Tag: Barack Obama

President Obama admitted to CNN's Fareed Zakaria, in a TV special "The Legacy of Barack Obama," that his administration underestimated the Islamic State terrorist group. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

National Security

Obama underestimated Islamic State: ‘Not on my intelligence radar screen’

Anna Giaritelli · December 8, 2016 3:27 am

Obama on bringing bipartisanship to DC: ‘I haven’t accomplished that’

Anna Giaritelli · December 8, 2016 12:45 am

Michelle Obama: ‘I went to bed’ before election was called

Anna Giaritelli · December 7, 2016 10:32 pm

White House press secretary Josh Earnest Wednesday acknowledged that the prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will not close before Obama leaves office. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

White House admits Obama won’t close Gitmo

Keith Koffler · December 7, 2016 6:15 pm

If Obamacare repeal fizzles out, Obama may once again have health-sector lobbyists to thank. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Beltway Confidential

Hospitals warn GOP on Obamacare repeal

Timothy P. Carney · December 7, 2016 5:26 pm

"I've never met anyone with the ability to communicate as well as Barack Obama," Reid said. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Reid pays tribute to Obama’s ‘humility’

Pete Kasperowicz · December 7, 2016 3:52 pm

"This is not about religion — this is about terror and keeping our country safe." (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

National Security

Trump denies stringing Romney along for secretary of state

Kyle Feldscher · December 7, 2016 1:28 pm

Libya wasn't the only war Obama waged without asking Congress first. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Beltway Confidential

Obama, who illegally invaded Libya, lectures Congress on constitutional war powers

Timothy P. Carney · December 6, 2016 11:50 pm

"There’s been a debate about ISIL that's focused on whether a continued U.S. troop presence in Iraq back in 2011 could have stopped the threat of ISIL from growing and, as a practical matter, this was not an option," said President Obama. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

National Security

Obama: I didn’t create the Islamic State

Gabby Morrongiello · December 6, 2016 10:18 pm

National Security

Obama: Terrorism doesn’t ‘pose an existential threat to our nation’

Sarah Bedford · December 6, 2016 9:53 pm

In his final speech dedicated to national security, Obama will reflect on what he considers to be his strongest accomplishments in the corresponding arena. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama to tout anti-terror achievements

Gabby Morrongiello · December 6, 2016 2:32 pm

President Obama specifically ordered "national security departments and agencies" to annually draft a report describing "key legal and policy frameworks that currently guide the United States use of military force and related national security operations, with a view toward the report being released to the public." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

National Security

Obama imposes new transparency measures for national security agencies

Nicole Duran · December 6, 2016 1:49 am