Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is the President of the United States and a former junior United States Senator from Illinois. Obama is ... More »
White House counsel kept IRS probe results from Obama
U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a statement on the IRS from the East Room of the White House in Washington, May 15, 2013. WASHINGTON | Mon May 20, 2013 10:39pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two senior White House aides knew weeks ago that a probe of the Internal Revenue Service had ... Read more »
Analysis: Some Republicans see new scandal in Sebelius fundraising
President Barack Obama makes a statement next to Secretary of HHS Kathleen Sebelius about contraceptive care funding in the press room of the White House in Washington, February 10, 2012. WASHINGTON | Tue May 21, 2013 1:07am EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With the White House already reeling ... Read more »
BBC News Obama chief of staff 'knew of IRS inquiry' in April
President Barack Obama was not informed, spokesman Jay Carney said. Officials at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have apologised for mistakes ahead of the 2012 election but say there was no political motivation. Republicans have sought to use the matter to discredit the president just ... Read more »
More Obama Aides Knew Of IRS Audit; Obama Not Told : NPR
The White House says McDonough and the other advisers did not tell President Barack Obama about the impending report, leaving him to learn the results from news reports later. The White House defended the decision to keep the president in the dark, with press secretary Jay Carney saying ... Read more »
Between economy and trouble, Obama approval steady
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama watch as singer-songwriter Carole King performs after being presented the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song during an East Room concert honoring King Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at the White House in Washington. Photo: ... Read more »
Crews search for survivors after massive twister strikes near Oklahoma City
“Our prayers are with the people of Oklahoma today,” President Barack Obama said in a Tuesday news conference, expressing gratitude for the residents and first responders who are assisting with the search and rescue efforts, and teachers who shielded their children as the tornado hit two ... Read more »
Troubled Past Aside, Obama Wants Putin As Ally
President Barack Obama wants Russia to be friends. Since he and former president Dmitry Medvedev, now the country’s Prime Minister, discussed a “reset” of relations, the Cold War’s Punch & Judy have been more like frenemies than friends. Obama reaffirmed on Wednesday his desire to ... Read more »
Opinion: 9 myths about drones and Guantanamo
(CNN) -- On Thursday, President Barack Obama is scheduled to deliver a major speech in Washington about his administration's counterterrorism policies, focusing on the rationale and legal framework for the controversial CIA drone program and his plans to wind down the prison camp at ... Read more »
Obama speech to focus on drones, Gitmo
Obama speech to focus on drones, Gitmo He will make case that al Qaeda weakened, but that new dangers out there Washington (CNN) -- From the targeted killing of Americans overseas to the future of the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, President Barack Obama will lay out the ... Read more »
Obama threatens veto of House student loan plan
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday threatened to veto legislation by House Republicans that would avert a doubling of student loan interest rates on July 1 but allow them to vary with the markets going forward. The White House issued the warning a day before the full ... Read more »
William Bradley: "Going Bulworth": The First Time, and Now
" - Rastaman (portrayed by Amiri Baraka as a homeless griot, or storyteller in the West African tradition) Watching President Barack Obama in recent days, has anyone looked more like they want to go somewhere, anywhere? So why not "go Bulworth? " Not a place, a state of mind... Read more »
Iowa lawmakers have deal on low-income health care
State lawmakers announced a tentative compromise Wednesday that would cover about 150,000 residents using the federal dollars offered under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. Recipients would get care through a new state plan or through the new insurance marketplaces. The ... Read more »
The NLRB's school-door stand
But, then, everything the NLRB, as currently constituted, does is illegitimate because two of its members were put in their seats by an unconstitutional act by President Barack Obama. What Randolph referred to early in the opinion is this: The NLRB has five seats and can act with a ... Read more »
Boy Scouts to vote on lifting ban on gay youths
" President Barack Obama has been become outspoken in his support of gay rights and same-sex marriage. When asked about the BSA policy in February, White House spokesman Jay Carney said Obama believes the Boy Scouts is a valuable organization that has helped educate and build ... Read more »
Snyder: Mich. could still get Medicaid expansion
In Washington, Snyder is meeting with officials from President Barack Obama's administration to discuss the Michigan House Republican's proposal to expand Medicaid — with significant limitations — as well as other issues like immigration and cyber security, spokeswoman Sara Wurfel said. ... Read more »
Tom Hayden: Eric Garcetti's Future
Eric Garcetti may not have had President Barack Obama's endorsement, but Obama's efficient operation helped Garcetti become mayor. Garcetti had significant support from Obama's GOTV team and the president's fundraising base. David Axelrod did three events for Garcetti in ... Read more »
Rove: White House Scandals 'Corrosive' to Obama's Presidency
The scandals facing the White House — particularly the Benghazi attack of last Sept. 11 — will be corrosive to Barack Obama’s presidency, Republican strategist Karl Rove tells Newsmax TV in an exclusive interview. “These things will be corrosive,” Rove, who helped George W. Bush twice ... Read more »
Congress Has More Questions For IRS Official, Obama Administration Admits Killing Americans With Dr...
More liberal talking heads are sassing their greatest benefactor: President Barack Obama. NBC’s Chuck Todd railed against Barack on MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’ Wednesday. Watch The Video Here… Sam Rolley Staff writer Sam Rolley began a career in journalism working for a small town ... Read more »
Pickering agrees to be questioned over State Department’s Benghazi probe
Republicans have accused the Obama administration of mishandling the response to the attacks and then covering up the missteps through misleading statements aimed at protecting President Barack Obama’s re-election bid. The administration denies the charge and accuses the ... Read more »
Patrushev Delivered Putin Reply to Obama – Russian Embassy
WASHINGTON, May 22 (RIA Novosti) - Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev on Wednesday handed over a letter from President Vladimir Putin to US President Barack Obama, the Russian Embassy in the United States said. The letter is a response to Obama’s message that US ... Read more »
