Tuesday in Washington D.C. at the the Catholic Health Association’s annual assembly, President Barack Obama defended his Affordable Care Act saying it was a “critical part” of his administration’s attempt to “restore the basic promise of America.” Partial transcript as
Obama derided critics for continuing to promote “mythology” and “myths” suggesting that the law was failing to work or was unpopular. He claimed historic success for the law, pointing to a history of presidential efforts to make healthcare more affordable for Americans.
Obama apologists have recently been trotted out en masse to absurdly portray the Obama presidency as an entirely scandal-free citadel of piety. It is, they assure us, the political equivalent of the Vestal Virgins who guard the sacred flame. As Obama, himself, has insisted, there is not a “scintilla of scandal” to be seen.
Is President Obama smoking again?
A new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds that a record 54% of Americans oppose Obamacare–the highest disapproval rating ever in the Post-ABC poll–and a six point increase in unpopularity since last year.
The newly minted State Department spokesperson John Kirby appeared on Morning Joe today to remind Americans that the fight against ISIS would last “3-5 years” and ask for some “strategic patience.”
Former Obama Press Secretary Robert Gibbs just took a job with McDonalds as the new Executive Vice President and Global Chief Communications Officer.
President Obama launched a new website this morning to promote Obamacare, posting a previously unpublished personal letter he received after the death of Sen. Ted Kennedy.
As a candidate for President of the United States, Barack Obama promised to restore balance to the Constitution, after what many argued was a period of executive overreach, infringing on civil liberties and the balance of powers. When he launched his campaign, he even referred to his past career as a “civil rights lawyer,” and a constitutional law teacher. Once in office, however, Obama expanded executive powers even further, and led a 6-year assault on judicial independence.
Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew was given the unenviable job of defending President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran on Sunday at a conference in New York sponsored by the Jerusalem Post.
President Obama is expressing frustration with the Supreme Court for considering the King V. Burwell challenge to ObamaCare.
Obama said that the United States was “reviewing a range of plans” for how to accelerate and recruit additional Iraqi forces, but that it would take time.
“I made a decision, which I think is the right one, that we should not accept applications till the legal status of this is clarified,” Obama said, admitting that although he was “frustrated” with the judge blocking his legislation, he didn’t want to put illegal immigrants at a disadvantage.
Monday at the G-7 Summit in Germany, President Barack Obama said after months of engaging ISIS in an air war over Iraq and Syria while supposedly building up an international coalition to fight them on the ground in the absence
The UK Telegraph reports that British Prime Minister David Cameron “has refused to meet demands by Barack Obama that Britain commits to spending 2 per cent of its national income on defense for the next five years.”
Sunday from Austria’s Interalpen Hotel, press secretary Josh Earnest said that if the evidence shows China is behind the massive federal data breach last April, in which hackers acquired the private information of 4 million federal employees, the Untied States
On her Saturday broadcast, Fox News Channel’s Jeanine Pirro once again attacked President Barack Obama for not being a true chief executive, a week after ripping President Barack Obama for his lack of action to fight ISIS, . Pirro questioned Obama if
Producer and director Chuck Lorre will host a $16,700-per-person fundraiser for President Obama at his Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles home on June 18, according to Variety.
Al-Qaeda affiliates in Syria and Yemen are benefiting from the global focus on the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), quietly capturing territory and expanding their influence amid the turmoil in the war-ravaged countries, reports The Washington Post.
MERRIMACK, New Hampshire — Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is opening fire on Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and everyone else who backed or is backing Obamatrade without reading the text of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) that Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) would fast track.
In this week’s GOP address, Rep. Pat Tiberi (R_OH) promoted the controversial Trade Promotion Authority, which he argued will lead to better trade agreements because, presently, President Barack Obama can negotiate secretly, more jobs and higher pay for workers in America.
In his weekly presidential address posted on Saturday, President Barack Obama commemorated Immigrant Heritage Month by talking about his grandparents from both sides of the family and telling the story of an Irish woman gaining her citizenship. Then, Obama stated that the immigration system
Vocativ makes the interesting, and chilling, point that Ayatollah Ruhallah Khomeini—the Ayatollah, the guy Mickey Mouse was flipping off in all those seventies T-shirts—is doing very well on social media for a guy who died when computers were still bigger than dishwashers.
After only eight months at MSNBC, former White House associate communications director Rachel Racusen is quitting the news network and heading back to the White House.
Friday at the White House press briefing, Fox News chief White House correspondent Ed Henry asked press secretary Josh Earnest if given today’s news reports on the massive hack of government computers by potentially China, was it smart to let
