“This proposed deal is a terrible dangerous mistake that’s going to pave the path for Iran to get a nuclear weapon while giving them tens of billions of dollars of sanctions relief,” he said in an interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe. Cotton, a freshman senator, has made his opposition to the deal the center of his emerging political career.
President Obama celebrated his monumental agreement with Iran over its nuclear program, adamantly defending the lengthy process that blew by several deadlines before finally concluding on Monday. “America negotiated from a position of strength and principle,” Obama said in an
In anticipation of a nuclear deal with Iran, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker made it a key part of his presidential campaign announcement speech last night, warning against Obama’s decision to make peace with Iran over their nuclear program.
Gen. Martin Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, insisted during a congressional hearing that under “no circumstances” should there be relief for Iran on ballistic missiles and arms trafficking. But when asked if Dempsey spoke for the administration regarding the limits on conventional weapons, Earnest cryptically told reporters that Dempsey’s statement reflected his “personal point of view” and the advice he was likely giving the president.
“I believe that at its heart, America is a nation of second chances, and I believe these folks deserve their second chance,” he said, suggesting that a life sentence for non-violent drug offenders were “not hardened criminals” and didn’t deserve overly harsh prison sentences.
“Now, we’re often told that Medicare and Social Security are in crisis,” said Obama pointing out that it was used as an “excuse” by Republicans to cut spending. “But here’s the truth. Medicare and Social Security are not in crisis, nor have they kept us from cutting our deficits by two-thirds since I took office.”
“I’m sure it will be more regulation, more taxes, higher taxes, and she’ll justify it by saying she’s going to decide who should be getting more money and who should be getting less,” he said in an interview with Fox and Friends this morning.
“When I’m out there talking to folks, nobody in the real world asks me about this, nobody, but every time I get on a media show all anybody wants to talk about is Donald Trump,” Christie said. Voters, he said, were more interested in talking with him about national security, education, entitlements, and the national debt.
The event will take place at the El Reno federal prison, which houses 1,300 inmates. According to the release, Obama is expected to meet with prisoners, prison staff, and law enforcement officials.
During his remarks, Obama praised the kid-created “Barack-a-mole” recipe and joked that “Barack-oli” was his favorite vegetable. “I also noticed that there are a lot of good vegetables on the menu, including my favorite vegetable ‘Barack-oli,’” he cracked.
In a surprise announcement this afternoon, Katherine Archuleta, the Director of the Office of Personnel and Management resigned suddenly after details were released regarding a massive hacking breach of over 21 million people.
Rubio argued that the pro-life argument was a common sense issue, pointing out that even abortion supporters were reluctant to describe themselves as “pro-abortion.” “They’ll say they’re pro-choice, but almost everyone I’ve met says they personally disagree with abortion,” he said. “That alone tells us a little about the basic common sense this issue is built on.”
“South Carolina taking down the confederate flag – a signal of good will and healing, and a meaningful step towards a better future,” he wrote. The flag was removed in a short ceremony this morning as some in the crowd shouted U-S-A! U-S-A! and sang “Na na na na, hey hey-hey, goodbye!”
Democrats used the spending bill to fund the Interior Department as a way to force the flag issue on Republicans – after inserting several anti-confederate flag amendments to disrupt Republican support for the bill.
Vice Sports announced the decision to hire Obama’s former “body man” Reggie Love as its new Editor-at-Large. “You might remember Reggie as President Obama’s longtime personal aide and a former football and basketball player for Duke University,” he wrote. “You are about to know Reggie as a valuable member of the VICE Sports team, a brand ambassador who will help us connect even more so with the biggest and most fascinating names in sports.”
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest opened today’s press briefing with a stern condemnation of the national Republican party, suggesting it is out of touch with the rest of America on issues surrounding the Confederate flag and race.
“Long before the United States was even an idea, your ancestors were harvesting the crops that would feed the world for centuries to come,” Michelle Obama tells Native Americans. “Today on issues like conservation and climate change we are finally beginning to embrace the wisdom of your ancestors,” she said. “So make no mistake about it, your customs, your values, your discoveries, are at the heart of the American story.”
“I don’t have any reason to contradict what Secretary Clinton has said,” Earnest replied, before relying on his usual set of talking points on the e-mail controversy. Earnest called Clinton’s request to the State Department to make the emails she turned over to the agency public an “extraordinary step” in transparency.
Trading was suspended at the NYSE this morning in reaction to what has been described as a “technical issue” that it was working to resolve.
Earnest admitted that the talks hadn’t met the June 20 deadline or the July 7 deadline, but he disagreed with the notion that deadlines were useless. “I do think that deadline has been useful, in applying pressure to Iran, because we have made progress in the conversations that they’ve had in the last eight days,” he said, calling it part of a White House strategy to help make real gains in discussions with the Iranians.
“The city made a mistake, not to deport someone that the federal government strongly felt should be deported,” Hillary Clinton told CNN in an interview. “I have absolutely no support for a city that ignores the strong evidence that should be acted on.”
The “Scooby Van” appears to be part of campaign history at this point.
According to stories posted by authentic looking urls such as washingtonpost.com.co and usatoday.com.co, Obama indicated in a “second” WTF podcast with Marc Maron that he would press Congress for a federal holiday for the LGTB community needs a federal holiday to celebrate the transformational Supreme Court ruling last month legalizing gay marriage.
“This will not be quick, this is a long-term campaign,” he asserted, describing ISIS as “nimble” and infiltrated with civilians across the Middle East.
Earnest pointed out that Clinton forwarded thousands of emails from her private server to the State Department and requested that they should be made public. However, nearly 30,000 of her emails she deemed “private” and deleted them from her private personal server.
