Tag: Barack Obama

Anyone can now use the Messenger app on a cell phone or the White House's Facebook page to fill out a message to President Obama, just like a user would in messaging a friend. (AP Photo)

Now you can send President Obama a message on Facebook

Kelly Cohen · August 10, 2016 5:30 pm

A Year Later, ‘Clock Boy’ Is Suing Texas Town

Alice B. Lloyd · August 9, 2016 10:14 pm

Federal Energy Regulatory Commissioner Tony Clark's term officially ended June 30. (AP Photo/Dale Wetzel)

Energy and Environment

Grid watchdog’s last Republican steps down next month

John Siciliano · August 9, 2016 9:52 pm

The court decision means the agency can move forward with appliance standards that the industry argues will drive up costs. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Energy and Environment

Court sides with Energy Dept. on costly appliance rules

John Siciliano · August 9, 2016 9:10 pm

A conservative group said that protecting the environmental agenda of President Obama was the primary motivator for a group of Democratic attorneys general to join together and investigate oil companies and nonprofits. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Energy and Environment

Group says Dem AGs want to protect Obama’s climate agenda with probes

Kyle Feldscher · August 9, 2016 6:47 pm

"Iran has increased its defense budget by $1.7 billion — exactly the same amount as the U.S. settlement payment," the lawmakers' letter said. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Senators: Iran war budget increased by ‘exactly the same amount’ as ransom payment

Joel Gehrke · August 9, 2016 6:45 pm

A protester is led away as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivers an economic policy speech to the Detroit Economic Club. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump mocks ‘JV interruptions’ during economic speech

Al Weaver · August 9, 2016 12:06 pm

The White House has created a blue-ribbon Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity that will produce recommendations for the next president.

Transition office opens for Obama cybersecurity initiatives

Charlie Mitchell · August 9, 2016 4:01 am

As of 2014, the last year data was available, the primary source of power for Michigan was natural gas with coal coming in second. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

Did Obama’s ‘war on coal’ really cost Mich. 50,000 jobs?

Kyle Feldscher · August 8, 2016 8:04 pm

Obama’s Historically Bad Economy

Jeffrey H. Anderson · August 8, 2016 7:15 pm

The Climate Action Plan directed the Environmental Protection Agency, the Energy Department and other Cabinet-level agencies to begin working on new regulations, while speeding up existing programs to reduce greenhouse gases, which many scientists blame for driving man-made climate change.

Energy and Environment

The 7 most expensive regs in Obama’s climate plan

John Siciliano · August 8, 2016 4:01 am

Most of these bills are non-controversial and pass easily, but the few dozen that have become law this year show just how difficult it is to find these non-controversial ideas.

Meet the 34 lawmakers who actually managed to pass bills this year

Pete Kasperowicz · August 8, 2016 4:01 am