Tag: Barack Obama

Under the new initiative, President Obama will reiterate the need for the Senate to pass the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015, which recently passed the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo)

Revamping the nation’s criminal justice system is Obama’s next mission

Nicole Duran · July 20, 2015 4:01 am

The RNC aims to return to what worked for the party so well during President George W. Bush's 2004 re-election and what Obama emulated and improved on: the value of personal contact. (AP Photo)Â

Republicans learn to love community organizing

David M. Drucker · July 20, 2015 4:01 am

Where Have You Gone, Mr. Arbuthnot?

The Scrapbook · July 20, 2015 4:00 am

President Obama invited three Democratic congressmen to join him on the golf course at Andrews Air Force Base. (AP file)

Obama golfs with 3 House Dems who praised Iran deal

Susan Crabtree · July 19, 2015 7:23 pm

Kerry: Arms and Missiles ‘Thrown in as Add-On’ to Iran Deal

Daniel Halper · July 19, 2015 1:27 pm

House, Senate, Obama in three-way tug of war on education

Susan Ferrechio · July 19, 2015 12:01 am

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addresses Iranian top officials in a mosque at his residence in Tehran, Iran. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

Iran’s Khamenei: Nuke deal will not change relationship with U.S.

Susan Crabtree · July 18, 2015 5:10 pm

President Obama used his weekly video address to defend the Iran nuclear deal against critics. (AP Photo)

Obama accuses critics of Iran deal of ‘dishonest arguments’

Susan Crabtree · July 18, 2015 3:34 pm

President Obama with his daughter Sasha, Friday, before traveling to New York to attend a DNC fundraiser and stay overnight to spend time with both his daughters. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama’s big $1 million take in the Big Apple

Susan Crabtree · July 18, 2015 1:54 pm

In his speeches and remarks this week, Obama mentioned a wide array of reforms -- from the elimination of mandatory minimum sentences to the end of voting prohibitions for convicted felons. (AP Photo)Â

Beltway Confidential

Obama finds his voice on criminal justice reform

Daniel Allott · July 18, 2015 4:01 am

President Obama will not be staying at the Waldorf Astoria, his usual posh Manhattan digs, when he travels to New York Friday night for a fundraiser and a Broadway show with his daughters. (AP Photo)Â

Obama skips Waldorf Astoria after Chinese purchase

Susan Crabtree · July 17, 2015 8:42 pm

In this Oct. 18, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama talks with Jon Stewart during a taping of his appearance on "The Daily Show with John Stewart" in New York. Obama is booked for his seventh appearance on "The Daily Show" Tuesday as Jon Stewart is beginning his final three weeks as host of the show. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Obama to bid Jon Stewart farewell

Nicole Duran · July 17, 2015 8:29 pm