Category: Barack Obama

GOP senator cites ‘civilization-warping crisis of public trust,’…

Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska demanded in a statement on Saturday that President Donald Trump further explain his allegations that former President Barack Obama wiretapped Trump Tower during the election campaign. “The President today made some very serious allegations, and the informed citizens that a republic requires deserve more information,” Sasse said.

Trump’s student debt plan offers hope

Despite decrying universities as echo chambers, President-elect Donald Trump has retreated to his own self-reinforcing machine: his Twitter account. Tweeting on a daily basis, in the midst of criticism coming from across the spectrum and the world, Trump can immerse himself in social media, where thousands of likes and retweets comfort him but only perpetuate confirmation bias.

Obama’s farewell speech will be a call to action, aides say

Several of the thousands who lined up Jan. 7, 2017, for tickets to President Barack Obama’s farewell speech, to be held Jan. 10 in Chicago, share their thoughts on what the presidency meant to them. Several of the thousands who lined up Jan. 7, 2017, for tickets to President Barack Obama’s farewell speech, to be held Jan. 10 in Chicago, share their thoughts on what the presidency meant to them.

Sanders: Dems won’t repeal Obamacare

Bernie Sanders insisted Monday he would challenge President-elect Donald Trump on issues such as repealing Obamacare but urged fellow Democrats against simply obstructing the incoming administration. “I’m going to do everything I can — and I believe I speak for virtually every member of the Democratic caucus, that we’re going to do everything that we can to improve the Affordable Care Act,” Sanders said at a town hall in Washington sponsored by CNN and moderated by Chris Cuomo.

Obama thanks Hollywood in note to Golden Globes nominees

While Hollywood took aim at Donald Trump on Sunday night’s Golden Globes, President Barack Obama thanked the filmmakers and actors in a message in the show’s program. According to the program, first obtained by the Hollywood Reporter, Obama thanked this year’s nominees for promoting diversity and for inspiring “to find deeper meaning in our shared humanity.”

First on CNN: Matthew Shepard’s mother blasts Trump AG pick…

The mother of Matthew Shepard is urging senators to oppose Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions’ nomination to become President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general, citing his opposition to hate crimes legislation. In a report issued by the Human Rights Campaign, Judy Shepard – whose son Matthew was beaten and left to die in Wyoming in 1998 in a crime motivated by anti-gay sentiment – blasted Sessions for opposing the Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which President Barack Obama signed into law in 2009.

Yes We Can- People Remember their OBAMA Moments in Star Filled Video

As President Barack Obama is getting ready to leave the White House, a video was made to remember some of the highlights from his presidency. People that have worked with Obama in the past as well as others who have had their lives impacted by him were featured giving their “Obama Moment” As a Canadian, I realize he wasn’t our President, but he had such an impact on the world.

Trumpa s choices for top Cabinet posts face big tests this week

Senate confirmation hearings this week for President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees for top jobs – from secretary of state to attorney general – should provide a test of his ability to work with fellow Republicans in Congress to enact his agenda. Trump’s challenge is to ensure the 100-member Senate’s 52 Republicans stick together to confirm his Cabinet choices to provide a smooth transition to power when the real estate magnate takes over from Democratic President Barack Obama on Jan. 20. A total of seven confirmation hearings are expected this week, starting on Tuesday with hearings for U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions on his bid to become attorney general and a session for retired Gen.

Trump’s team examines records of undocumented immigrants

United States President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly taken the first step towards confirming one of the worst fears of undocumented Caribbean and other immigrants who have taken advantage of a programme that grants them temporary stay in the US. According to New York’s Vice News , a US Department of Homeland Security memo, the president-elect’s team is “poking around the agency” for information about recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, also known as DACA.

Obama warns NATO allies of Russian interference in national elections

Outgoing US President Barack Obama warned European NATO allies yesterday of an “accelerating” threat of Russian interference in their elections. Last week, a US intelligence report said Russian President Vladimir Putin directed a campaign, including cyber attacks, to hurt Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s bid and boost Donald Trump.

Senate Democrats To Hold Late-Night Talkathon Against Obamacare Repeal

There’s little doubt that Republicans are going to repeal the Affordable Care Act, but Democrats want to make it as politically damaging for them as possible. On Monday night, Senate Democrats plan to stay up late, delivering floor speeches and Facebook Live broadcasts attacking the Republicans’ drive to dismantle President Barack Obama’s signature health care law .

Cooper Makes a Colossal Blunder

Roy Cooper spent his last few weeks as governor-elect of North Carolina attacking the state legislature for encroaching on the separation of powers, weakening the rule of law, subverting the will of the voters, and hurrying new policies through too quickly, without adequate discussion or consultation. Roy Cooper then spent his initial few days as governor of North Carolina doing precisely what he’d accused the legislature of doing – and giving himself an unnecessary black eye.

Cooper Makes a Colossal Blunder

Roy Cooper spent his last few weeks as governor-elect of North Carolina attacking the state legislature for encroaching on the separation of powers, weakening the rule of law, subverting the will of the voters, and hurrying new policies through too quickly, without adequate discussion or consultation. Roy Cooper then spent his initial few days as governor of North Carolina doing precisely what he’d accused the legislature of doing – and giving himself an unnecessary black eye.

