Tag: Barack Obama

Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence was not phased when Colin Powell, the former secretary of State under George W. Bush, endorsed Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton on Tuesday. (AP Photos)

Pence: Powell abandons GOP three elections in a row

Anna Giaritelli · October 26, 2016 2:14 am

"The point I was making is he's trying to dumb down, he's insulting … the people who play ball." (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Biden: Trump’s ‘locker room talk’ is insulting jocks

Nicole Duran · October 25, 2016 11:45 pm

"Of course the president had possession of Secretary Clinton's email address, but he did not have any knowledge of where her server was located or what sort of arrangements had been made to store her email," Josh Earnest said. (AP Photo)

White House: Obama never lied about Hillary Clinton’s emails

Nicole Duran · October 25, 2016 9:22 pm

"When we make a promise to our men and women in the military, we need to keep it." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

National Security

Obama not ready to halt National Guard paybacks yet

Nicole Duran · October 25, 2016 9:08 pm

Trump: Obama is now ‘caught up’ in Clinton’s ‘big’ email lie

Gabby Morrongiello · October 25, 2016 9:02 pm

"The vast majority of people who are purchasing health insurance through the marketplace will not see a significant increase in the amount that they pay for their healthcare," Josh Earnest claimed. (AP Photo)

White House says Obamacare helps most people who buy it

Nicole Duran · October 25, 2016 8:58 pm

"What I can say again is that we do not pay ransom. We don't pay ransom," State Department Spokesman John Kirby said. "We didn't then, we don't now. We're not going to change that policy going forward."

National Security

State Department on Iran $4 million demand: ‘We don’t pay ransom’

Susan Crabtree · October 25, 2016 8:21 pm

"The work-life needs assessment survey continues OPM's support to develop and sustain an engaged, innovative and productive federal workforce," Office of Personnel Management Acting Director Beth Cobert wrote in a memo to agencies. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Obama works to ‘cultivate fulfilling lives’ for federal workers

Pete Kasperowicz · October 25, 2016 7:05 pm

Rule requires contractors to report accusations of labor law violations, even if a court hasn't reviewed them. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Court halts Obama contractor blacklist

Sean Higgins · October 25, 2016 6:46 pm

U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change Jonathan Pershing said a climate change meeting in Morocco next month will see a more aggressive implementation plan for the Paris Agreement. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

Obama administration expects climate deal to speed up

Kyle Feldscher · October 25, 2016 5:45 pm

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during an campaign event with employees at Trump National Doral, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, in Miami. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Media pounce on Trump’s Obamacare misstatement

Eddie Scarry · October 25, 2016 5:39 pm

Josh Schwerin, a campaign spokesman, sent an email to high-level staffers informing them of President Obama's comments just a few days after the New York Times exposed Hillary Clinton's private email use for the first time. (AP Photo)

Clinton camp sounded alarm over emails to Obama: ‘We need to clean this up’

Sarah Bedford · October 25, 2016 3:17 pm