:19 am

In a wide-ranging interview with the New York Times' T magazine, Jay-Z (pictured above) was asked whether he had any disappointments about former President Barack Obama or if he had lived up to his expectations. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP)

Jay-Z: Obama’s ‘not a superhero’

Kara Zupkus · November 29, 2017 6:57 pm

Janet Yellen’s last warning: The national debt ‘should keep people awake at night’

Pete Kasperowicz · November 29, 2017 4:50 pm

President Trump shared a poll on Twitter Thursday that showed he was deemed the "better president" when compared to his predecessor, former President Barack Obama. (AP Photos)

Trump still questioning Obama’s birth certificate: Report

Caitlin Yilek · November 29, 2017 3:21 pm

On Tuesday, President Trump nominated Joseph Macmanus, a career diplomat with strong ties to the Obama administration, to be ambassador to Colombia, a move that elicited conservative opprobrium. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

Beltway Confidential

Trump under fire for nominating Benghazi-connected Obama holdover to ambassadorship

Timothy P. Carney · November 29, 2017 5:18 am

Charles McCullough, the former intelligence community inspector general, has asserted in recent days that there was an effort by the Obama administration and the Clinton campaign to mislead the public about Hillary Clinton's emails. (screenshot)

National Security

Trump: Why aren’t ‘deep state’ authorities probing Clinton emails?

Diana Stancy Correll · November 29, 2017 4:17 am

President Trump remains at odds with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., over an end-of-the-year funding deal and has expressed as much over social media. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via Bloomberg)

Trump decries Democrats for holding defense funding ‘hostage’ after latest North Korea missile test

Diana Stancy Correll · November 29, 2017 2:52 am

"For six years, this agency has fought for working people, and now it is time for us to fight for the agency," Warren said Tuesday at a protest rally outside the CFPB. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

National Security

Elizabeth Warren leads protest to block Trump’s CFPB appointment

Joel Gehrke · November 28, 2017 6:28 pm

If Jack Ryan's inappropriate request of his wife had to be revealed in the public interest, despite their shared interest in keeping it sealed, then why should Conyers' misbehavior be kept secret just because complainants in congressional cases of sexual harassment are forced to sign non-disclosure agreements? (AP Photo/Stephen J. Carrera)

Beltway Confidential

Jack Ryan’s past was laid bare; all the more reason to see John Conyers’

David Freddoso · November 28, 2017 4:39 pm

Former President Barack Obama plans to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his upcoming trip to China and India. A spokesman said Obama will be speaking at summits during his travels. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Obama to meet with world leaders in China, India

Caitlin Yilek · November 28, 2017 3:43 pm

Former Vice President Joe Biden reminds Democrats of when they were winning presidential elections rather than losing them. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Joe Biden for president talk is back in fashion

W. James Antle III · November 28, 2017 5:01 am

"Michelle and I are delighted to congratulate Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on their engagement. We wish you a lifetime of joy and happiness together," Obama wrote on Twitter. (Kensington Palace via AP)

Barack Obama wishes Prince Harry, Meghan Markle ‘a lifetime of joy’ after engagement

Naomi Lim · November 27, 2017 9:59 pm