June 18, 2013

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Brian Hughes

White House Correspondent

Brian Hughes is a White House correspondent for the Washington Examiner. He previously covered the Maryland statehouse and Montgomery County, Md., government for The Examiner. Hughes is a graduate of the University of Georgia.


Contributions from Brian Hughes

  • Germany visit showcases a tale of two Obamas

    By Brian Hughes | 06/18/13 06:05 PM

    President Obama will make his encore on the German stage with a speech at Berlin's landmark Brandenburg Gate on Wednesday, returning as a mere mortal rather than the rock star who captivated a country looking for a transcendent U.S. political figure five years ago. In 2008, then-candidate...

  • G-8 leaders can’t agree on forcing out Syria’s Bashar Assad

    By Brian Hughes | 06/18/13 11:55 AM

    President Obama and other world leaders at the G-8 summit Tuesday agreed in calling for an end to the two-year civil war in Syria, but the U.S. and its allies could not convince Russia to unite behind a call for the ouster of Syrian President Bashar Assad. As expected, Russian President...

  • Obama dismisses Bush comparisons, defends Syria response

    By Brian Hughes | 06/18/13 10:10 AM

    President Obama in a wide-ranging interview that aired late Monday gave a robust defense of his administration’s phone and Internet surveillance programs and his decision to provide light weapons to the Syrian anti-government rebels, seeking to push back against growing criticism of his...

  • Obama, Vladimir Putin agree to disagree on Syria

    By Brian Hughes | 06/17/13 05:15 PM

    President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin emerged from two hours of talks Monday no closer to a compromise for curtailing a civil war in Syria that has killed more than 93,000 people. “With respect to Syria, we do have different perspectives on the problems, but we share an...

  • Syria showdown: Obama faces Vladimir Putin at G-8

    By Brian Hughes | 06/17/13 10:40 AM

    President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet on the sidelines of the G-8 summit in Northern Ireland on Monday, when the two will square off over the United States’ decision to provide Syrian anti-government rebels with weapons. The rare meeting of the two leaders, who have...

  • Poll: Obama’s approval rating takes a dive amid controversies

    By Brian Hughes | 06/17/13 10:00 AM

    President Obama’s approval rating has plummeted to 45 percent amid a series of controversies in recent weeks, according to a poll released Monday. A new CNN/ORC International survey found that Obama’s approval rating has fallen eight percentage points in the past month, as revelations...

  • Marco Rubio says immigration bill nearly in ‘perfect shape’

    By Brian Hughes | 06/16/13 03:05 PM

    Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said on Sunday that lawmakers needed to beef up the border-security portions of a Senate immigration bill but that most of the blueprint should obtain bipartisan support. “I think it’s an excellent starting point,” Rubio said on ABC’s “This Week” about the...

  • House intel chairman says Americans will support surveillance programs

    By Brian Hughes | 06/16/13 02:55 PM

    House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, R-Mich., predicted on Sunday that Americans would ultimately support the National Security Agency’s vast surveillance methods once they learn more about the programs. “If you can see just the number of cases where we’ve actually stopped...

  • Sen. Lindsey Graham rips Obama on Syria

    By Brian Hughes | 06/16/13 02:50 PM

    Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on Sunday said President Obama’s decision to provide small arms and ammunition to the Syrian anti-government rebels wouldn’t curtail a civil war that has killed more than 90,000 people. “I really don’t know,” Graham said on NBC’s “Meet the Press,”...

  • Jeb Bush: Family 'split' on White House run

    By Brian Hughes | 06/16/13 02:40 PM

    Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on Sunday said his family was divided about whether he should make a bid for the White House in 2016. “I think we’ve got a split ballot amongst the Bush senior family,” Bush said on ABC’s “This Week.” “Pretty sure that’s the case.” It seems that...



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