Tag: Barack Obama

"Today, having both parents in the workforce is an economic necessity for many families," President Obama said in the White House's weekly address. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Obama urges GOP-led Congress to get a move on paid sick leave regulations

Anna Giaritelli · October 1, 2016 10:00 am

House Speaker Paul Ryan's office couldn't resist the opportunity to tweak the White House after it issued a very noticeable correction omitting "Israel" as the location of Jerusalem late Friday afternoon. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Paul Ryan’s office tweaks Obama after White House Jerusalem correction

Madeleine Morgenstern · September 30, 2016 10:18 pm

A federal court on Friday declined to issue an injunction to prevent the Obama administration’s proposed transfer of a core component of the Internet. (iStock Photo)

Texas court gives green light to Internet giveaway

Rudy Takala · September 30, 2016 10:10 pm

In an afternoon update to an email distributing President Obama's remarks at former Israeli statesman Shimon Peres's funeral, the White House Press Office wrote, "CORRECTED: Please see the remarks below with a corrected header." (Abir Sultan/Pool photo via AP)

Beltway Confidential

White House correction crosses out Israel as location of Jerusalem

Philip Klein · September 30, 2016 9:33 pm

White House ‘Corrects’ Press Release and Strikes ‘Israel’

Michael Warren · September 30, 2016 9:15 pm

WATCH: Bill Clinton makes President Obama wait

Sean Langille · September 30, 2016 7:24 pm

President Obama issued the executive order in response to public outcry over the beheadings of reporters James Foley and Steven Sotloff, as well as the kidnapping and eventual murder of aide worker Kayla Mueller. (AP Photo)

National Security

NSC: White House ‘well postured’ to recover hostages more effectively

Nicole Duran · September 30, 2016 7:13 pm

House Speaker Paul Ryan said Friday that President Obama "owes the American people an immediate explanation" for its secret decision to lift ballistic missile-related sanctions against two Iranian banks. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

National Security

Ryan demands ‘immediate explanation’ from Obama on secret Iran sanctions deal

Susan Ferrechio · September 30, 2016 3:01 pm

President Obama looks at the coffin of former Israeli President Shimon Peres during his funeral in Jerusalem, Israel. (Abir Sultan/Pool photo via AP)

Obama at Peres funeral: ‘Let us make his work our own’

Susan Crabtree · September 30, 2016 1:39 pm

Another Illegal Power Grab

Terry Eastland · September 30, 2016 5:15 am

National Security

Saudi Arabia furious over 9/11 vote

Anna Giaritelli · September 30, 2016 12:36 am

"President Obama can't seem to get his facts straight when it comes to VA accountability because, just like the department's leaders, he is not at all focused on it," Jeff Miller said. (AP Photo)

Republicans push back on Obama claim of increased VA accountability

Sarah Bedford · September 29, 2016 8:04 pm