Tag: Barack Obama

At 96 months in duration, the recovery is already significantly longer than the postwar average of 58.4 months. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Economic recovery hits eight-year mark, with no end in sight

Joseph Lawler · June 1, 2017 2:57 pm

President Trump signed an executive order aimed at easing an IRS rule limiting political activity for churches. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

These days, religious liberty is sitting pretty in church

Robert Ehrlich · June 1, 2017 2:05 pm

President Trump reminded reporters on Thursday morning that the "big story" they should be covering is the "unmasking and surveillance" of people that occurred during the Obama administration. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump: The ‘big story’ is Obama’s ‘unmasking and surveillance’ of Americans

Melissa Quinn · June 1, 2017 11:18 am

The Paris agreement is a big flashy set of empty promises. (Wikipedia Commons)

Judgment of Paris — walk away from it

Washington Examiner · June 1, 2017 4:01 am

According to the Sun-Times, the Obamas will also continue to own their Chicago home in the South Side Kenwood area. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Obamas buy DC home they’d been renting

Leah DePiero · May 31, 2017 8:56 pm

$The EPA action officially stayed portions of the 2016 New Source Performance Standard for oil and natural gas fracking operations. for 90 days.$ Energy and Environment

EPA halts rules on frackers ahead of climate decision

John Siciliano · May 31, 2017 4:15 pm

"If Trump pulls the US out of the ?#ParisAgreement he will be committing a traitorous act of war against the American people," liberal billionaire donor Tom Steyer tweeted. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Beltway Confidential

Democrats’ apocalyptic global warming rhetoric doesn’t match their actions

Jamie Weinstein · May 31, 2017 4:13 pm

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich argues the response to comedienne Kathy Griffin's gruesome photo holding a mock-up of President Trump's severed head would be far different had the head resembled President Obama. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Newt Gingrich: Kathy Griffin’s career would be over if she was pictured with Obama’s head

Sean Langille · May 31, 2017 2:35 pm

Seven of the 10 years that saw the most pages published in the Federal Register were during Obama's tenure. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

New rules surged in Obama’s last year to 3,853, most pages in Federal Register ever

Joseph Lawler · May 31, 2017 9:00 am

Former President Barack Obama will aid the Democrat facing off against Republican nominee Ed Gillespie for governor of Virginia. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)

Still waiting for Obama to be quiet

Washington Examiner · May 31, 2017 4:01 am

The White House gets the additional troops in its proclaimed buildup by calculating the difference between those projections of a shrinking future force by Obama to its plans for the size of the military. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

National Security

Fake Army buildup: Adam Smith cries foul over White House troop-level claims

Travis J. Tritten · May 30, 2017 7:16 pm

President George W. Bush stands during the playing of taps at a Memorial Day ceremony, May 26, 2008, at Arlington National Cemetery. (AP Photo)

Photos: Presidents honoring Memorial Day throughout history

Leah DePiero · May 29, 2017 12:00 pm