Tag: Barack Obama

Trump is right to demand a strategy that matches U.S. interests to strategic feasibility. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Trump is right to be angry about Afghanistan

Tom Rogan · August 3, 2017 4:13 pm

Mexico is becoming increasingly dependent on U.S.-produced natural gas to keep its lights on and its emissions low, a Mexican official told U.S. energy regulators on Thursday. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Energy and Environment

EPA unexpectedly cancels delay of strict Obama smog rules

John Siciliano · August 3, 2017 3:53 pm

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan have hired Joel Benenson, former pollster for former President Barack Obama and chief strategist for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, as a consultant. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Mark Zuckerberg hires former Clinton, Obama pollster

Mandy Mayfield · August 2, 2017 11:51 pm

President Trump addressed the National Jamboree in West Virginia last week, but his speech was criticized by parents and former scouts who complained about the partisan nature of the president's remarks. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Boy Scouts unaware of any call to Trump praising National Jamboree speech

Melissa Quinn · August 2, 2017 5:29 pm

Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., has said he hopes that "filling the open seats on the NLRB will restore the board to its intended purpose of acting as a neutral umpire after years of playing the role of advocate."

Sen. Lamar Alexander: Fill out the NLRB and restore its neutrality

Sen. Lamar Alexander · August 2, 2017 11:00 am

The key dates in shaping the attitudes in the Outstate Midwest are 1787, 1854 and 1937. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

Beltway Confidential

From the Northwest Ordinance to Trump’s big Midwest win

Michael Barone · August 1, 2017 3:20 pm

To his credit, President Trump directed Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke to begin the process of undoing former President Back Obama's abuses regarding the declaration of national monuments to appease environmentalists. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)

Beltway Confidential

Obama wasn’t king, and his laws aren’t set in stone

William Perry Pendley - contributor · August 1, 2017 1:00 pm

"Valerie is one of our country's foremost leaders and a distinguished public servant, and a natural fit for our board," Logan Green, Lyft's co-founder and CEO, said in a statement. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Valerie Jarrett joins Lyft’s board of directors

Melissa Quinn · July 31, 2017 3:26 pm

Paul Krugman claimed that former President Barack Obama was "remarkably" forthcoming in how he pursued his legislative agenda. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Paul Krugman says Obama was ‘honest’ about healthcare, omits broken promise on keeping doctors

Eddie Scarry · July 31, 2017 3:07 pm

President Donald Trump speaks at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., after firing his Chief of Staff Reince Priebus and naming Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly as his new Chief of Staff, Friday, July 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Flashback: Trump ripped Obama and Harry Reid for going ‘nuclear’ in 2013

Naomi Lim · July 30, 2017 9:11 pm

President Trump reversed President Barack Obama's decision to lift a ban on transgender people serving in the military last week. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump right to reverse Obama’s transgender experiment on the military

Washington Examiner · July 30, 2017 4:02 pm

With the help of hedge fund billionaire George Soros, the National Democratic Redistricting Committee hopes to wrest control from voters of congressional re-districting in 2021 when booming conservative states such as Texas will gain seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. (Olivier Hoslet, Pool Photo via AP)

Gov. Greg Abbott: How George Soros is helping Obama Democrats buy their way back to power

Greg Abbott · July 29, 2017 3:06 pm