Breaking News

TAG: Obama

Will Joe Biden repeat Barack Obama’s mistake?

More than 11 years ago, Barack Obama drew his “red line” in the sand. Will the Biden administration make the same mistake? It was August 2012 when Obama, running for a second term in the Oval Office, held a news conference and fielded a question about the ongoing civil war in Syria. ...

The Obamas belatedly retreat from COVID Delta variant

by Jon Healey The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted millions of Americans’ rites of passage — quinceañeras, proms, graduations, weddings, etc. — and thanks to the Delta variant, the cancelations, postponements and downsizings will continue for the foreseeable future. The ...

One cheer for the return of earmarks

by Ramesh Ponnuru After a 10-year hiatus, earmarks are coming back to the U.S. Congress. Democrats and Republicans alike repudiated the practice of letting congressmen direct federal spending to specific projects and enterprises around the start of President Barack Obama’s ...

Justice's Obama comment draws ire on social media

During his Wednesday morning press conference, Justice stepped away for a brief period to take a call from President Donald Trump. Fittingly, reporters’ questions included not only the content of the call, but Justice’s relationship with Trump and the possibility of the Republican ...