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Category Archives: Barack Obama
Fourth Muslim group rejects federal grant to fight extremism
A California Islamic school wanted to keep an open mind before Donald Trump took office. But less than a month into Trump's presidency, the school rejected $800,000 in federal funds aimed at combatting violent extremism.
How to cure the very sick healthcare system from its deadly disease: Obamacare
Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price has officially taken the helm of his department. The former congressman and orthopedic surgeon will soon find that our healthcare system today is a very sick patient.
Obama hires agency for speaking gigs, lawyers for book deals
Former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama announced Friday they have picked the prestigious agency that represents Bill Clinton, Mia Farrow and others to handle their post-White House speaking gigs. The Harry Walker Agency will represent both Obamas for speaking appearances, said Kevin Lewis, a spokesman for the former president.
The Latest: Official sheds light on Trump’s next step on ban
Mrs. Trump, who is not yet living in the White House full time, greeted President Donald Trump on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews before a trip to Florida. The Trumps are playing host this weekend at their Florida estate to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife, Ake.
Donald Trump’s use of Mar-a-Lago for visit by Japanese PM an ethical concern
He has described the sprawling Mar-a-Lago property as the Winter White House and has spent two weekends there so far this month. But it's also become a magnet for anti-Trump protesters and the subject of an ethics debate over his invitation to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to join him this weekend - with Trump pledging to pay for the accommodations.
Russians Come in From Cold as Trump, Commodity Markets Align
As Donald Trump edges the U.S. closer to a thaw in relations with Vladimir Putin's Russia, commodity investors are already jumping in. Plans by United Co.
Nine People Say Mike Flynn Lied About His Phone Calls With the Russian Ambassador
The routine lying by the Trump administration is just beyond belief. Mike Flynn has consistently denied that he talked to the Russian ambassador in December about President Obama's sanctions against Russia, but apparently he did.
A guide to fast-moving events on Dakota Access pipeline
FILE - This Nov. 25, 2016, file satellite image taken by DigitalGlobe shows the construction site of the Dakota Access pipeline near Cannon Ball, N.D. Opponents of the pipeline called for protests around the world Wednesday... Developments on the Dakota Access pipeline have unfolded swiftly in recent weeks, with many of them propelled by the transition from President Barack Obama's administration to Donald Trump's. Here's a look at what happened involving the $3.8 billion pipeline - and what's yet to come: A company called Energy Transfer Partners has been working for months on the 1,200-mile project as a way to get oil from North Dakota's rich Bakken fields across four states to a shipping point in Illinois.
Pentagon journal explores what would happen if a president called for Muslim internment camps
The scholarly journal of the Pentagon's top general published an essay that examines what someone in his position should do if a president ordered the establishment of Muslim internment camps, one day before President Trump signed an executive order restricting immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries. The article appears in the most recent issue of Joint Force Quarterly under the headline "The Viability of Moral Dissent by the Military."
Roberts, judiciary’s leader, silent on Trump criticism
President Donald Trump 's unusually personal criticism of federal judges has drawn rebukes from many quarters, including from Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch , but not from the judges themselves. And that's not likely to change, even if the tweeter in chief keeps up his attacks on judges.
Top U.S. commander: Afghanistan a stalematea requires thousands more troops
The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan on Thursday said that several thousand more troops are needed to train and advise Afghan forces and break the "stalemate" in their fight against the Taliban. Army Gen.
Obama’s official White House photographer is Insta-trolling Trump
The former chief photographer for Barack Obama in the White House is throwing some serious shade at President Trump on Instagram, according to many of his followers. As many eagle-eyed people noticed and mentioned in the comments, photographer Pete Souza , who has gathered 824,000 followers since he created the account on Jan. 21, might have set up one of the biggest TTs in the history of the social network.
Critiquing Trump’s First War on Terror Raid? That’s ‘Emboldening the Enemy.’
Donald Trump campaigned partly on blasting the way previous presidents have handled the war on terror. They were disasters, he says.
Russian hackers get burned in deal with Russia’s spy agency
Alexander Filinov, a suspected member of a group of hackers involved in blackmailing Russian officials, seen in a video link, attends hearings in the Moscow City Court in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. The court extended Filinov's arrest until early April pending official probe.
Trump playing catch-up to fill top government posts
With Senate confirmation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, President Donald Trump filled another important post in his new government. Only 685 to go.
Trump’s Conventional Foreign Policy
Things have not been dull since President Donald Trump took office almost three weeks ago, but something that has been little noticed is the increasing traditionalism of some parts of his foreign policy. Certainly, his order to suspend visas for citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries was explosive, but in point of fact, whether people from Yemen can come to the United States is not a central issue in U.S. foreign policy.
Major Media Remain in Denial
Since Donald Trump's election, the major media have been trying to figure out what they did wrong, given their fawning coverage of Hillary Clinton and their anti-Donald Trump stories. Didn't they help twice elect Barack Obama? Why didn't the formula work this time? Mostly the media blame voters, talk radio and Fox News, never themselves.
Alleged 9/11 plotter blasts Obama in letter from Guantanamo
The man who says he was the mastermind of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack seeks to justify the plot as a "natural reaction" to U.S. foreign policy in a blistering letter sent to then President Barack Obama from the Guantanamo prison.
Trump moves leave LGBT groups, religious conservatives wary
Mixed signals from the White House on gay rights and conscience protections have put two constituencies on edge: LGBT advocates already wary of President Donald Trump and religious conservatives determined to hold him to his campaign promises. Last week, Trump pledged to maintain President Barack Obama's job protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender federal employees, and the White House touted him as a protector of the broader LGBT community.