Obama hampered law enforcement investigation of Iranian terrorism funding

Last Thursday all of the attention of Trump-impeachment-obsessed Democrats and the majority of their news media minions was focused on the hearing of fired FBI director James Comey. These President Donald Trump-hating leftists were disappointed when Comey testimony showed that: Trump is not now, nor has he ever been, under investigation by the FBI; President Obama's attorney general, Loretta Lynch, told Comey not to call the probe into Hillary Clinton's endless scandals an "investigation," but rather a "matter"; and that Comey himself leaked his own memo about meetings with Trump, giving them to a leftist university professor to secretly turn over to a news media denizen.

McCain says American leadership was betterunder Obama: report

Sen. John McCain said American leadership was stronger under President TrumpA s predecessor, President Barack Obama, according to a Guardian report published Sunday. Asked if the country stood on sturdier ground under ObamaA s leadership, McCain said "yes," according to the report.

US House panel to debate US$115 million for Guantanamo Bay facilities

WASHINGTON: A U.S. House of Representatives spending panel will vote on Monday on a US$192.5 billion budget bill that includes US$115 million to build permanent housing facilities for U.S. military personnel at the Guantanamo Bay detention centre even as the inmate population has fallen sharply. The House Appropriations Committee said in a statement on Sunday that the 2018 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs spending bill included funding to build two new barracks to house service members stationed at Guantanamo Bay.

Tens of thousands expected for Puerto Rican Day parade

Tens of thousands of revelers were expected to pack Fifth Avenue for New York's annual Puerto Rican Day parade, despite a controversy over honoring a man who spent 35 years in prison for his involvement with a group responsible for bombings that killed and maimed dozens in the 1970s and 1980s. Corporate sponsors including AT&T and JetBlue dropped out of Sunday's parade over the organizers' decision to honor Oscar Lopez Rivera, 74, a former member of the militant Puerto Rican nationalist group Armed Forces of National Liberation, or FALN.

Trump’s strain with Obama is departure from presidential fraternity

Nearly five months ago, President Donald Trump bid farewell to a grinning Barack Obama, waving as the military helicopter shuttling his predecessor into post-White House life got smaller and smaller. For a president who seeks extensive counsel from outside the White House -- in calls to old friends, business executives, and even despotic foreign leaders -- Trump has largely forgone advice or guidance from any of the men who have held his job previously.

Trump expected to announce Cuba policy next week in Miami

President Donald Trump is expected to announce his new policy with Cuba in Miami next week, seeking to reverse some of the changes made under former President Barack Obama's opening with the island. The Trump administration has been discussing policy changes that include prohibiting business with the Cuban military while maintaining the full diplomatic relations restored by Obama.

Pence promises end to Obamacare during Milwaukee visit

Vice President Mike Pence and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker speak during a roundtable event at Direct Supply, a medical supply on Saturday June 10, 2017 in Milwaukee. Pence promised a group of Wisconsin business leaders Saturday that the Trump administration will replace former President Barack Obama's health care law with a system that gives states greater flexibility over coverage for their residents.

An Obama regulation is allowed to go into effect, for now

Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events ONE OF President Barack Obama's last major policies was the " fiduciary rule ," a Labor Department regulation aimed at alleged conflicts of interest in the professional advice that millions of Americans receive about their tax-advantaged retirement accounts. To cut a long story short, previous regulations require advisers to find their clients "suitable" investments, a looser standard than applies to fiduciaries, who are legally obligated to serve the client's " best interest ."

Carter Page: I’ve Been ‘Completely Blocked’ From Testifying on Russia Probe

Carter Page, former aide to President Donald Trump, said he had been "completely blocked" from testifying before congressional committees investigating connections between Russia and the president's associates, The Hill reported Saturday. Page complained former FBI Director James Comey had testified three times before congressional committees, while his request to testify about the "senseless witch hunt" had gone ignored.

Trump’s strain with Obama marks departure from presidential fraternity

Nearly five months ago, President Donald Trump bid farewell to a grinning Barack Obama, waving as the military helicopter shuttling his predecessor into post-White House life got smaller and smaller. For a President who seeks extensive counsel from outside the White House -- in calls to old friends, business executives, and even despotic foreign leaders -- Trump has largely forgone advice or guidance from any of the men who have held his job previously.

LGBT community prepares for a march — and a fight

Two years after the White House was adorned in rainbow colors to commemorate the Supreme Court's ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide, gay rights activists and lawmakers are preparing to march on Washington again, saying the current President threatens to erase those gains. Gay rights activists plan to air their concerns at the "Equality March for Unity and Pride" in Washington on Sunday as well as at 50 sister marches at cities across the country this month.

Trump preparing to unveil new Cuba policy, sources say

U.S. President Donald Trump departs to spend the weekend at his New Jersey golf estate from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S. June 9, 2017. U.S. President Donald Trump departs to spend the weekend at his New Jersey golf estate from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S. June 9, 2017.

not Real News: a look at what didn’t happen this week

In this March 24, 2017, file photo, White House press secretary Sean Spicer gestures while speaking to the media during the daily briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. The AP reported on June 9, 2017, that a story claiming Spicer told reporters President Donald Trump has the power to change the way English words are spelled is a hoax.

Top Republican seeks action now to steady insurance markets

In this May 24, 2017, file photo, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Brady is calling for immediate action to stabilize health insurance markets around the country, even as the GOP-led Congress pursues repeal of the Barack Obama law that created them.

There’s Nothing Wrong With Wearing The Same Tux To Every Event, Just Ask Barack Obama

For the past eight years-you know, not including president 45-we've ogled at the physical look of the First Family with open mouths, especially when they've had to doll up for galas, dinners and other black-tie events. If we take a moment to be honest with ourselves, though, we were primarily focusing our attention on the ladies: Michelle Obama and her daughters Sasha and Malia.