President Obama Opens Up About Sasha and Malia’s Time in the White House

One of the victims from Friday’s shooting attack at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport was a doting great-grandmother active in h… — The man suspected of shooting a U.S. consulate officer outside the consulate in Guadalajara, Mexico, has been captured and is from the United States, Mexican off… The American Soybean Association Awards Banquet is an annual event that brings together state affiliates and ASA members from across the country to recognize and celebra… Amherst Wrestling Invite Results 1-7 1. Amherst 202.0 2. Plainview 119.5 3. South Loup 92.0 4. Cambridge 77.0 5. Shelton-Kenesaw 74.0 6. Aurora JV 63.0 7. Arcadia/Loup … Cal fired Sonny Dykes, the school’s head football coach, after four seasons on Sunday.

President Obama Opens Up About Sasha and Malia’s Time in the White House

One of the victims from Friday’s shooting attack at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport was a doting great-grandmother active in h… — The man suspected of shooting a U.S. consulate officer outside the consulate in Guadalajara, Mexico, has been captured and is from the United States, Mexican off… The American Soybean Association Awards Banquet is an annual event that brings together state affiliates and ASA members from across the country to recognize and celebra… Amherst Wrestling Invite Results 1-7 1. Amherst 202.0 2. Plainview 119.5 3. South Loup 92.0 4. Cambridge 77.0 5. Shelton-Kenesaw 74.0 6. Aurora JV 63.0 7. Arcadia/Loup … Cal fired Sonny Dykes, the school’s head football coach, after four seasons on Sunday.

President Obama Opens Up About Sasha and Malia’s Time in the White House

One of the victims from Friday’s shooting attack at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport was a doting great-grandmother active in h… — The man suspected of shooting a U.S. consulate officer outside the consulate in Guadalajara, Mexico, has been captured and is from the United States, Mexican off… The American Soybean Association Awards Banquet is an annual event that brings together state affiliates and ASA members from across the country to recognize and celebra… Amherst Wrestling Invite Results 1-7 1. Amherst 202.0 2. Plainview 119.5 3. South Loup 92.0 4. Cambridge 77.0 5. Shelton-Kenesaw 74.0 6. Aurora JV 63.0 7. Arcadia/Loup … Cal fired Sonny Dykes, the school’s head football coach, after four seasons on Sunday.

Obama reveals his toughest decision

In his weekly address, U.S. President Barack Obama discusses the points he will touch on in his upcoming farewell address to the nation. PRESIDENT Barack Obama said his hardest decision during his two terms in office was a massive troop surge in Afghanistan.

Obama reveals his toughest decision

In his weekly address, U.S. President Barack Obama discusses the points he will touch on in his upcoming farewell address to the nation. PRESIDENT Barack Obama said his hardest decision during his two terms in office was a massive troop surge in Afghanistan.

Obama reveals his toughest decision

In his weekly address, U.S. President Barack Obama discusses the points he will touch on in his upcoming farewell address to the nation. PRESIDENT Barack Obama said his hardest decision during his two terms in office was a massive troop surge in Afghanistan.

Five international leaders to watch in 2017

France’s far right politician Marine Le Pen visits Paris’ biggest Christmas market as polls show her topping the first round of the 2017 election. France’s far right politician Marine Le Pen visits Paris’ biggest Christmas market as polls show her topping the first round of the 2017 election.

Five international leaders to watch in 2017

France’s far right politician Marine Le Pen visits Paris’ biggest Christmas market as polls show her topping the first round of the 2017 election. France’s far right politician Marine Le Pen visits Paris’ biggest Christmas market as polls show her topping the first round of the 2017 election.

US Senate to act on Obamacare repeal

The US Senate will take its first steps toward repealing President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare reform act by the end of the week, Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says. “There ought not to be a great gap” between repealing the act and replacing it and that Republicans would be “replacing it rapidly after repealing it,” McConnell told US network CBS.

Netanyahu Thanks House For Condemning UN Security Council Resolution

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday for disavowing the UN Security Council’s resolution condemning Israeli settlement activity as a “flagrant violation of international law.” “After the outrageous anti-Israel resolution at the UN, the U.S. House of Representatives voted yesterday resoundingly to support Israel and reject this one-sided resolution,” Netanyahu said .

Pentagon chief: ‘Virtually zero’ Russian support against IS

President Barack Obama, stands with, from left, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, Vice President Joe Biden, and Defense Secretary Ash Carter, as they listen to the National Anthem during an Armed Forces Full Honor Farewell Review for the president, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, at Conmy Hall, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va.

Will: Obama’s unforced errors on foreign policy

When Barack Obama moves two miles from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue to 2446 Belmont Road in Washington’s Kalorama neighborhood, he will live a half-mile from 2340 S Street, where Woodrow Wilson spent his three post-presidential years. Wilson’s embittering foreign policy failure was the Senate’s rejection of the U.S. participation in the embodiment of Wilsonian aspirations, the League of Nations.

What the US lost in Syria

The duration of the latest Syrian cease-fire may matter less than its genesis. Russia, Turkey and Iran brokered the agreement without US involvement — a worrying sign of the waning regional influence of the world’s only superpower.