Tag: Barack Obama

President Obama said he will push to close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and confirmed that his plan is to empty it as much as possible. (AP Photo/Ben Fox)

Obama’s Gitmo strategy: Drain it, then argue costs exceed benefits

Nicole Duran · September 8, 2016 12:38 pm

Obama on Saturday was forced to exit his plane by using a little-used staircase in Air Force One's belly, when a staircase wasn't rolled up to the plane after it landed. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama: Air Force One staircase flub in China was ‘overblown’

Nicole Duran · September 8, 2016 12:25 pm

President Obama confirmed that he shook hands with Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte and briefly spoke with the leader Thursday, during the ASEAN Summit. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama dismisses Philippine leader’s insult

Nicole Duran · September 8, 2016 11:58 am

National Security

Lankford demands answers from Obama on Iran payments

Kelly Cohen · September 8, 2016 11:41 am

President Obama warned in Laos Thursday that voters in the U.S. need to listen closely to Donald Trump's 'wacky' ideas, and vote for Hillary Clinton instead. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

National Security

Obama warns against Trump’s ‘wacky’ ideas

Nicole Duran · September 8, 2016 11:30 am

President Obama keeps dropping hints about what will occupy his time after he leaves office. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

Obama’s pivot to leisure: Some work, some play in his post-presidency

Nicole Duran · September 8, 2016 4:01 am

"I believe Barack Obama was born in Hawaii, I accept his birthplace," Mike Pence said during a pen and pad aboard his campaign plane. (AP Photo)

Trump running mate believes Obama born in the U.S.

Al Weaver · September 7, 2016 6:30 pm

The meeting took place after the White House said Tuesday it would not reschedule a canceled bilateral powwow with Rodrigo Duterte after he called President Obama a "son of a bitch." (AP Photo)

Obama meets Philippine leader who called him ‘son of a bitch’

Susan Crabtree · September 7, 2016 4:48 pm

U.S. President Obama speaks during a town hall with the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative at Souphanouvong University in Luang Prabang, Laos. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama warns against rising nativism in U.S.

Nicole Duran · September 7, 2016 12:51 pm

Trump's camp was outraged and said Obama's actions set a "dangerous" precedent. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

National Security

Trump, GOP slam secret $1.3 billion cash payment to Iran

Pete Kasperowicz · September 7, 2016 11:29 am

It seems odd for President Obama's defense secretary, Ash Carter, to lobby against an increase to his own budget, but there's more to this controversy than meets the eye. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

National Security

Defense is a duty, not a bargaining chip

Washington Examiner · September 7, 2016 4:01 am

Assange: More Clinton documents coming in September

Anna Giaritelli · September 7, 2016 3:31 am