• Obama tells Trump to 'stop whining' about the election

    Obama tells Trump to 'stop whining' about the election

    Oct 18, 2016 04:33 PM EDT

    ... based on any evidence, Obama said, but is simply aimed at discrediting the election before the first votes are counted. "You start whining before the game's even over?" Obama said at a press conference. "Then you don't have what it takes to be in this job." https://www ...

  • Shields and Brooks on Netanyahu’s election provocation, human trafficking holdup

    Shields and Brooks on Netanyahu’s election provocation, human trafficking holdup

    Mar 21, 2015 12:10 AM EDT

    ... them back, to help them, to help local law enforcement do it. And the Democrats are standing on one side, and the Republicans are playing games on the other. Both sides are playing games. They ought to pass the human trafficking immediately and they ought to confirm Loretta Lynch. DAVID ...

  • The political implications of the Hobby Lobby case

    The political implications of the Hobby Lobby case

    Jun 30, 2014 01:20 PM EDT

    ... better shape against Republican Terri Lynn Land. New Hampshire, Oregon and Virginia remain uphill climbs for Republicans. LINE ITEMS President Obama warned in an ABC interview of Europeans sympathizing with ISIS who could pose a threat to the United States with this: “We have seen Europeans who are sympathetic to ...

  • Obama says U.S. military ‘superior’ to Putin’s Russian forces

    Obama says U.S. military ‘superior’ to Putin’s Russian forces

    Apr 17, 2014 01:19 PM EDT

    Today in the Morning Line: Obama again warns of consequences for Russia on Ukraine 2016 women under the microscope Is Obama not “Deporter-In-Chief”? Cold War games: President Obama flexed some American military muscle in an interview with CBS News, saying of Russia, “They’re not interested in any ...

  • U.S. blocks Iran's controversial pick for UN ambassador

    U.S. blocks Iran's controversial pick for UN ambassador

    Apr 11, 2014 10:31 PM EDT

    ... the grounds for barring entry into the U.S. to include individuals engaged in terrorism. Carney would not say Friday whether Obama would sign that bill, but he said the president did share its sentiments. The administration's decision to block Aboutalebi's nomination drew praise from both parties, including ...

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    Government Closes as Standoff Continues

    Oct 01, 2013 02:21 PM EDT

    ... it would go down. Early reports of Republican moderates revolting against Boehner's plan turned out to be unfounded. Mr. Obama made clear in an interview with NPR he won't bend on his signature domestic law, which incidentally sees a major provision kick in Tuesday. Asked what he was ...

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    Concluding That Syria Used Chemical Arms, Kerry Warns of 'Risk of Doing Nothing'

    Aug 30, 2013 04:00 AM EDT

    ... to those who had been targeted, but to a Syrian army hospital to interview soldiers. Syria's government says the soldiers were victims of poison gases. As ever, the inspectors gave little away. Why are you here?MAN: Because of our investigation. BILL NEELY: They brought in medical equipment to ...

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    From 'Friends' to Opponents, Enzi and Cheney Will Test Wyo. Conservatives

    Jul 17, 2013 01:25 PM EDT

    Former Vice President Dick Cheney embraces his daughter Liz Cheney at the 2010 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington. Photo By Tom Williams/Roll Call/Getty Images. With Liz Cheney's announcement Tuesday that she would launch a primary challenge to incumbent Wyoming Republican Sen. Mike Enzi, residents of the country's least populous state should get ready for...

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    McConnell Gets a Rival, Kentucky Senate Contest Gets Interesting

    Jul 02, 2013 01:00 PM EDT

    Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images It might not be star-studded, and it's very early in the cycle, but Kentucky's Senate contest just got a lot more interesting. Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes made it official Monday that she will challenge Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, giving Democrats...

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    How the Immigration Reform Debate Could Make or Break Marco Rubio

    Jun 17, 2013 01:30 PM EDT

    On Sunday, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. said the immigration bill is nearly "ready to go." Two weeks remain until Congress is scheduled to break for the Fourth of July holiday, which Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has declared is the deadline for his chamber to complete work on a comprehensive immigration reform bill. With the...