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Obama vows to root out sexual assault in the military
Brian Hughes
Published: Tue, May 7, 2013
President Obama on Tuesday pledged to “step up our game” in preventing sexual assaults in the U.S. military, a vow that comes after the leader of the Air Force’s prevention unit was charged with groping a women in Northern Virginia. In a press conference with South Korean President Park...
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Obama on defensive over handling of escalating crisis in Syria
Brian Hughes
Published: Mon, May 6, 2013
The White House was on the defensive Monday over its handling of the Syrian civil war, pushing back at critics who questioned President Obama's "red line" ultimatum to the Syrian government, the possible use of chemical weapons by anti-government rebels and whether Israel's airstrikes inside...
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Aided by hole-in-one, Chambliss/Corker best Obama/Udall
Brian Hughes
Published: Mon, May 6, 2013
A hole-in-one is once in a lifetime. But with his hole-in-one during a round of golf with President Obama Monday, Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., joined an even more exclusive club. A White House official said that Chambliss aced the par-three, 11th hole at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland,...
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Obama hits the links with trio of senators
Brian Hughes
Updated: Mon, May 6, 2013
President Obama is taking his charm offensive to the links. According to the White House, the president is golfing Monday with Sens. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., Bob Corker, R-Tenn. and Mark Udall, D-Colo., at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland In recent weeks, Obama dined four times with a...
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W.H.: Obama’s use of ‘red line’ was ‘deliberate’
Brian Hughes
Published: Mon, May 6, 2013
The White House on Monday pushed back against reports that President Obama’s “red line” against Syrian chemical weapons use was a gaffe, calling the language “deliberate.” Administration officials told The New York Times in an article over the weekend that Obama did not mean to use...
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What could Obama do about Gitmo?
Brian Hughes
Published: Sat, May 4, 2013
With escalating hunger strikes putting the spotlight back on the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, President Obama has been quick to blame Congress for what others have called the most glaring broken promise of his White House tenure. But Obama's own polices have kept the covert prison running --...
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Obama predicts immigration reform will get done ‘this year’
Brian Hughes
Published: Fri, May 3, 2013
President Obama on Friday laid out a concrete marker for passing comprehensive immigration reform, telling a crowd of students in Mexico City that an agreement would be reached this year. “I am optimistic that after years of trying we are going to get it done this year,” Obama said at the...
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Obama moves cautiously on whether to intervene militarily in Syria
Brian Hughes
Published: Thu, May 2, 2013
The Obama administration is rethinking whether to send arms to Syrian rebels as part of a larger internal debate over U.S. military intervention in a civil war in which the Syrian government unleashed chemical weapons. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel was the first top administration official to...
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Obama ‘comfortable’ with Plan B for 15-year-olds
Brian Hughes
Updated: Thu, May 2, 2013
President Obama on Thursday endorsed his administration’s decision to let girls as young as 15 purchase the morning-after pill over the counter. “I’m very comfortable with the decision [the Food and Drug Administration] made right now based on solid scientific evidence for girls 15 and...
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Obama taps fundraiser Pritzker for Commerce, Froman for trade post
Brian Hughes
Published: Thu, May 2, 2013
President Obama on Thursday nominated Chicago businesswoman Penny Pritzker to be his next commerce secretary and close ally Michael Froman for United States trade representative, rounding out his second-term Cabinet picks. Obama and Pritzker have a long history together. And the billionaire...
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