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Obama’s Theme for the New Year: ‘We Can’t Be Stopped’
A relaxed President Obama held a year-end press conference this afternoon, where he reflected on his first six years in office and looked ahead to the last quarter of his presidency. In a brief prepared statement and then a lengthy question-and-answer session, Obama weighed in on issues such as the U.S. economy, relations with Congress,… -
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The 2016 Potentials React to Obama’s Cuba Plan
President Obama’s decision to normalize relations with Cuba yesterday swept headlines, marking a new policy issue for the 2016 presidential race. Many of the rumored hopefuls swiftly reacted to the president’s plan, establishing their positions for 2016. Democrats The Democrat contenders showed unanimous support for Obama’s plan, praising the president’s efforts to open U.S.-Cuban relations for… -
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Q&A on Obama’s Policy Changes Toward Cuba
Yesterday afternoon, President Obama announced a series of drastic policy changes toward Cuba. What many may now view as concessions to the Castro regime following a prisoner swap was in fact the White House ending the U.S.’s long tradition of supporting human rights and democratic reforms on the island. The new policy approach follows the… -
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Marco Rubio Blasts Obama’s Cuba Plan, Deeming It a ‘Concession to Tyranny’
Sen. Marco Rubio has come out swinging at President Obama’s decision to normalize relations with Cuba. The Florida Republican called it a “concession to tyranny.” Rubio, a Cuban-American, deemed the move a “disgraceful” setback for both Americans and Cubans, writing in the Wall Street Journal that it marks a global “victory” for oppressive regimes. The entire… -
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Cuba Is Latest Benefactor of Obama’s Fairy-Tale Foreign Policy
In the his most recent "negotiation" with a foreign nemesis, President Obama has once again given away more and gotten less. Unfortunately for the United States, in the long run, this fairy tale is not likely to have a happy ending. >>> Obama Can’t Unilaterally Lift Economic Freedom for Cubans -
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Will Obama’s New Approach Bring Freedom to Cuba?
CNN’s Jake Tapper hosted a contentious panel discussion about the future of Cuba in the wake of President Obama’s decision to unilaterally chart a new course in U.S. relations. The Heritage Foundation’s Mike Gonzalez, senior fellow of international studies, debated The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg and Julia Sweig, director for Latin American studies at the Council… -
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Obama Can’t Unilaterally Lift Economic Freedom for Cubans
President Barack Obama’s unilateral decision to normalize relations with Cuba and lift the U.S. embargo without the approval of Congress may play well on the international left and help the Castro regime to maintain control of the country, the economy, and all levers of power for years to come, but it will do nothing to… -
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Obama Does Not Have the Authority to Lift Embargo on Cuba
Cuba’s release of American hostage Alan Gross is to be welcome. Gross has vegetated in a Cuban jail for five years for the crime of bringing computers to Jews on the island. But exchanging three hardened Cuban spies for him establishes a wrong moral and legal equivalency. Worse, extending recognition to Cuba’s dictatorial regime harms… -
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US and Cuba Swap Prisoners; Obama Ends Isolation Policy
The Cuban government today freed American contractor Alan Gross after five years of captivity, in a negotiated agreement that signals an overhaul in U.S. policy toward the island. Gross, 65, boarded a U.S. government plane with his wife, Judy, and three members of Congress and arrived at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland just before noon. President… -
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Fighting Obama’s Amnesty: Et Tu, Brute?
Most Americans don’t watch C-SPAN and I cannot blame them. More often than not, it seems as though the Senate is in a quorum call or a lone senator is debating something totally irrelevant to the issues that are important to most Americans. That changed a little bit on Saturday when Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas… -
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How Obama and His Environmental Base Are Planning to Eradicate the Oil and Gas Industry
Why does the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulatory war against hydraulic fracturing look like the Natural Resources Defense Council’s 2007 agenda for eliminating domestic oil and natural gas development? Because it is. President Obama is coordinating with far-left environmental activists to wage an all-out assault on American oil and natural gas. The NRDC’s unjustifiable access to such… -
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Jorge Ramos’s Line of Questioning on Amnesty Power Disagrees With Obama
In 2013, President Obama said on multiple occasions—including during an interview with Univision anchor Jorge Ramos—that he doesn’t have the legal authority to suspend deportations of illegal immigrants because he isn’t the “king” or “emperor” of the United States. But in the wake of his recent executive actions to grant legal status to millions of… -
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Obama Administration Should Sanction Iran, Not Israel
It is no secret that the Obama administration has a tense relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu due to sharp differences on key foreign policy issues and clashing world views. But an Israeli press report last Thursday suggested that the White House is considering going beyond the usual criticism and is mulling stronger actions…. -
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Government Spending Bill Gives EPA More Money Than Obama Requested
Many legislators complain about the Environmental Protection Agency on various matters ranging from their excessive water power grab in their “Waters of the United States” rule to their attempt to go around Congress to regulate greenhouse gases. Now, the omnibus makes many of these complaints about the EPA look hollow—the “CRomnibus” actually would provide about… -
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Elizabeth Warren, AFL-CIO, Teamsters Voice Opposition to Government Spending Bill
Several key liberal lawmakers and interest groups voiced opposition to the House Republican spending bill today, adding their voices to a chorus of conservative critics hoping to derail the plan. >>> Related: Government Spending Bill Faces Uncertain Fate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., who was recently elevated to a Democratic leadership role, urged her colleagues to vote… -
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Colbert to Obama: ‘Why Did You Burn the Constitution and Become an Emperor?’
Last night, President Barack Obama appeared on the Colbert Report for an interview with Stephen Colbert. They discussed several topics, such as the midterm elections, the jobs report and the Keystone pipeline. On the online “Extended Interview,” Colbert asked a pointed question alluding to Obama’s use of executive power. The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert… -
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Retired Reporter Details Obama’s Off-the-Record ‘Profanity-Laced Tirade’ About the Media
President Obama once delivered a “profanity-laced tirade” in an off-the-record session with reporters when he wasn’t happy about media coverage, according to retired ABC News correspondent Ann Compton. In an interview with C-Span, Compton said that in the last year she had seen “Barack Obama really angry twice:” Both were off-the-record times. One, profanity-laced where… -
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What Republicans Can Do Now to Fight Back Against Obama’s Amnesty Decision
The lame-duck session presents the first test for Republican leadership in the House and Senate since the American people overwhelmingly spoke on Election Day. As usual, President Obama and congressional Democrats are playing their Washington games. They are trying to scare and intimidate Republicans in Congress into funding their liberal priorities all the way through… -
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Why John McCain Doubts Obama’s Pick for Defense Secretary Will Have Clout
President Obama’s nominee for secretary of defense will need to penetrate the White House’s tight inner circle of national security and foreign policy advisers to influence the president’s decision-making, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said yesterday. In an interview with The Daily Signal within hours of Ashton Carter’s nomination, McCain said he isn’t convinced the veteran… -
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What Obama and Holder Should Have Said About Ferguson Grand Jury Verdict
Perhaps the biggest problem with the reaction of President Obama and his attorney general, Eric Holder, to the grand jury verdict in Ferguson is their non-support for the difficult work of the grand jury. That and their support for the mistaken proposition that the administration of justice is unfair, biased, and prejudiced towards “communities of…