Tag: Barack Obama

The president requested a total of $19 billion for cybersecurity in his fiscal 2017 budget request. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama creates cybersecurity commission

Rudy Takala · February 9, 2016 11:23 pm

The president has requested $19 billion for cybersecurity funding, an increase of about $5 billion over the current year. Of that, a little over $3 billion would go toward upgrading federal computer systems. (AP file photo/Evan Vucci)

White House uses cybersecurity to bludgeon Republicans on budget

Rudy Takala · February 9, 2016 11:16 pm

WH counts on longshot immigration reform to reduce the deficit

Susan Crabtree · February 9, 2016 11:14 pm

The effects of a $10 tax on crude oil would be vast, according to the Congressional Research Service. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Report: Obama’s oil tax could slow economic growth

Kyle Feldscher · February 9, 2016 7:20 pm

President Obamas fiscal 2017 budget envisions a mix of old and new ideas for taxes that Republicans are labeling a $3.4 trillion tax increase over the next 10 years. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Breaking down Obama’s new tax proposals

Joseph Lawler · February 9, 2016 6:37 pm

Obama asked Congress to provide $1 billion in cancer research and $33 billion for biomedical research. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Obama proposes billions more for medical research

Paige Winfield Cunningham · February 9, 2016 5:20 pm

President Obama on Tuesday proposed the first $4 trillion federal budget in history. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

White House proposes first $4 trillion budget

Joseph Lawler · February 9, 2016 4:15 pm

The biggest piece of Obama's climate spending proposal comes from a $2 billion fund to help coastal communities deal with sea-level rise. (AP file photo/Andrew Harnik)

Energy and Environment

White House seeks billions for Arctic climate change response

John Siciliano · February 9, 2016 2:37 pm

In a WSJ op-ed, President Obama outlined a new set of cybersecurity initiatives that he said would provide "every American a basic level of online security." (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama promises ‘basic online security to every American’

Rudy Takala · February 9, 2016 1:38 pm

President Obama's "Cybersecurity National Action Plan is the capstone of more than seven years of determined effort by this administration," White House cybersecurity coordinator said Monday. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

White House announces $19 billion worth of cybersecurity reforms

Rudy Takala · February 9, 2016 10:00 am

The historic Hay-Adams Hotel across Lafayette Square from the White House is now featuring the 2016 contenders on its extremely popular political cartoon drink coasters. (Photo courtesy: Kevin Kallaugher)

D.C. bar lets you share a drink with 2016 candidates

Nicole Duran · February 9, 2016 5:01 am

"If we elect Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders or, for that matter, a Republican not truly committed to undoing his damage, then this won't remain the greatest country in the world," said Marco Rubio. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Rubio: GOP must be ‘truly committed’ to undoing Obama ‘damage’

Al Weaver · February 9, 2016 2:35 am