Tag: Barack Obama

As one looks at this nation and around the world, one has to say that democratic governance has not been operating optimally and market capitalism seems to be going through a protracted rough patch. (AP Photo)

The end of history not turning out as hoped

Michael Barone · August 7, 2016 9:00 pm

The Obama family walks on the tarmac to board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews for a family vacation in the Massachusetts island of Martha's Vineyard. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Obamas leave for 16-day Martha’s Vineyard idyll

Jacqueline Klimas · August 6, 2016 5:56 pm

Beyonce and Jay-Z were among the celebrities on hand. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

Obama stages star-studded White House birthday blowout

Jacqueline Klimas · August 6, 2016 4:24 pm

"In a season of intense politics, let's cherish this opportunity to come together around one flag," said President Obama. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Obama cheers U.S. Olympic Team representing ‘nation of immigrants’

Anna Giaritelli · August 6, 2016 10:00 am

The Obama administration shipped $400 million in cash to the Iranian government on the same day last January that the ayatollahs released four American hostages. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

Moola for the mullahs

Washington Examiner · August 6, 2016 4:04 am

Earlier this year when President Obama visited Hiroshima, the site where the U.S. dropped a nuclear bomb 71 years ago on Saturday, the president said leaders must have the courage to pursue a world without nuclear weapons. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

National Security

On Hiroshima anniversary, Obama’s anti-nuke agenda stalled

Jacqueline Klimas · August 6, 2016 4:01 am

U.S. Cyber Command soon may have the same amount of authority as the military's combat branches. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

National Security

White House wants to step up digital bombs on ISIS

Anna Giaritelli · August 5, 2016 11:02 pm

President George W. Bush plays volleyball with Misty May-Treanor as he visits the practice of the U.S. beach volleyball team at the 2008 Summer Olympic games in Beijing, China. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

PHOTOS: Presidents at the Olympics

Maria Biery · August 5, 2016 7:53 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stressed that Israel "has no greater ally than the United States," but Israel's position on the Iran nuclear deal "remains unchanged." (Gali Tibbon, Pool via AP)

National Security

Israeli officials reject Obama claim that they now agree on Iran deal successes

Susan Crabtree · August 5, 2016 7:12 pm

PHOTO: Joe Biden surprises Obama on his birthday

Madeleine Morgenstern · August 5, 2016 4:55 pm

Democrats echoed Jason Furman's argument. Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., said it showed that "under President Obama and his administration, we have experienced consistent economic gains." (AP Photo)

Dems tout latest unemployment number

Sean Higgins · August 5, 2016 3:05 pm

When pressed further on whether Donald Trump can be trusted with the nuclear codes, President Obama said the question had already been asked and answered. (AP Photo)

Obama maintains Trump unfit for office

Nicole Duran · August 4, 2016 11:42 pm