Tag: Barack Obama

Beltway Confidential

Does going shirtless help win the White House?

Jason Russell · May 15, 2015 5:22 pm

In this handout image supplied by Host photo agency / RIA Novosti, S-300 long range surface-to-air missile systems during the celebration of the 70th anniversary of Victory in the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War in the Hero City of Minsk during the celebration of the 70th anniversary of Victory in the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War in the Hero City of Minsk, May 9, 2015 in Minsk, Russia.Â Russian President Vladimir Putin announced April 13 that he was lifting the ban imposed in 2010 on the sale of these air-defense missiles to Iran, as a reward for Tehran's willingness to limit its nuclear program in a framework of a deal announced April 2.Â (Photo by Host photo agency / RIA Novosti via Getty Images)

National Security

Russia: Lift Iran arms embargo in nuclear deal

Charles Hoskinson · May 15, 2015 3:52 pm

Obama Promotes Parks Just as It’s Announced Library Will Lead to Destruction of Historical Park

Adam J. White · May 15, 2015 3:09 pm

President George W. Bush speaks from the Oval Office.

We’re asking presidential candidates all the wrong questions

Pete Hoekstra · May 15, 2015 9:00 am

"I believe that we are going to have to transition off of fossil fuels as a planet in order to prevent climate change," Obama said.

Energy and Environment

Obama responds to critics of Arctic drilling decision

John Siciliano · May 15, 2015 9:00 am

President Barack Obama waves as he walks toward Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Obama blames media for hyping his feud with Warren

Susan Crabtree · May 14, 2015 11:57 pm

President Obama shakes hands with former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott of Mississippi, as Connecticut State Sen. Ted Kennedy Jr., watches during the dedication of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate in Boston, Monday, March 30, 2015. From left are, Lott, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, first lady Michelle Obama, the president, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Media spotlight rift in Democratic Party after years of GOP infighting

Eddie Scarry · May 14, 2015 11:21 pm

As of late Thursday at least, all Obama has to do is watch a few more predictable show votes, and the agreement he's been pushing for will take effect.Â (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Obama avoids drawing another red line over chemical weapons

Susan Crabtree · May 14, 2015 11:21 pm

President Obama, with Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, left, and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, right, as he makes a statement to members of the media after meeting with Gulf Cooperation Council leaders and delegations at Camp David in Maryland, Thursday, May 14, 2015. (AP)

National Security

Obama says talks at Gulf summit were ‘candid, extensive’

Susan Crabtree · May 14, 2015 10:22 pm

President Obama should cross the district line and come to Montgomery County to see how Catholic schools compare to public schools as far as blending incomes and races. (AP Photo)Â

Obama suffers from narrow view of what’s ‘public’

Timothy P. Carney · May 14, 2015 9:30 pm

Obama Dares Call Senator Warren By Her First Name, Elizabeth

Daniel Halper · May 14, 2015 9:28 pm

Obama: ‘We Welcome an Iran that Plays a Responsible Role in the Region’

Daniel Halper · May 14, 2015 9:08 pm