Tag: Barack Obama

I’m the Big Dog Populist Around Here

Geoffrey Norman · June 30, 2016 7:09 pm

President Obama wanted Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to recuse himself from a corruption probe that had potential ties to other members of the Bush administration. (AP Photo)

Flashback: Obama, Clinton demanded Bush AG recusal to avoid ‘appearance of conflict’

Joel Gehrke · June 30, 2016 6:39 pm

There will probably be "a number of ticks on the spreadsheet under the rant column" to come from President Obama, Josh Earnest said. (Mike Siegel/The Seattle Times via AP, Pool)

White House: Expect more Obama ‘rants’

Nicole Duran · June 30, 2016 6:17 pm

"I think this may be an issue of sentence construction," WH press secretary Josh Earnest explained Thursday. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

National Security

WH: Obama didn’t insinuate Brexit won’t happen

Nicole Duran · June 30, 2016 5:51 pm

President Obama was the only of the "three amigos" to mention Istanbul during Wednesday's press conference with Nieto and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

National Security

Turkish deaths get short-shrift from West

Nicole Duran · June 30, 2016 4:01 am

It is a terrible thing to misunderstand one's enemy so deeply, like President obama does. The doctrine of jihad is an institution with a long history, grounded in legal precedent going back to the time of Muhammad. (AP Photo)

Obama doesn’t understand Jihadist doctrine

Mark Durie · June 30, 2016 4:01 am

National Security

McCain: Istanbul attack is proof Obama is not ‘squeezing’ terrorists

Anna Giaritelli · June 30, 2016 12:44 am

Obama urged Canadians and Americans on Wednesday to resist the politics of fear and isolationism behind the Brexit vote and Donald Trump's nomination. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama to Canadians: Trump, Brexit threaten our values

Susan Crabtree · June 30, 2016 12:29 am

Despite the threat of closure, the U.S. nuclear power fleet comprises about 100 reactors, which is the largest of any one country. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

Obama’s clean energy goal fails without nuclear, industry says

John Siciliano · June 29, 2016 10:32 pm

Obama emphasized the positive, underscoring the "special relationship" between the United States and the U.K. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

National Security

Obama backs away from threat to U.K. over Brexit

Susan Crabtree · June 29, 2016 9:40 pm

Obama Says Globalization Is ‘Here’ and ‘Done’

Chris Deaton · June 29, 2016 9:12 pm

Obama lectures: Trump is no populist

Nicole Duran · June 29, 2016 8:52 pm