Tag: Barack Obama

"We all have a moral obligation to the next generation to leave America's natural resources in better condition than when we inherited them," saidÂ President Obama. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Obama calls for private company help on environment

Nicole Duran · November 4, 2015 7:28 pm

CliftonÂ Triplett's hiring "builds on the growing capacity here at the Office of Personnel Management and underscores our relentless dedication to protecting this agency's valuable IT systems and information," Beth CobertÂ said. (AP Photo)

OPM hires cyberczar four months after huge data hack

Nicole Duran · November 4, 2015 5:35 pm

Lawless conduct by the Obama administration is a subject that provides never-ending grist for a journalist's mill.Â (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Beltway Confidential

The lawlessness of the Obama administration: A never-ending story

Michael Barone · November 4, 2015 5:31 pm

Poll: Carson Pulls Black Voters From Hillary

Michael Warren · November 4, 2015 3:13 pm

"He has tried to go around Congress by ordering his administration to create a new legal status for undocumented immigrants," Speaker Paul Ryan wrote of Presidnet Obama in an op-ed in USA Today.
(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Ryan: Americans ‘can’t trust’ Obama to ‘uphold the law’

Pete Kasperowicz · November 4, 2015 12:58 pm

Obama on Monday issued an executive order instructing OPMÂ to "ban the box" on job applications, thereby prohibiting government agencies from initially asking would-be government employees if they have a criminal past. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Obama executive action Republicans don’t seem to mind

Nicole Duran · November 4, 2015 5:01 am

After months of fighting Rep. Lamar Smith's subpoena, the agency produced documents about a climate study. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Lawmaker: Leaked memo shows Obama ‘ignoring the rule of law’ on immigration

Anna Giaritelli · November 4, 2015 2:10 am

Obama rides GOP for CNBC debate complaints

Anna Giaritelli · November 4, 2015 1:38 am

"Give them a chance to get in there so they can make their case," President ObamaÂ said of the executive action. (AP Photo)
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Beltway Confidential

‘Ban the box’ builds momentum among conservatives

Daniel Allott · November 3, 2015 9:56 pm

White House spokesman Josh Earnest said most people think President Obama is trying to help them. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

White House flack says public sees Obama as ‘above politics’

Nicole Duran · November 3, 2015 8:46 pm

A government shutdown is "always" a possibility in this era of divided government, "particularly when you consider the dysfunction and disorganization that has run rampant in the House Republican Conference" lately, saidÂ White House press secretary Josh Earnest. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

White House ‘confident’ no shutdown under Ryan

Nicole Duran · November 3, 2015 8:43 pm

Congress plans to send a bill to President Obama next week that repeals major parts of Obamacare and defunds Planned Parenthood. The bill is sure to be vetoed by Obama. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Energy and Environment

WH threatens to veto Senate bill limiting EPA’s power

Nicole Duran · November 3, 2015 7:05 pm