Rouani: Halt on flights over Syria would help radicals
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a news conference, after addressing the 71st session of the U.N. General Assembly, Thursday Sept. 22, 2016, in New York.
Category Archives: Barack Obama
Deplorable? Trump more so than Clinton, poll finds
When Hillary Clinton said that half of Donald Trump's supporters belonged in a ''basket of deplorables,'' Republicans thought they just might have found her campaign-crushing-blunder. The gaffe, they hoped, was a way to cement an image as an out-of-touch snob, just as Democrats did four years ago to Mitt Romney after he said ''47 percent'' of voters backed President Barack Obama because they were ''dependent on government.'
Trump says he reversed position on birther movement because he ‘wanted to get on with the campaign’
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Zach Galifianakis destroys Hillary Clinton on ‘Between Two Ferns’
Candidate for president of America Hillary Clinton did a satiric, deadpan interview with comedian Zach Galifianakis on his satiric, deadpan web-based comedy show that's on YouTube and stuff. He asked her many sexist things such as if she's excited to be the first "girl president," how many words could she type when she was secretary of state, and if she gets pregnant in office, will Tim Kaine take over? All the kids love the show so maybe now the groovy, young cats of today who are all "oh, well, whatever" about politics will think she's cool and go vote for her unless they're busy chasing Pokemons or still mad because she beat Bernie Sanders.
Mel Brooks Pranks President Obama
President Barack Obama jokes with actor, comedian and writer, Mel Brooks, as he awards him the 2015 National Medal of Arts during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Sept. 22, 2016, in Washington.
Duterte to invite UN chief, EU to probe Philippine killings
The Philippine president said Thursday he will invite the U.N. chief and European Union officials to investigate his bloody anti-drug crackdown, but only if he can question them in public afterward to prove their human rights concerns are baseless. President Rodrigo Duterte disclosed the offer in a speech in which he again lashed out at critics of his crackdown, including President Barack Obama and European countries.
Trump calls for racial unity, embraces a stop and friska
PITTSBURGH >> Lamenting a “lack of spirit” between whites and blacks, Donald Trump encouraged racial unity on Thursday even as he called for one of the nation's largest cities to adopt “stop and frisk” policing tactics that have been widely condemned as racial profiling by minority leaders. The Republican presidential contender, eager to blunt criticism that his campaign inspires racism, confronted racial tensions after police-involved shootings of black men in Oklahoma and North Carolina.
To reach millennials, Clinton reserves digital ad time
" Hillary Clinton is reserving $30 million in digital advertising as she seeks to connect with young voters. The campaign said it was investing in digital advertising during the final stretch of the campaign because young people increasingly get their news online, rather than through live television.
Obama speaks, and listeners hear nothing but ‘Donald Trump’
It doesn't matter what President Barack Obama says these days, his listeners are bound to hear two words: Donald Trump . With his proclivity for dominating the conversation, the Republican presidential nominee is forcing Obama's final few months to be viewed almost entirely through the prism of campaign politics.
YouTube’s presidential debates coverage includes more live-streams than anyone else
If you're looking for choice when it comes to the presidential debates, then be prepared to be spoilt rotten by YouTube. Not to be outdone by the likes of Facebook and Twitter, Google's video platform is now offering more live-streams of the main event than ever before.
Trump: I reversed birther stance ‘to get on with’ campaign
" Donald Trump says he finally admitted President Barack Obama was born in the United States because he wanted to "get on with the campaign." In a brief interview with an Ohio television station Wednesday, Trump was asked why, after years as the chief proponent of the falsehood that the president was born outside the country, he decided to announce Friday that was no longer the case.
Skittles’ perfect response to Donald Trump Jr
When Donald Trump Junior compared refugees to a bowl of Skittles in a Twitter post, it prompted a sour response from the sweet maker. The US presidential hopeful's son drew widespread condemnation by tweeting a photo of a bowl of skittles with the words: "If I had a bowl of skittles and I told you just three would kill you.
Utah Navajo, Elected Leaders, Urge Against Bears Ears Monument
Washington, D.C.-Local leaders and members of Utah's Navajo Nation made a plea for a cooperative legislative effort rather than an executive order for the proposed Bears Ears National Monument Wednesday. Speaking from the nation's capitol, the delegation asked President Barack Obama to hold off on signing an executive order that would make the Bears Ears area in San Juan County a national monument in favor of protecting the land via Rep. Rob Bishop's forthcoming Public Lands Initiative legislation.
Trump flipped on Obama’s birthplace so he could ‘get on with the campaign’
Donald Trump says he acknowledged the fact that President Barack Obama was born in the United States because he "wanted to get on with the campaign." Trump on Friday reversed five years of promoting the falsehood that Obama was born somewhere other than Hawaii.
Texas to stop refugee aid as Obama plans more resettlements
Texas will stop helping the U.S. government provide aid and services to refugees, state officials said Wednesday, severing ties at a time when President Barack Obama has announced intentions to dramatically increase the number of resettlements in 2017. Kansas and New Jersey also have pulled out of the federally funded refugee resettlement program due to what Republicans have called security concerns.
Ap Fact Check: Trump’s bogus birth claim about Clinton
16, 2016 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump states that "President Barack Obama was born in the United States," during a news conference in Washington. The public recor... .
Obama, Netanyahu look past years of tensions in last meeting
20, 2016. . King Felipe of Spain, top center, listens to speakers at the Leader's Refugee Summit while sitting behind U.S. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden during the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly... .
Most presidential debates matter little, but for Trump, this one is make-or-break
Donald Trump needs to use Monday's debate to convince more than just his base supporters that he can be president. Since Richard Nixon's sweaty, pasty look during the televised 1960 forum against John F. Kennedy, there isn't really one debate you can point to that cost or won a candidate the election.
Obama airs settlement concerns, Netanyahu praises US friendship in their likely final meeting
President Barack Obama expressed concern about settlement activity and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called America Israel's best friend as the two leaders sat down for what is likely their final meeting. The U.S. and Israeli leaders met Wednesday afternoon in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
Three years after his revelations, Snowden in spotlight again
When President Xi Jinping and US President Barack Obama were about to meet in the California desert resort of Sunnylands in June 2013, the US government had worked hard to paint China as a villain in cyberspace. The revelation made by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden just days before the shirt-sleeves meeting, however, shocked the world.