Tag: Barack Obama

Trump should let lawmakers do their job. He should listen to Chaffetz. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

Do yourself a favor, Mr. President. Listen to Jason Chaffetz’s criticism. Open the oversight ‘floodgates’

Philip Wegmann · June 19, 2017 7:36 pm

One impact of the NLRB's decision has been to freeze engagement of new franchisees. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

What do burgers, fries, and economic growth have to do with each other?

Robert Ehrlich · June 19, 2017 4:23 pm

President Trump waves as he walks with Florida Gov. Rick Scott upon his arrival at Miami International Airport on Friday before speaking about Cuba policy. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

Trump’s forceful condemnation of Cuban communism

Emily Jashinsky · June 16, 2017 8:16 pm

President Trump announced Friday the reversal of some of former President Barack Obama's policies towards Cuba. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump announces the end of Obama’s ‘misguided deal’ with Cuba

Alex Pappas · June 16, 2017 6:21 pm

The Trump administration has very little to say at this point as the review of the Paris climate change agreement continues. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Under Trump, red states continue to outpace blue ones in jobs

Joseph Lawler · June 16, 2017 5:58 pm

Former President Barack Obama inducted rapper Jay Z into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on Thursday. (Photo by Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP)

Obama inducts Jay Z into Songwriters Hall of Fame

Melissa Quinn · June 16, 2017 2:14 pm

Secretary John F. Kelly's Department of Homeland Security had denied any changes to asylum procedure before the lawsuit. Those who claim to fear returning to their country are supposed to be granted interviews.

DHS rescinds Obama-era DAPA policy that would have protected illegal immigrant parents

Anna Giaritelli · June 16, 2017 2:11 am

President Trump could be helpful in building House support for eventually passing the Senate's bill, according to Majority Whip John Cornyn. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump’s Cuba policy keeps most Obama changes in place

Alex Pappas · June 16, 2017 1:00 am

When asked if the previous administration could have done more to secure the release of his son, Fred Warmbier responded, "I think the results speak for themselves." (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Father of Otto Warmbier: Obama could have done more to secure his release from North Korea

Matthew Trunko · June 15, 2017 2:48 pm

With no change in human rights in Cuba, American dollars will be spent funding authoritarian repression and a regime that has historically supported insurrectionism across Latin America and the world against America's interests. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

Trump’s expected reversal on Cuba is a victory for freedom

Erich Reimer · June 15, 2017 4:01 am

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis placed the blame for the current mess in Afghanistan squarely on the Obama administration, telling Congress Wednesday that by cutting support for the Afghan forces prematurely, President Obama allowed the Taliban to regroup and recover. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

National Security

Jim Mattis: Obama admin’s missteps undercut Afghanistan’s stability

Jamie McIntyre · June 14, 2017 4:11 pm

President Trump's reported call to make healthcare reform efforts more generous could alienate some of the conservatives he would need to get a bill through the Senate after narrowly succeeding in the House. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Trump tries to lead on Obamacare

W. James Antle III · June 14, 2017 4:01 am