Tag: Barack Obama

The Yucca Mountain repository is just a $15 billion hole in the ground, thanks mostly to ferocious opposition from the retiring Senate Democratic leader, Harry Reid. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken, File)

Perry, make Yucca Mountain great again

Washington Examiner · December 15, 2016 5:01 am

President Obama gave a shout out to his failed Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland, at a Hanukkah reception Wednesday evening. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Obama gives props to failed Supreme Court nominee at Hanukkah event

Daniel Chaitin · December 15, 2016 1:21 am

Fundraising email describes Obama as eclipsing the residents of Mount Rushmore. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Beltway Confidential

DCCC: Obama ‘the best president ever’

Keith Koffler · December 14, 2016 11:11 pm

President-elect Trump was seen positively by 47 percent of Americans, up 9 points from last month. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Voters give Trump his highest favorability score so far

Anna Giaritelli · December 14, 2016 11:04 pm

"I still believe that there are enough good people on both sides of this issue," said President Obama. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama uses Sandy Hook massacre to demand gun control

Nicole Duran · December 14, 2016 10:33 pm

The Obama administration is cracking down on the import and distribution of counterfeit consumer electronics that could present health risks to consumers. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

Obama cracks down on counterfeit consumer electronics

Pete Kasperowicz · December 14, 2016 6:45 pm

"[A]n important question for the Trump administration is how the United States and its close regional allies, primarily Japan and Australia, can thwart Beijing"s expansionism," writes Ross Babbage, the report's author. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

After ‘flat-footed’ Obama, Trump needs to get tough with China, new study says

Jamie McIntyre · December 14, 2016 3:23 pm

White House Correspondents Association rebuts Priebus

Gabby Morrongiello · December 14, 2016 3:16 pm

President-elect Trump's transition approval rating is lower than that of his predecessors, according to a poll released Wednesday. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Trump’s transition approval rating lower than past presidents

Meghana Kurup · December 14, 2016 2:32 pm

Obama has visited every continent except for Antarctica. Now he's looking forward to something better. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Beltway Confidential

After $85 million in family travel, Obama looks forward to ‘decent vacation’

Philip Wegmann · December 13, 2016 10:13 pm

The Daily Caller reported Tuesday that Megaphone Strategies was co-founded by Van Jones, who worked in the Obama administration as the green jobs czar before resigning in 2009. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

Report: Public relations firm working with faithless electors has Obama, Clinton connections

Kyle Feldscher · December 13, 2016 8:51 pm

Obama Was Briefed on Russian Hacking But Did Nothing

Michael Warren · December 13, 2016 8:45 pm