Tag: Barack Obama

The USA Freedom Act was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama on June 2, 2015. (AP Photo)

National Security

Americans: Anti-terrorism efforts shouldn’t trump civil liberties

Kelly Cohen · June 10, 2015 11:48 am

A city office employee works into the night as darkness closes in on October 10, 2005 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Businesses prepare for Obama’s new overtime rule

Sean Higgins · June 10, 2015 9:00 am

"We can't wait until this fall," said Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. "This matter has to be resolved now." (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Dems demand budget summit with GOP

Susan Ferrechio · June 10, 2015 4:01 am

Sens. Flake and Kaine argue that the original Authorization of Military Force Against Terrorists is outdated.Â (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

More authority for Obama against ISIS seems DOA in Senate

Susan Crabtree · June 10, 2015 4:01 am

U.S. soldiers prepare to participate in a training mission with Iraqi Army soldier, right, outside Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, May 27, 2015. (AP Photo)

National Security

Up to 1,000 more U.S. troops in Iraq?

Tara Copp · June 9, 2015 10:11 pm

Chuck Todd bemoans NBC’s emphasis on ratings

Becket Adams · June 9, 2015 10:00 pm

Chris Matthews still gets a thrill out of the president

Becket Adams · June 9, 2015 8:38 pm

WH clarifies Obama’s ‘complete strategy’ comment

Susan Crabtree · June 9, 2015 8:00 pm

It's instructive to compare the Times descriptions of Sen. Marco Rubio's (right) finances as of 2015 with what we know about President Obama's (left) finances as of 2007. (AP Photos)

Beltway Confidential

Rubio’s finances look pretty decent compared to Obama’s from 2007

David Freddoso · June 9, 2015 5:33 pm

President Barack Obama pauses while speaking at the Catholic Hospital Association Conference about healthcare reform, Tuesday, June 9, 2015, at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama: Obamacare opponents are deeply ‘cynical’

Paige Winfield Cunningham · June 9, 2015 4:49 pm

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce said that the proposed rule would entail "unintended consequences" for some workers, making it harder for small businesses that can't afford in-house financial advisers to offer retirement plans to their employees. (iStock photo)

Chamber challenges rule against kickbacks for retirement advisers

Joseph Lawler · June 9, 2015 3:07 pm

Michael McCaul said pulling out of Iraq and Afghanistan was President Obama's strategy all along, and said those conditions helped create the Islamic State. (AP Photo)Â

McCaul: Obama ‘can’t get his head around’ ISIS surge

Pete Kasperowicz · June 9, 2015 2:48 pm