Tag: Barack Obama

Some Baltimore community leaders and media personalities criticized Obama for using the word "thug" to describe rioters. (AP Photo)Â

What do black journalists think about Obama’s ‘thugs’?

Eddie Scarry · May 1, 2015 5:40 pm

"It is my practice not to comment on the legal processes involved," President Obama said. "That would not be appropriate, but I can tell you that justice needs to be served." (AP Photo)Â

Obama: ‘People of Baltimore want truth’

Susan Crabtree · May 1, 2015 5:12 pm

Visiting U.S. Rep. Edward Royce, R-Calif., Chair of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs delivers his opening statement Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013, in Manila, Philippines. At left is U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel, D-New York. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

National Security

Lawmakers want U.S. to block Russian missiles for Iran

Charles Hoskinson · May 1, 2015 3:42 pm

Peebles said Chicago State University President Wayne Watson wanted her to file the false accusation because the professor, Philip Beverly, ran a blog that was critical of Watson's administration. (AP Photo)

Obama chooses Chicago as site of presidential library

Kelly Cohen · May 1, 2015 1:05 pm

"The president affirmed that Justin and Stephanie epitomized all that was good about America, and he told their parents that their tragic deaths have touched the hearts of all of us," a White House official said. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama gets boost in spying showdown

Susan Crabtree · May 1, 2015 9:00 am

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush speaks during an event at the Metropolitan University in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, April 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)

National Security

Jeb Bush: Iran framework a ‘horrific deal’

David M. Drucker · April 30, 2015 10:30 pm

Ã¢â¬ÅThis legislation would give employers cover to fire employees for the personal decisions they make about birth control and their reproductive health,Ã¢â¬ï¿½ the White House said in a statement.

Obama threatens to veto bill on D.C. abortion coverage law

Susan Crabtree · April 30, 2015 8:57 pm

President Barack Obama reacts after being thanked by sixth-grader Osman Yaya, left, a student at Wicomico County Public Schools' Bennett Middle School in Salisbury, Md. (AP Photo)Â

Obama endures his toughest interview yet

Becket Adams · April 30, 2015 7:47 pm

President Barack Obama gets down on his knee to pose with a group of students at Anacostia Library in Washington, Thursday, April 30, 2015, following a live "virtual field trip" with middle school students to announce two initiatives to improve education through digital connectivity. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

WH defends Obama’s record on race relations

Susan Crabtree · April 30, 2015 7:21 pm

Economic optimism was at the highest level of President Obama's tenure in April, according to a new CNN/ORC poll. (AP Photo)

WH: ‘Ironic’ that GOP is asking Obama to help pass trade bills

Susan Crabtree · April 30, 2015 7:11 pm

Fla. AG says Obama is coercing the state to expand Medicaid

LocalLabs News Service · April 30, 2015 6:57 pm

Obama: ‘I’ll Still Be a Pretty Young Man’ When I Leave White House

Daniel Halper · April 30, 2015 3:21 pm