Tag: Barack Obama

President Obama issued a memo Friday to all agencies about the importance of helping former prisoners. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama outlines ways feds can help ex-cons

Nicole Duran · April 29, 2016 2:45 pm

"Every 20 minutes, a wild African elephant is killed for its tusks," NRDC President Rhea Suh said. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy, File)

Energy and Environment

Elephant fight pits Big Green vs. Big Gun

John Siciliano · April 29, 2016 1:58 pm

How did Britain react? Not for the first time, there was a divergence between what the pundits and politicians thought, and what everyone else thought. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Barack bombs in Britain

Dan Hannan · April 29, 2016 4:03 am

Savior Obama’s lame economy limps along

Washington Examiner · April 29, 2016 4:02 am

"President Obama understands that you build strong, tall, beautiful walls to keep people out who don't belong. People who get permission can enter the White House LEGALLY!" Trump wrote. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Trump chides Obama after Secret Service recommends higher fence

Anna Giaritelli · April 28, 2016 11:20 pm

President Obama has discussed his less rigorous adolescence before, and has admitted both his ambivalence toward academics and drug use. (AP Photo)

Obama tells student journalists he was a ‘slacker kid’

Curt Mills · April 28, 2016 9:46 pm

The Labor Department rule for retirement planning would broaden the category of advisers, brokers and insurers who are required to act in their clients' best interests. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, file)

House GOP votes to block Obama’s conflict-of-interest rule

Joseph Lawler · April 28, 2016 7:57 pm

Congress has missed the "deadline" to fund public health officials' plan to combat the Zika virus, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on Thursday. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

GOP missed Zika funding deadline, White House says

Nicole Duran · April 28, 2016 7:32 pm

Watch: First trailer from movie about Obamas’ first date

Joshua Axelrod · April 28, 2016 6:40 pm

President Obama welcomed Defense Secretary Ash Carter's proposal to open all combat roles to women, Earnest said. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

National Security

White House dodges draft question

Nicole Duran · April 28, 2016 6:31 pm

White House: GOP should have listened to Obama on economy

Nicole Duran · April 28, 2016 6:16 pm

In April, President Obama said he has to routinely respond to foreign leaders who are concerned about statements from Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House now says foreign leaders aren’t talking about Trump

Susan Crabtree · April 28, 2016 6:16 pm