May 27 AP fact check: Trump takes credit for Obama's gains for vets By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press Boastful on the occasion of Memorial Day, President Donald Trump and his Veterans Affairs secretary are claiming full credit for health care improvements that were underway before they took office. Here's a look at their claims. Continue reading
May 14 Senate confirms Trump judicial pick who disparaged Obama By Associated Press Utah Sen. Mitt Romney was the only Republican to vote against lawyer Michael Truncale because of his 2011 comments in which he called then-President Barack Obama an "un-American imposter."… Continue reading
Apr 02 Trump suggests deferring GOP health plan push to after 2020 By Associated Press President Donald Trump is suggesting he will defer until after 2020 his push for a Republican health care plan to replace the Affordable Care Act. Continue reading
Dec 27 Trump is the third American president to visit Iraq President Donald Trump made an unannounced trip to Iraq on Wednesday to meet U.S. troops. It's the sixth time that a U.S. president has visited Iraq. Continue reading
Dec 18 Trump's safety panel seeks to revoke school discipline rules By Collin Binkley, Associated Press President Donald Trump's school safety commission is proposing a rollback of Obama-era guidance that was meant to curb racial disparities in school discipline. Continue reading
Dec 13 Barack Obama receives Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights award at NYC gala By Sabrina Caserta, Associated Press "I'm not sure if you've heard, but I've been on this hope kick for a while now. Even ran a couple of campaigns on it. Thank you for officially validating my hope credentials," Obama said during his remarks. Continue reading
Dec 02 George H.W. Bush: America's last foreign policy president By James Goldgeier, The Conversation George H.W. Bush was the last person elected president of the United States with any prior foreign policy experience. Continue reading
Dec 02 From Bush to Clinton, a grace note for the ages By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press “Dear Bill,” George H.W. Bush scribbled Jan. 20, 1993, to the Democrat about to succeed him as president. “When I walked into this office just now I felt the same sense of wonder and respect that I felt four years… Continue reading
Dec 01 Presidents, others praise former President George H.W. Bush By Associated Press He “was a man of the highest character. The entire Bush family is deeply grateful for 41′s life and love, for the compassion of those who have cared and prayed for Dad.” — Former President George W. Bush… Continue reading
Nov 27 AP fact check: Obama didn't have a family separation policy By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press President Donald Trump is falsely asserting that the federal policy that split migrant families at the border was practiced by his predecessor, Barack Obama, as well. Here's a look at Trump's claim. Continue reading