As President Obama looks at the 2016 election thus far, he says he’s growing more annoyed by the Republican candidates stirring up anti-government sentiment and cynicism about Washington D.C.
President Obama struggled to keep his “no boots on the ground” talking point alive on Monday, saying in an interview with NBC News that U.S. special forces about to be deployed in Syria do not count, because they are not supposed to fight front-line combat operations against ISIS, and smaller units of special operations troops have been working in Syria for some time.
Businessman Matt Bevin won the Governor’s race in Kentucky Tuesday, becoming just the second Republican Governor in the Commonwealth in the last 40 years.
White House press secretary Josh Earnest today dismissed Donald Trump’s charge that President Barack Obama has kept interest rates low for political reasons.
First Lady Michelle Obama is currently on a new trip overseas to promote her “Let Girls Learn” initiative but she took some time to visit American troops at a base in Qatar – bringing with her comedian Conan O’Brien.
Tuesday at the White House press briefing, press secretary Josh Earnest slammed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for saying at his press conference this morning that President Barack Obama is intentionally forcing Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen to keep interest rates low in order
Pakistani authorities issued a directive prohibiting broadcasters from covering the activities of dozens of terrorist groups, including Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), an organization that has been linked to the 2008 attacks in Mumbai, India.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Pentagon lacks a reliable system to gauge whether the Afghan security troops are an effective fighting force capable of holding its ground against the enemies of Afghanistan, such as the Taliban and the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), reports a congressionally appointed watchdog agency.
The White House had stern words for Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) this week following the dramatic crackdown on a media conglomerate that temporarily shut down two newspapers and two television stations just days before the November 1 election.
President Obama says he is inspired by the fact that his presidency is helping the country right racial injustices that still existed, particularly in law enforcement.
President Obama is playing to his Democrat supporters by mocking the Republican presidential candidates who are running to replace him.
President Obama mocked Republican candidates who suggested they’ll be tough with Vladimir Putin but “can’t handle a bunch of CNBC moderators at a debate” during a speech on Monday. Obama stated, “Have you noticed that every one of these candidates say, ‘You
Facing an anticipated denial from the Obama administration, TransCanada has asked to suspend any further action on its permit for its cross-border Keystone XL pipeline.
The death rates for middle-aged whites in America is increasing, reversing a decades-long decline, says a new released analysis of national statistics.
Caged prisoners believed to be former army officers from dictator Bashar al-Assad’s Alawite sect were paraded through streets of a rebel-held suburb of the Syrian capital Damascus, apparently used as human shields to deter further bombardments in the area, according to video clips and images posted on social media.
While signing the budget deal negotiated with former House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and passed by Congress, President Barack Obama said, “There’s no better Christmas present for the American people, because this will allow the kind of stability and will
WASHINGTON, D.C. — An estimated $300 million in U.S. taxpayer funds have been disbursed under President Obama’s watch to pay for “stabilization programs” that have fueled Taliban support and violence in Afghan villages, an independent watchdog agency appointed by Congress reveals.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced last week he intends to sue the United States government in an American court over sanctions placed on his regime due to human rights violations in March.
The White House is unveiling an executive order from President Obama instructing all federal government agencies to remove admission of a criminal history from job applications.
Friday, the Labor Department will issue another mediocre jobs report—private forecasters estimate 190,000 jobs were created in October—well below the 260,000 averaged in 2014.
In August 2015, the Obama administration announced its Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plan to cut the national average of 32 percent of carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 from power plants’ 2005 levels.
On Saturday’s “Justice with Judge Jeanine” on the Fox News Channel, host Jeanine Pirro attacked President Barack Obama for sending American troops to Syria, despite saying he would not put boots on the ground there. “The bottom line for me and
On this weeks “Fox News Sunday” National Journal’s Ron Fournier criticized President Barack Obama for his promise of no U.S. ground troops in Syria, saying he was either naive or a liar. Fournier said, “I disagree with one thing. I
Sunday on “NBC’s “Meet the Press,” newly elected Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) said he would not advance immigration reform legislation while President Barack Obama was in office because because of what he declared to be the “untrustworthy” Obama on
The Obama administration is set to follow through with plans to give early release to nearly 6,600 federal criminals starting this weekend, reports say.
