Tag: Barack Obama

Noting that the administration officials, including a cabinet member and department heads, have appeared 48 times before congressional panels or at Capitol Hill briefings to answer questions about the plan, Earnest said lawmakers apparently did not avail themselves of those opportunities. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

WH slams GOP on Zika: ‘Ignorance is not an excuse’

Nicole Duran · April 26, 2016 7:45 pm

The White House dismissed an effort by Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., to prevent future U.S. purchases of heavy water from Iran. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

White House taunts Cotton on heavy water purchase

Nicole Duran · April 26, 2016 7:18 pm

Earnest stressed that Obama weighs such requests carefully, given "the significant risk" those troops face. (AP Photo/Kevin Maurer)

National Security

Obama would ‘consider’ deploying more spec ops to fight Islamic State

Nicole Duran · April 26, 2016 6:31 pm

The White House wouldn't respond to allegations that the Pentagon misled Congress about the prevalence of sexual assault in the military. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

National Security

White House won’t wade into Pentagon, Congress fight over rape statistics

Nicole Duran · April 26, 2016 6:01 pm

The Washington Post noted that Hillary Clinton drinks tea and uses a humidifier to try and stop the coughing spells. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Two things we shouldn’t make fun of politicians for

Ashe Schow · April 26, 2016 3:53 pm

President Obama called North Korea's "erratic" behavior "a massive challenge." He also said that dictator Kim Jong-un is "irresponsible enough that we don't want them getting close" to U.S. allies. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

National Security

Obama calls North Korea a ‘massive challenge’

Nicole Duran · April 26, 2016 1:16 pm

Scalia, His Successor, Obama, and the Senate

Terry Eastland · April 26, 2016 12:02 pm

A House committee aide said Thornberry plans to address Pentagon complaints about West Wing micromanaging by capping the number of staffers "well below" the estimated level of 350 to 400. (Bloomberg/Andrew Harrer)

National Security

White House, Republicans feud over size of Obama’s national security team

Susan Crabtree, Jacqueline Klimas · April 26, 2016 4:01 am

President Obama's threat to demote Britain if it were to return to self-government rather than remaining under the yoke of the EU isn't just petty and ridiculous. It's also impossible; he won't even be in office to carry it out. (AP Photo)

Instead of ‘Brexit’ could Obama zip it?

Washington Examiner · April 26, 2016 4:01 am

National Security

Watch 10 times Obama promised no ground troops in Syria

Anna Giaritelli · April 26, 2016 12:28 am

The grants follow a report the White House released last week to show that lengthy prison sentences for non-violent offenders hurt the economy. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Feds dole out $1.75M to help juvenile offenders

Nicole Duran · April 25, 2016 11:54 pm

Monday, Democrats introduced a standalone bill, which they said would be used "to mount a robust response to the Zika virus at home and abroad." (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Dems push for $1.9 billion Zika bill

Susan Ferrechio · April 25, 2016 9:31 pm