Category: Barack Obama

Photos of Kellyanne Conway kneeling on Oval Office couch spark debate

An online debate about decorum in the White House broke out Monday when photos showed Kellyanne Conway, an adviser to President Donald Trump, kneeling on an Oval Office couch with her shoes on . Conway is seen on her knees on the couch with her feet behind her in photos taken while the president was meeting with leaders of historically black colleges and universities.

Trump refocusing on protecting police as some in minority communities worry about repercussions

WASHINGTON a President Donald Trump and his Justice Department have signaled they will change the way they will interact with local law enforcement, raising concern among minorities that the pendulum will swing toward protecting police in sometimes strained police-community relations. Trump is expected to talk about the need to get tougher on crime as part of a broad-ranging address to Congress on Tuesday night, focusing on things such as fighting gang violence and confronting heroin epidemics.

Tenet CEO welcomes delays in Republican changes to Obamacare

The delays in Republican plans to overhaul Obamacare are helpful to hospital operator Tenet Healthcare Corp, the company’s chief executive officer said on Tuesday, as the timeline shifts further out for any changes to government healthcare payments. Trevor Fetter, CEO of Tenet Healthcare, speaks at the Reuters Health Summit in New York, May 7, 2013.

The Latest: Trump meets with states’ attorneys general

Trump met with approximately two dozen members of the National Association of Attorneys General, which is comprised of states’ top law enforcement officials. Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, a longtime Trump ally who served on his transition team, stood next to the president and thanked him for his kind words.

Trump Says Obama Is Behind Protests

President Trump “has been dismissing the protests against his presidency and demonstrations at congressional town hall meetings across the country as concocted by his political enemies. But now he has an alleged culprit: Barack Obama,” the Washington Post reports.

Trump aide under fire for kneeling on White House sofa

Conway appears on the couch with her shoes on as Trump poses for a photo with leaders of historically black colleges and universities. US President Donald Trump’s senior adviser Kellyanne Conway has come under fire after a picture of her casually kneeling on a couch in the Oval Office was widely shared on social media.

Divided Republicans await guidance from Trump

Flailing and divided, congressional Republicans are hoping for clarity from President Donald Trump on key issues like health care when he delivers his first speech to a joint meeting of Congress. It comes as Republicans are discovering, a month into Trump’s administration, how difficult it will be to make good on their many promises now that they control Washington in full.

Trump: Obama Behind Protests, Leaks

President Donald Trump told Fox News on Monday he believes the leaks coming out of the government are holdovers from President Barack Obama’s administration. In a preview of an interview set to air in full on “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday morning, Trump told Fox’s Brian Kilmeade not only does he believe Obama is behind the protests at the town halls of Republican House and Senate members in recent days, he also has his people leaking information to the press.

Activist to address immigration, health after Trump speech

An activist who will deliver a Democratic response in Spanish to President Donald Trump’s first speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday plans to address his administration’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants and the need for affordable health care. The remarks from Astrid Silva, a so-called Dreamer who was brought into the country illegally as a child, will come as Trump’s efforts have spread anxiety among immigrants and led many to fear arrest.

Jon Huntsman top candidate for deputy secretary of state

Former Gov. Jon Huntsman, R-Utah, is at the top of the list for deputy secretary of the State Department, according to a report published Monday evening. Huntsman criticized Trump during the campaign season, but has the favor of both Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, according to the Wall Street Journal’s report .

Nursing rooms first among Nevada bills to enshrine Obamacare

Nevada lawmakers are taking up the first of a series of Democratic proposals aimed at copying Affordable Care Act policies into state law. Under former President Barack Obama ‘s signature health care law, all employers with a staff of 50 or more already must provide a private place and “reasonable break time” for workers to extract breast milk.

Trump urges insurers to work together to “save Americans from Obamacare”

President Donald Trump met with major health insurers Monday morning, in the midst of intensifying public pressure to preserve the law and political divisions over how to best dismantle and replace former President Barack Obama’s signature domestic policy achievement, the Affordable Care Act. The meeting included leaders from Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Humana, UnitedHealth Group, Aetna, Anthem, Kaiser Permanente and the industry lobbying group, America’s Health Insurance Plans.

House urges EPA to rescind veto on Alaskan mine, despite local opposition

Workers with the Pebble Mine project test drill in the Bristol Bay region near the village of Iliamma. Some Republican lawmakers and mining executives are hoping that the appointment of Scott Pruitt as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency will reverse the agency’s veto of a controversial mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay, despite widespread local opposition to the project and a dearth of investors.

