The D.C. Court of Appeals handed the Obama administration a victory reversing an earlier ruling that financial subsidies are not available for people who purchased health insurance on the federal exchange. As NBC reported: “A three-judge panel of the D.C. Court of Appeals reached that conclusion in late July. On the same day, a federal […]
A visibly angry President Obama said today that “The entire world is appalled” by ISIS’s slaughter of American journalist Jim Foley. As ABC News reports,“No just God would stand for what they did yesterday or every single day,” the president said during a news conference in Martha’s Vineyard. “People like this ultimately fail. They fail […]
President Barack Obama announced on Thursday that he has authorized “targeted airstrikes” to protect U.S. interests in Iraq. NBC News reports that “[i]n a nationally televised address, Obama said Thursday night that he had long warned the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, not to threaten the strategic city of Erbil. With ISIS […]
On Thursday, President Obama gave a speech during the White House tribute to the Special Olympics and received a hug from a remarkable man. While highlighting Special Olympians who compete and are active in their communities, Obama mentioned the name of Tim Harris. The president talked about some of Harris’ noteworthy achievements. Obama told the […]
In a serious blow to Bush administration officials, President Obama admitted that the United States tortured al-Qaeda detainees captured after the 9/11 attacks. The admission made at a Friday press conference included some of the most expansive comments made by Obama about enhanced interrogation practices used by the CIA during the Bush administration, practices he […]