Tag: Barack Obama

Matt Drudge says spending bill passed because NSA has ‘dirt’ on John Boehner

Eddie Scarry · December 13, 2014 9:19 pm

Combined with his tax plan, Sen. Ted Cruz's budget would still increase the deficit by about $250 billion over 10 years. But that's peanuts compared to the $10 trillion increase proposed by Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

Senate objections to spending bill slowing, but shouldn’t stop, final passage

Susan Ferrechio · December 13, 2014 5:07 pm

Ashton Carter listens as President Barack Obama announces Carter as his nominee for defense secretary Friday, Dec. 5, 2014, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Defense secretary nominee Ashton Carter has back surgery

Brian Hughes · December 13, 2014 3:17 pm

U.S. troops listen to U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speak at Baghdad International Airport, in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014.Â

Obama: ‘Give thanks to our men and women in uniform’

Justin Green · December 13, 2014 1:12 pm

National Security

Zogby Report Card: Obama did his job, but that’s what he’s supposed to do

Paul Bedard · December 13, 2014 12:00 pm

President Barack Obama speaks about Ebola during a meeting with his national security and public health teams, Friday, Dec. 12, 2014, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama’s left wing headache

Brian Hughes · December 13, 2014 10:00 am

'Meet The Press' moderator Chuck Todd (Getty images/Larry French)

Has ‘Meet the Press’ lost its guest-booking clout? Can it be regained?

Eddie Scarry · December 12, 2014 10:25 pm

National Security

VIDEO — Weekly Examiner: The $1.1 trillion spending bill

Lisa Ruhl · December 12, 2014 8:28 pm

President Obama endorsed Friday the House's passage of a spending bill that pit many Democrats against the White House, saying the legislation amounted to "responsible governance" ahead of a possible government shutdown. (AP/Susan Walsh)

Obama battles Warren, Pelosi

Brian Hughes · December 12, 2014 7:57 pm

The White House Friday attempted to defuse simmering tensions with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

White House tries to downplay drama with Pelosi

Brian Hughes · December 12, 2014 6:10 pm

LA Lakers' Kobe Bryant, center, warms up before an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles. Several athletes have worn "I Can't Breathe" shirts during warm ups in support of the family of Eric Garner, who died July 17 after a police officer placed him in a chokehold when he was being arrested for selling loose, untaxed cigarettes. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Obama: NFL was an ‘old boys network’

Brian Hughes · December 12, 2014 4:58 pm

Hard-hitting: Obama goes to Ryan Seacrest, ESPN to pitch Obamacare

Paul Bedard · December 12, 2014 4:51 pm