Tag: Guantanamo Bay

Sen. Rand Paul's challenge as a presidential candidate will be to thread the needle between his father's core supporters, who are passionate non-interventionists, and the broader Republican electorate, which favors a more muscular foreign policy posture. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Why the Bowe Bergdahl furor is bad news for Rand Paul

Philip Klein · June 6, 2014 6:41 pm

Jani Bergdahl, left, with her husband Bob Bergdahl, right, embraces President Obama after he spoke about the release of their son, U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, in the Rose Garden of the White House May 31. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

What if Obama disobeys the law on another Gitmo release?

Byron York · June 5, 2014 11:05 pm

Accompanied by President Obama, Jani Bergdahl and Bob Bergdahl speak during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Saturday, May 31, 2014 about the release of their son, U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Examiner Editorial: Obama covers his Bergdahl mistakes by blaming his critics

Washington Examiner · June 5, 2014 10:59 pm

What was White House thinking on Bergdahl trade?

Brian Hughes · June 5, 2014 10:51 pm

President Obama exits Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, May 26, 2014 in Washington. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Latest moves show the inner President Obama has been unleashed

Philip Klein · June 5, 2014 10:20 pm

President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron finish a news conference at the G7 summit in Brussels, Belgium, Thursday, June 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Obama: No apology for Bergdahl prisoner exchange

Julie Pace · June 5, 2014 3:30 pm

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks with reporters Wednesday, June 4th, 2014, as he heads to a senators closed meeting with Obama administration officials to discuss the release of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. (Examiner/Graeme Jennings)

Lindsey Graham: Impeachment is on the table if Obama releases more detainees

Susan Crabtree · June 5, 2014 1:43 pm

National Security

Senators not buying Obama administration’s explanations on prisoner swap

Sean Lengell · June 5, 2014 2:48 am

Few Democrats have made public statements backing Obama's announcement Saturday that he freed the five men, all of them members of the Taliban, in exchange for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. (AP Photo)

National Security

Senate Democrats distance themselves from Bowe Bergdahl prisoner swap

Susan Ferrechio · June 4, 2014 6:25 pm

President Obama's decision to swap Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl for five Taliban leaders isn't the first time a release of detainees from Guantanamo Bay set off shock waves on Capitol Hill. (AP Photo)

2010 Flashback: Bowe Bergdahl release is not the first time White House, Hill clashed over detainees

Susan Crabtree · June 4, 2014 3:52 pm

President Barack Obama shakes hands with Bob Bergdahl, as Jani Bergdahl stands at left, during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Saturday, May 31, 2014 about the release of their son, U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, from captivity. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

National Security

Some Republicans see Bowe Bergdahl swap as move to empty Guantanamo

Susan Ferrechio · June 4, 2014 12:32 pm

Idaho Sen. James Risch has spent his first term focusing on foreign policy and national security as a member of the Intelligence and Foreign Relations committees. An old-school Republican defense hawk, Risch has been persistent critic of President Obama on national security issues. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senator who worked on Bowe Bergdahl case keeps mum

David M. Drucker · June 3, 2014 8:28 pm