Tag: Barack Obama

This Sunday, April 16, 2017, photo provided by the National Park Service shows Tapeats Creek in Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. (National Park Service via AP)

Energy and Environment

Trump looks to reverse Obama policy banning uranium mining around Grand Canyon

Josh Siegel · November 1, 2017 10:30 pm

President Trump spoke with Federal Reserve Gov. Jerome Powell on Tuesday; Powell is expected to be the nominee to replace Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen once her term ends in February. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump told Jerome Powell he will be tapped for Fed chairman: report

Diana Stancy Correll · November 1, 2017 9:39 pm

Former first lady Michelle Obama responds to a question from poet Elizabeth Alexander during the second day of the Obama Foundation Summit Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Michelle Obama tells men ‘to go talk to each other about your stuff’

Joe Nuziale · November 1, 2017 7:40 pm

U.S. United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley address the United Nations Security Council, during the U.N. General Assembly, Thursday Sept. 21, 2017 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Nikki Haley apologizes to Cubans for ‘casual cruelty’ of Obama administration

Joel Gehrke · November 1, 2017 6:27 pm

In a new video, former President Barack Obama touted Obamacare for making it illegal for insurers to charge people more, and for prohibiting insurers from turning away customers with a pre-existing illness. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Obama gives plug for Obamacare enrollment

Kimberly Leonard · November 1, 2017 2:14 pm

"Now this isn't where I was born. I was born in Kenya. That's a joke," said former President Barack Obama to the crowd during the first session of the Obama Foundation Summit. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Obama jokes: ‘I was born in Kenya’

Daniel Chaitin · November 1, 2017 6:03 am

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said the indictment of former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort vindicates Russia and should lead investigators down a "Ukrainian trail" regarding interference in the 2016 elections. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)

National Security

Russia’s Sergey Lavrov touts Paul Manafort indictment, blasts Ukraine

Joel Gehrke · October 31, 2017 10:27 pm

It's widely believed there are perhaps twice as many U.S. troops in Syria than the Pentagon is admitting. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

National Security

General’s momentary slip underscores confusion over troop totals in Syria

Jamie McIntyre · October 31, 2017 6:51 pm

As open enrollment for Obamacare quickly approaches, the Washington Examiner tackles the many different questions surrounding Obamacare. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Examining Politics: Can Obamacare survive without Obama?

Washington Examiner Staff · October 31, 2017 4:43 pm

Obamacare is failing. Congress did nothing to amend the legislation, repeal and replace has failed multiple times, and President Trump's executive actions over the last several months have likely served to hasten the failure of Obamacare. (iStock)

Beltway Confidential

Obamacare on shaky ground as re-enrollment begins

Kevin Campbell · October 31, 2017 4:01 am

White House chief of staff John Kelly told Fox News host Laura Ingraham Monday night he was satisfied with the Trump administration's plans to lower the annual cap on refugee admissions to 45,000. Kelly said he didn't remember saying it should be any lower. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

John Kelly doesn’t remember saying US should admit between ‘zero and one’ refugees annually

Diana Stancy Correll · October 31, 2017 3:58 am

According to Michelle Obama, daughters Sasha and Malia had a big part in the president's decision to quit smoking. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

John Boehner confirms: Obama stopped smoking because he is ‘scared to death’ of his wife

Kara Zupkus · October 30, 2017 6:35 pm