Tag: Barack Obama

Presidential meddling in business is not something Republicans should want to see one of their own continue. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Beltway Confidential

Why does Trump go after some companies and not others?

David Freddoso · January 5, 2017 5:45 pm

Democrats would be more than happy to saddle Republicans with Obamacare's wreckage. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Beltway Confidential

Why the GOP must repeal and replace Obamacare, not repeal and delay

Sally Pipes · January 5, 2017 5:37 pm

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was OK with him skipping the meeting because Manchin's role in the Democratic conference is to be one of the avenues of discussion with Republicans. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Manchin: No regrets for skipping Obama meeting

Kyle Feldscher · January 5, 2017 2:24 pm

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., said Democrats are willing to work on reforms to Obamacare but are outright rejecting the idea of repealing the law with no replacement. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Kaine: Dems won’t bail out GOP in an Obamacare crisis

Kyle Feldscher · January 5, 2017 1:26 pm

In this Nov. 10, 2016 file photo, migrants arrive at the new reception center in Paris. Samantha Power, the United States' U.N. ambassador says Wednesday Dec.7, 2016 that Western nations may face a security challenge down the road if they fail to do their share in sheltering arriving refugees today(AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)

Washington Secrets

UN ships 6 of 10 refugees to US, even more this year

Paul Bedard · January 5, 2017 12:49 pm

The new legislation, which passed 238 to 184, would allow Congress to clear much of President Obama's minefield. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Beltway Confidential

Midnight Rules Relief Act ensures regulatory fireworks during Trump’s first 100 days

Philip Wegmann · January 5, 2017 12:00 pm

President-elect Trump must improve the Antiquities Act and rein in federal overreach into western lands. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Obama must keep his hands off western lands in his final days

Ken Buck · January 5, 2017 12:00 pm

The history of racism in the United States continues to lead to disparity between blacks and whites in the U.S. judicial system, President Obama argued. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama blames criminal justice flaws on ‘legacy of racism’

Kelly Cohen · January 5, 2017 11:00 am

President Obama working overtime to push through major initiatives before leaving office. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Hard to leave

Robert Ehrlich · January 5, 2017 5:03 am

Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, right, insisted Republicans will at least win the messaging wars if they keep their promises to produce an Obamacare replacement. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

Obamacare wars are in full force

Paige Winfield Cunningham · January 5, 2017 5:01 am

Omarosa Manigault, the incoming director of the White House's Office of Public Liaison, said on Wednesday she jumped parties because Democrats have repeatedly failed voters. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Why Omarosa abandoned Democrats to become a ‘Trumplican’

Anna Giaritelli · January 5, 2017 4:06 am

WikiLeaks announced this week that it is offering tens of thousands of dollars to anybody who can provide evidence of Obama administration officials destroying "significant records." Above, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

WikiLeaks offers $30,000 bounty for evidence of Obama officials destroying records

Daniel Chaitin · January 5, 2017 3:51 am