Tag: Barack Obama

Public policies prove to be enduring when they address what people regard as genuine needs and thus create constituencies which politicians do not dare to defy.

Government by faculty lounge subject to repeal

Michael Barone · January 6, 2017 5:04 am

There will be no massive energy bill this year, House Speaker Paul Ryan's office said Wednesday evening. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Trump must establish an export-centric energy strategy

Mark Mills · January 6, 2017 5:03 am

"I think the overall trajectory of race relations in this country is actually very positive. It doesn't mean that all racial problems have gone away. It means that we have the capacity to get better," said President Obama. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama: Facebook torture video was ‘despicable’

Caitlin Yilek · January 6, 2017 4:15 am

Obama: No ‘silver bullet answer’ for record-high murder rate in Chicago

Anna Giaritelli · January 6, 2017 3:59 am

Obama and Trump's at first surprisingly cordial rapport has devolved into an occasionally bitter public feud. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

National Security

Report: Trump orders Obama-appointed ambassadors to leave posts by inauguration

Caitlin Yilek · January 6, 2017 2:07 am

The bill would require a joint resolution and the president's signature before any regulatory agency can finalize new "major" rules. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House GOP moves to check federal regulators

Nicole Duran · January 6, 2017 1:10 am

National Security

House rebukes Obama, UN over Israel vote

Joel Gehrke · January 6, 2017 12:10 am

White House Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes has become the subject of a congressional probe into whether FBI officials declined to grant him an interim security clearance for use during President Obama's transition. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

National Security

Lawmakers demand answers on Rhodes’ Security clearance

Gabby Morrongiello · January 5, 2017 10:44 pm

"I think if you measure against where we were at the end of 2008 to where we are today, there is a significant amount of respect for what we have achieved and what we've done." (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Kerry: Media ‘overblows’ international criticism of Obama

Joel Gehrke · January 5, 2017 9:10 pm

President-elect Trump will be briefed Friday. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

National Security

Intelligence officials brief Obama on Russia hacking report

Gabby Morrongiello · January 5, 2017 6:50 pm

President Obama had offered to leave his daughters' outdoor playset at the White House. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump turns down Obama offer to keep playset at White House

Alex Pappas · January 5, 2017 6:22 pm

Once we have repealed Obamacare, we can repair the nation's broken healthcare system. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

The New York Times’ double-standard on Obamacare

Hadley Heath Manning · January 5, 2017 6:16 pm