Tag: Barack Obama

President Barack Obama speaks during a town hall style event McKinley Senior High School in Baton Rouge, La., Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Obama came to win elections and talk trash — and he’s all out of elections

Timothy P. Carney · January 14, 2016 11:56 pm

"What authority do you have to close Gitmo?" @SpeakerRyan asked. "Even Democrats supported restrictions that you signed into law." (AP Photo)

White House blows off Ryan’s Twitter questions

Nicole Duran · January 14, 2016 10:50 pm

President Obama, with (from left) Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Commander of U.S. Central Command Gen. Lloyd Austin, speaks at the Pentagon. Gen. Austin said it will take more time to get the full picture of why and how the sailors ended up in Iranian waters. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

National Security

Iran incident was ‘navigational error,’ Pentagon says

Jacqueline Klimas · January 14, 2016 10:44 pm

Obama claimed inflation for healthcare costs is the lowest that has been in 20 years and credited Obamacare. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Obama pressed to explain rising health costs over Twitter

Susan Crabtree · January 14, 2016 7:38 pm

President Barack Obama winks as he speaks during a town hall at McKinley Senior High School in Baton Rouge, La., Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016. After giving his State of the Union address, the president is traveling to tout progress and goals in his final year in office. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Washington Secrets

Trump rally draws 10-times more than Obama’s

Paul Bedard · January 14, 2016 6:28 pm

The Spanish-language response to Obama's speech was delivered by Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

GOP altered immigration message in Spanish response to Obama’s speech

Pete Kasperowicz · January 14, 2016 6:25 pm

Let me tell you, there are three things that are certain in life: death, taxes, and Michelle is not running for president. That I can tell you,? President Obama said. (AP file photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Obama: No way Michelle will run for president

Susan Crabtree · January 14, 2016 5:47 pm

U.S. President Bill Clinton meets with former White House Press Secretary Jim Brady to discuss the Brady gun bill in the Oval Office. Gun control helped sweep in GOP control of House and Senate in 1994. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook)

Washington Secrets

Norquist: Gun control could sink Democrats — AGAIN

Paul Bedard · January 14, 2016 3:41 pm

Principally, the measures would tighten the so-called "gun show loophole." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

GOP in push to censure Obama over ‘reckless’ foreign policy

Pete Kasperowicz · January 14, 2016 2:07 pm

National Security

McCain slams Obama’s ‘almost pathological denial’ of terror threat

Kelly Cohen · January 14, 2016 1:29 pm

Christie ad: Clinton the ‘architect’ of Obama’s foreign policy

Ryan Lovelace · January 14, 2016 1:07 pm

Obama barely touched on criminal justice reform, the one issue that shows growing bipartisan support. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Obama’s missed opportunity on criminal justice reform

Jerry Madden · January 14, 2016 5:02 am