With Trump at helm, US takes seat at UN rights council

The US claimed its seat Monday on the Human Rights Council under the new presidency of Donald Trump, whose election has provoked deep concern over the body’s future. Over its 11-year history, the council has come in for criticism, including allegations that it has, at times, been co-opted by rights abusers who push resolutions attacking their geopolitical rivals, with genuine rights issues marginalised.

Donald Trump

President Donald Trump toasted the nation’s governors Sunday night, welcoming state leaders to a black-tie ball at the White House ahead of discussions about his plans to repeal and replace the so-called Obamacare law. Trump welcomed 46 governors and their spouses to the annual Governors’ Ball at the White House, the first major social event of his administration.

Mitch McConnell

Congress returns to Washington this week to confront dramatic decisions on health care and the Supreme Court that may help determine the course of Donald Trump’s presidency. First, the president will have his say, in his maiden speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night.

An FDA Regulation Is Snuffing Out Small Cigar Manufacturers

FDA attacks on small cigar makers are eliminating consumer choice with an illegal new rule, the nonprofit government watchdog Cause of Action Institute argued in an amicus brief filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The FDA failed to conduct a full cost-benefit analysis – as required by executive orders under former presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama – before issuing the “Deeming Rule,” which placed all tobacco products under FDA regulation in August 2016, according to the brief.

Donald Trump to sign new immigration executive order on Wednesday

US President Donald Trump is likely to sign a new immigration executive order on Wednesday, a day after addressing lawmakers at a joint session of Congress. Trump had initially planned to sign the new order last week, but according to Homeland Security spokesperson Sean Spicer, the president was apparently holding off the decision “to make sure that when we execute this, it’s done in a manner that’s flawless.”

Congress to address big issues

Congress returns to Washington this week to confront dramatic decisions on health care and the Supreme Court that may help determine the course of Donald Trump’s presidency. First, the president will have his say, in his maiden speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night.

Trump toasts nation’s governors ahead of health care talks

President Donald Trump has toasted the nation’s governors, welcoming state leaders to a black-tie ball at the White House ahead of discussions about his plans to repeal and replace the so-called Obamacare law. Trump welcomed 46 governors and their spouses to the annual Governors’ Ball Sunday evening at the White House, the first major social event of his administration.

Japan’s Senkaku challenge

At a time of shifting power dynamics in Asia, Japan faces pressing security challenges. Of the 400 remote islands that serve as markers for determining Japan’s territorial waters, only about 50 are inhabited.

Enemy of the fools

President Donald Trump has declared journalists to be the enemies of the people, an allusion to history with which the neo fascist leader is probably entirely unfamiliar. Once the most authoritative source of information, as the home of the leader of the free world, the White House has become under Trump a font of falsehood and misinformation.

Liberal activists, new DNC chief face a Trump-era reckoning

When Tom Perez stepped to the stage as the newly elected Democratic national chairman, his first official act was to invite his vanquished rival to join him as deputy chairman. Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison accepted on the spot and two men stood together, smiling like a national ticket at a presidential nominating convention.

Perez elected as first Latino leader of Democratic Party

Former labor secretary Thomas Perez was elected the first Latino chair of the Democratic National Committee on Saturday, narrowly defeating Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., at the end of a contentious battle over the fate of the beleaguered party in the age of President Donald Trump. Perez’s victory concluded the first contested race for the DNC leadership since 1985, a contest the party had extended by a month to allow more debate.

Democrats choose first Latino leader

Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn, listens as newly elected Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez gives a victory speech during the DNC winter meeting in Atlanta on Saturday. Perez picked runner-up Ellison to be deputy chairman.

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Democrats elect former Labor Secretary Perez as national chairman

Democrats elected former Labor Secretary Tom Perez as their new national chairman Saturday over a liberal Minnesota congressman, capping a divisive campaign that reflected the depths of the party’s electoral failures as well as the energy from resistance to President Donald Trump. Perez, the first Latino to hold the post, edged Rep. Keith Ellison in the second round of voting by Democratic National Committee members gathered in Atlanta.

The Latest: Obama congratulates Perez as new DNC leader

Former President Barack Obama has congratulated Tom Perez on his election to lead the Democratic Party and commended his decision to ask runner-up Keith Ellison to be his deputy. Obama said in a statement that he knows “Perez will unite us under that banner of opportunity, and lay the groundwork for a new generation of Democratic leadership for this big, bold, inclusive, dynamic America we love so much.”