President Obama marked the 70th anniversary of V-E Day in his weekly address released on Friday. Transcript as Follows: “Hello, everybody. Today marks an historic anniversary—70 years since the Allied victory in Europe during World War II. On V-E Day
HBO’s “Real Time” host Bill Maher criticized Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson for comments he made about President Obama, who is “a centrist president” on Friday. Maher said, “Ben Carson got in today. Ben Carson has said, today he said Obama ‘reminds
The federal government aims to “protect” consumers by regulating away a payment option that’s popular with low-income Americans.
The Hill Associate Editor A.B. Stoddard stated that President Obama “has an implicit deal with the Clintons” and “they’re not going to rat her out” on Wednesday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel. Stoddard said, “Well, the administration has worked
Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) stated that Iran doesn’t take President Obama “seriously” on Wednesday’s “Situation Room” on CNN. Cotton said, “President Obama has said all along that the military option is on the table. We need Iran to take him
President Obama said that “too often we ignore” “pockets of poverty, lack of opportunity, lack of education” on Monday’s “Late Show” on CBS. Obama said, “it’s important that now that charges have been brought in Baltimore, that we let due
Monday at Lehman College in the Bronx at an event for My Brother’s Keeper Alliance, President Barack Obama said, “In too many places in this country, black boys and black men, Latino boys and Latino men — they experience being treated differently
A political fundraiser for President Obama, set to take place in Manhattan Monday evening, may inconvenience fashionistas heading to the annual Costume Institute Gala, which is being held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, according to The New York Post.
Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) of Louisiana wants President Obama and Muslim leaders to condemn radical Islam following the shooting in Garland, Texas.
Tufts University History professor Peniel Joseph declared that President Obama “has a lot of soul-searching to do” because he won’t allow Jesse Jackson into the White House on Thurday’s “HuffPost Live.” Joseph began by talking about Erin Burnett’s interview with Baltimore
President Obama said that the officers charged in Freddie Gray’s death are “are also entitled to due process and rule of law” and that “it is my practice not to comment on the legal processes involved. That would not be
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke (D) blasted “failed liberal government policies” for miring people in cities like Baltimore in “generational poverty” and argued that change in Baltimore “needs to start in the politics, the failed liberal Democrat policies” on Wednesday’s
Tuesday on Bloomberg Politics “With All Due Respect,” hosts Mark Halperin and John Heilemann agreed in light of the many riots resulting from a string of controversies over deaths caused by law enforcement in communities of color, President Barack Obama
Baltimore City Councilman Carl Stokes (D) criticized President Obama and Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake (D) for referring to rioters in Baltimore as “thugs” saying, “just call them n*ggers” in an interview on Tuesday’s “OutFront” on CNN. When asked if “thugs”
Monday at a Joint Press Conference at the White House with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe, President Barack Obama addressed the riots in Baltimore. The president said, “We have seen too many instances of what appears to be police officers interacting
President Obama argued that “new trade deals are important to our values” and are “vital to middle-class economics” during his weekly address on Saturday. “Hi, everybody. I’ve talked a lot lately about why new trade deals are important to our
On April 24, 1915 the Ottoman Turkish leaders ordered the arrest of hundreds of notable Armenians in Istanbul and launched the systematic annihilation of Armenian as well as Assyrian Christians within the empire’s borders and throughout the Middle East. This day would become known as “Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day,” and a century later is the center of a persistent geopolitical controversy.
Thursday at the Organizing for Action Summit, while giving a speech, President Barack Obama began to discuss the controversial fast-track legislation for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. Instead of his normal complaints about Fox News, this time the president went
In an interview with National Geographic, President Obama stressed the importance of California’s conservation efforts amid a fourth year of drought, laid out his expectations for this year’s climate conference in Paris, and reiterated America’s commitment to a “low-carbon future.”
Thursday from the White House President Barack Obama apologized for a counter-terrorism operation against al Qaida, in which American hostage Dr. Warren Weinstein and Italian hostage Giovanni Lo Porto were accidentally killed by an airstrike. The president said, “Since 9/11
Senator and prospective presidential candidate Lindsey Graham (R-SC) responded to Senator and presidential candidate Rand Paul (R-KY) calling him and Senator John McCain (R-AZ) “lapdogs for President Obama” on Wednesday’s “On the Record” on the Fox News Channel. “That;d be
MSNBC’s “Hardball” host Chris Matthews said that President Obama “didn’t seem that disturbed” over Iran’s actions in Yemen and “was more focused on the trade fight” on Wednesday’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports.” Matthews, who conducted an interview with the president last
Saturday Night Live’s Cecily Strong is opening up about her upcoming gig as this weekend’s featured entertainment for the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, and thinks President Barack Obama might just be America’s “funniest” president, according to Variety.
USA Today columnist and Fox News Contributor Kirsten Powers criticized President Obama for being “largely silent on” Christian persecution on Tuesday’s “O’Reilly Factor” on the Fox News Channel. Powers discussed a column she wrote criticizing the president’s handling of Christian persecution,
Monday on MSNBC’s “Hardball With Chris Matthews,” President Obama said the many Democrats against the Trans-Pacific Partnership fast track are “making political arguments that aren’t always entirely accurate,” like “the other side.” Obama said, “This is better than the Colombian
