Tag: Barack Obama

Blame for the Republicans' failure to repeal and replace Obamacare lies mostly at the feet of House and Senate leaders. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

A succession of Republican failures on healthcare

Washington Examiner · July 29, 2017 4:01 am

Trump gave a speech to members of law enforcement at Suffolk County Community College on Friday. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump tells law enforcement Americans have their backs, ‘not like the old days’

Melissa Quinn · July 28, 2017 6:29 pm

President Barack Obama signs a memorandum directing the Treasury Department to create a new retirement saving account after speaking at the U.S. Steel Irvin Plant, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in West Mifflin, Pa., about retirement policies he highlighted in the State of the Union address. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Washington Secrets

Treasury kills Obama IRA boondoggle, cost taxpayers $70M to manage $34M

Paul Bedard · July 28, 2017 12:39 pm

When asked how the policy allowing transgender individuals to serve openly "affected military readiness," 41 percent said it "hurt" while 12 just percent said it "helped." (AP Photos/Massoud Hossaini)

Beltway Confidential

What did service members think of the Obama-era transgender military policy?

Emily Jashinsky · July 26, 2017 5:06 pm

Rhodes has become a person of interest for certain Republicans. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

National Security

Senate Intelligence Committee met with Ben Rhodes: Report

Daniel Chaitin · July 26, 2017 3:25 am

"We are trying too hard to govern for just 35 to 40 percent of the country and it just isn't working," said a Republican strategist who advises mainly centrist candidates. "You can't win with just 35 to 40 percent of the vote." (Illustration by Nate Beeler for the Washington Examiner)

How Washington forgot how to govern

W. James Antle III · July 23, 2017 4:01 am

President Trump on Saturday seemed to forgive Scaramucci for not adopting his policies early on in the 2016 election, and said Scaramucci backed different candidates before he knew Trump was running. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Anthony Scaramucci’s old tweets reveal liberal views on climate, abortion, gay rights, border wall

Anna Giaritelli · July 22, 2017 1:35 pm

Clapper and John Brennan, the CIA director under Obama, criticized Trump's approach towards Russia during an appearance at the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

National Security

James Clapper wonders if Trump is ‘making Russia great again’

Josh Siegel · July 22, 2017 1:28 am

"Excess licensing hinders the American workforce," Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta said in a speech Friday to the American Legislative Exchange Council in Denver. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta calls for occupational licensing reform

Sean Higgins · July 21, 2017 10:28 pm

"Trump cannot define or constrain Mueller investigation," former Attorney General Eric Holder said. "If he tries to do so this creates issues of constitutional and criminal dimension."

Eric Holder: Trump hindering Mueller investigation ‘creates issues of constitutional and criminal dimension’

Daniel Chaitin · July 21, 2017 2:58 am

"On-scene response efforts" from the federal government would occur at the request of impacted entities. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Obama was ready to send armed guards to polling places in the event of an Election Day cyberattack

Melissa Quinn · July 20, 2017 7:11 pm

He said Congress will repeal Obamacare if they have to live with it. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Ron DeSantis to Trump: Cut Obamacare subsidies to pressure Congress

Joel Gehrke · July 20, 2017 7:02 pm