Tag: Barack Obama

Trump is making tons of progress while the media ignore it

Robert Ehrlich · September 15, 2017 4:01 am

The Nuclear Deal Is Only Half of It

Lee Smith · September 15, 2017 4:00 am

Democrats are angling to pass a "Dream Act" bill from Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard, D-Calif., that would give so-called Dreamers a path to permanent resident status in the U.S., and even U.S. citizenship. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

3 problems that could block Democrats’ DACA ‘deal’ with Trump

Al Weaver, Pete Kasperowicz · September 14, 2017 5:53 pm

When Ivanka Trump disagrees with her father she lets him know privately. "To voice dissent publicly would mean I'm not part of the team. When you're part of a team, you're part of a team," she said. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Ivanka Trump: Voicing ‘dissent publicly’ against my father ‘would mean I’m not part of the team’

Caitlin Yilek · September 14, 2017 4:24 pm

The Federal Trade Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are still stuck with Obama appointees pursuing liberal policy objectives and undermining the new president's agenda. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Beltway Confidential

Obama holdovers are slowing Trump’s agenda in key agencies

Brian Rogers · September 13, 2017 8:59 pm

Equipment worth nearly $460 million was transferred to state and local police in 2013 alone. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

National Security

Dozens of groups urge Congress to stop transfer of military items to cops

Kelly Cohen · September 13, 2017 5:15 pm

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt says he is focused on a "back to basics" agenda, protecting the nation's air, water, and public health. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Energy and Environment

Scott Pruitt criticizes Obama as ‘environmental savior,’ moves EPA away from climate change

Josh Siegel · September 13, 2017 3:05 pm

The Obama Foundation will host a global summit in Chicago to promote civic engagement, former President Barack Obama announced on Wednesday.

Obama to host global summit on civic engagement

Caitlin Yilek · September 13, 2017 2:16 pm

In a statement from his office, Obama said he spoke to Windsor several days ago and told her how much of a difference she had made in the U.S. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Obama responds to Edith Windsor’s death

Diana Stancy Correll · September 12, 2017 10:34 pm

The initiative will aim to reduce cardiovascular disease and help countries react to pandemics. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Obama’s former CDC chief launches global health initiative

Kimberly Leonard · September 12, 2017 8:17 pm

The cost of solar energy has shrunk from 28 cents per kilowatt hour in 2010 to 6 cents. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

Trump makes progress on Obama solar goals three years ahead of schedule

John Siciliano · September 12, 2017 5:42 pm

Former President Barack Obama isn't the only past Democratic leader who refuses to ride off into the sunset. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Hillary Clinton’s book keeps Democrats divided and focused on the past

W. James Antle III · September 12, 2017 4:01 am