Barack Obama News
Read news, analysis, and commentary on Barack Obama, his administration’s legacy, and his continuing impact on national debates.
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Newsflash to Obama Administration: Appeasement Never Works
Winston Churchill once said “an appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.” The U.S. has been negotiating a deal that will leave Iran—which the State Department calls the leading sponsor of international terrorism—on the threshold of becoming a nuclear state. This is not just bad policy. This is deeply dangerous…Rep. Doug Lamborn -
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Rubio to Obama: The Border Isn’t Secure
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., countered Obama’s claim that the border has “never been more secure,” telling Bill O’Reilly Wednesday that the key solution to the overwhelming wave of illegal immigration is enhanced border security. Rubio pointed directly to Obama’s executive order as a primary reason this “disaster” occurred.Natalie Johnson -
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Texans Not Buying Obama’s Spending Plan for Border Crisis
President Obama’s request for emergency funding to respond to the crisis along the southwest border drew more heat today from two prominent Texans — Gov. Rick Perry and Rep. Mike McCaul, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. “It is a very large amount of money and as you analyze it, very little of it is…Kelsey Bolar -
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Amnesty Foe: Guard, Not Obama’s ‘Naked Political Maneuver,’ Will Secure Border
President Obama’s response to the crisis on the southern border is “a naked political maneuver” because he “does not ever intend to secure the border,” Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, charged in an interview with The Daily Signal. King, a vocal critic of what he calls Democrats’ plans to grant amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants…Josh Siegel -
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Transcript: Issa Invokes Nixon in Obama’s ‘Slow Down’ Approach to IRS Probes
Introduction by Kelsey Harkness, The Daily Signal: Today we are here at the Cato Institute with Representative Darrell Issa from California [and chairman, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee]. He talked to us about the most recent developments in the IRS scandal and Operation Chokepoint, and shared his views on whether these alleged scandals coming out of…Kelsey Bolar -
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Transcript: Cruz Says Obama’s Border Plan Doesn’t ‘Stop the Lawlessness’
Kelsey Harkness, The Daily Signal: Senator Cruz, thank you for joining us. If you do the math, President Obama’s [$3.7 billion] funding proposal amounts to $12 for every single American. Do you think this is how individuals want their money to be spent when it comes to solving the crisis on the border? Sen. Ted…Kelsey Bolar -
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Obama, Wall Street, and the IMF: All Wrong on Carbon Taxes
Last month the International Monetary Fund (IMF) recommendedthat the United States “introduce a broad-based carbon tax.” In the summary of its annual report on the U.S. economy the IMF thus echoes the climate alarmism of the Obama Administration, which has been calling for carbon-cutting policies ever since taking office. The IMF report was followed by…James M. Roberts -
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Obama Promised a Stronger America. Is That True 6 Years Later?
In 2008, presidential candidate Barack Obama inspired supporters with talk of a new direction in foreign policy, promising to end wars and improve relationships with allies. As president, Obama claimed in 2012 to have ended hostilities overseas and made America stronger—points that ultimately helped him continue into a second term. But throughout it all were warnings that Obama’s policy…Ben Howe -
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DeMint: Obama’s Statement on Border Was ‘Extraordinarily Dishonest’
“We know the human traffickers throughout Central America are using the president’s pledge of amnesty to actually get these payments to bring these kids here.”Jim DeMint -
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Democrat Advises Obama to Demonstrate Leadership in Border Crisis
Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, called on President Barack Obama yesterday to fly down to the U.S.-Mexican border so he can exhibit leadership in the current immigration crisis. Cuellar said the president needs to do more than appropriate funds to fix the situation and that visiting the border would take no more than 45 minutes of…Natalie Johnson -
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Congress Must Ask Obama: Why Doesn’t Your Administration Cut U.S. Aid to the Palestinian Authority?
Considering its participation in the new Palestinian unity government, Hamas’ rocket attacks on Israel should lead the U.S. to cut the hundreds of millions in assistance it gives to the Palestinian Authority each year. The Palestinian Authority’s recent decision to form a unity government with the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas raises questions about the significant…Brett Schaefer -
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Obama Seeks $3.7B to Meet Surge of Kids Crossing Border
President Obama has asked Congress for $3.7 billion in “emergency” funds to stem a surge in children and families from Central America illegally crossing the U.S. border with Mexico. Obama’s request is nearly double the amount he originally signaled last week. Most of the money in his request, made public today, would be used for…Josh Siegel -
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The Obama Administration Should Speak Up for Hong Kong
Hong Kong may sound remote and exotic to many Americans, but what happens there affects many here and its continued success and prosperity is in our national interest. So when China, Hong Kong’s ruler for 17 years, behaves with truculence toward this former British colony, the Obama administration should do better than shrug its shoulders…Mike Gonzalez -
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What Obama Has Wrong on Climate Change
President Barack Obama again sought to make the case to the American people for “dealing with the rapidly growing threat of climate change” last month, in a speech to the League of Conservation Voters. Right up front he said that his speech would not have “a lot of spin, just the facts.” When a politician…Brett Schaefer -
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The Obama Administration Must Change Course on the Middle East
The past weeks have brought an avalanche of disasters for the United States in the wider Middle East. Unless the Obama administration changes course, the coming months will bring worse. The administration’s premise is that radical Islamist groups such as al-Qaeda and ISIS pose a greater threat to the United States than Iran. As the…Ted Bromund -
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Obama Administration Circumvents Congress, Faces Backlash Over Native Hawaiians Proposal
HONOLULU—A proposal by the Obama administration to create a new relationship with ethnic Hawaiians may have backfired. The U.S. Department of Interior is holding a series of hearings about the plan, which, it said in a statement, would determine “the best path forward for honoring the trust relationship that Congress has created specifically to benefit…Malia Zimmerman -
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Cartoon: Obama Administration’s Record at the Supreme Court
There was no love lost between President Obama and and the Supreme Court as it handed down two major defeats for the administration in its final week of the 2013-2014 term.Glenn Foden -
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Obama Ranked ‘Worst President’ Since World War II
President Obama reached a new milestone, but not one he’s likely to tout. According to a Quinnipiac University poll, Obama ranks as the worst president since World War II. When presented with a list of presidents since Harry S Truman and asked which they would consider “the worst,” 33 percent of respondents chose Obama. The…Philip Wegmann -
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The Obama Administration’s Wake-up Call in Iraq
Clearly, ISIS was not in the plan. The Obama Administration was caught flat-footed by the triumph of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in northern Iraq. The White House is now scrambling to catch up to fast-moving events on the ground to prevent a disastrous outcome in the war that it mistakenly declared had…James Phillips -
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Obama Asks for $2 Billion in Emergency Funds to Slow Border Crossings, Speed Deportations
President Obama asked Congress today for more than $2 billion in emergency funds to manage the surge of illegal Central American immigrants at the South Texas border, and to speed the deportation of those already here. The president, in a letter sent to Congress, asks lawmakers to revise existing immigration law to give the Department of…Josh Siegel