Tag: Barack Obama

Syngenta officials predicted that the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) "will not be very challenging," but that's exactly what Marco Rubio wants to change. (AP Photo)

Rubio: China’s latest purchase could endanger U.S. food

Joel Gehrke · March 31, 2016 9:06 pm

Watchdog group sues for FBI records on Obama

Rudy Takala · March 31, 2016 8:08 pm

Rhodes said Putin's petulance is a "political statement" about other disagreements, such as Ukraine. (Maxim Shipenkov/Pool photo via AP)

National Security

White House: Russia isolating itself by skipping nuke summit

Nicole Duran · March 31, 2016 6:53 pm

President Obama will meet with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan Thursday night in an informal session. (AP Photo/Yasin Bulbul, Presidential Press Service, Pool)

Obama reverses, will meet with Erdogan

Susan Crabtree · March 31, 2016 6:13 pm

Having the U.S. and China both sign the agreement would go a long way toward satisfying one of the conditions for the agreement to take effect: 55 countries and nations making accounting for 55 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions must approve the agreement domestically by Jan. 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Energy and Environment

U.S., China agree to sign Paris climate treaty as soon as possible

Kyle Feldscher · March 31, 2016 4:31 pm

President Obama said late Wednesday that more work needs to be done to strengthen non-proliferation efforts with Russia and North Korea. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

National Security

Obama’s ‘unfinished business’ with Russia, North Korea on nukes

Kelly Cohen · March 31, 2016 12:36 pm

Another deadly combination is gaining popularity among prognosticators. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The nature of American leadership: The indecisive versus the ambivalent

Kenneth Weisbrode · March 31, 2016 4:02 am

Obama Meets Commuted Criminals at Hipster Haven

Daniel Halper · March 30, 2016 8:46 pm

"I am confident that neither President Obama nor President George W. Bush would tolerate someone on their staff being accused of physically assaulting a reporter, lying about it, and then blaming the victim; that is complete unacceptable behavior," said White House spokesman Josh Earnest. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

White House: Obama, Bush would fire Trump campaign manager

Nicole Duran · March 30, 2016 6:53 pm

Actor Ben Affleck said, "There's very little I find more depressing than the political climate these days." (Photo by Tim Ireland/Invision/AP)

Washington Secrets

Holy Hillary: Batman and Superman are Democrats

Paul Bedard · March 30, 2016 5:49 pm

More than one-third of the 61 drug offenders affected by today's announcement were serving life sentences. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

WH boasts: Obama reduced more sentences than last six presidents

Kelly Cohen · March 30, 2016 4:10 pm

Democratic Senate candidate Katie McGinty announced that President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden both have endorsed her campaign. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Obama picks his preferred Toomey challenger

Al Weaver · March 30, 2016 3:42 pm