Tag: Barack Obama

National Security

Obama leaves door open to end-run around Congress on Gitmo

Nicole Duran · December 18, 2015 8:02 pm

"John Boehner did a favor to all of us" by negotiating the budget framework that led to the omnibus appropriations bill that Congress approved this week, President Obama said. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Obama praises Boehner for $1.1 trillion spending deal

Nicole Duran · December 18, 2015 7:59 pm

"You cannot bring peace to Syria and you cannot bring an end to the civil war unless the government is considered legitimate by a majority of Syrians," said President Obama. (AP Photo)

Obama: ‘I was right’ on Syria

Nicole Duran · December 18, 2015 7:54 pm

National Security

Obama exploring how to crack private social media posts of terror suspects

Nicole Duran · December 18, 2015 7:42 pm

Under the new initiative, President Obama will reiterate the need for the Senate to pass the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015, which recently passed the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo)

Obama commutes 95 sentences, pardons two

Kelly Cohen · December 18, 2015 7:24 pm

Watch live: Obama holds year-end press conference

Washington Examiner Staff · December 18, 2015 6:50 pm

A 60-word paragraph explaining why President Obama reportedly failed to appreciate anxiety over recent terrorist attacks disappeared Friday from a New York Times report. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP)

NY Times removes damning description of Obama

Becket Adams · December 18, 2015 6:00 pm

Bush wishes Trump a ‘Happy Anniversary’

Ryan Lovelace · December 18, 2015 3:53 pm

"A presidentâs word is a big thing, and when the president says things, thatâs a big deal," Chuck Hagel said. (AP Photo/Mark Wilson, Pool)

National Security

Hagel: White House tried to ‘destroy’ me

Jacqueline Klimas · December 18, 2015 3:26 pm

The House Friday passed a $1.1 trillion fiscal 2016 spending package with a strong bipartisan vote, sending the bill to the Senate for likely approval (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

GOP, Dem majorities help pass $1.1 trillion spending bill

Susan Ferrechio · December 18, 2015 2:37 pm

Giving Iran a Pass

Mark Hemingway · December 18, 2015 5:30 am

Lying About Gitmo

Stephen F. Hayes · December 18, 2015 5:30 am