The Obama administration this week hosted a three-day conference on “Countering Violent Extremism,” which is a government euphemism for how best to deal with Islamist terrorism. Already a predictable tsunami…
WASHINGTON — President Obama on Thursday called on nations around the world to expand human rights, religious tolerance and peaceful dialogue as they struggle to combat a spate of terrorism…
The New York Post’s front page blasted President Barack Obama on Thursday for not using phrases such as “Islamic terror” to describe militant groups like ISIS. – The Post has…
WASHINGTON — President Obama chooses his words with particular care when he addresses the volatile connections between religion and terrorism. He and his aides have avoided labeling acts of brutal…
WASHINGTON — President Obama called on Americans and more than 60 nations on Wednesday to join the fight against violent extremism, saying they had to counter the ideology of the…
WASHINGTON — President Obama’s lawyers, facing what could be months of delay on the White House’s immigration efforts, are struggling for a response to a Texas judge’s ruling that has…
Obama went to lengths before the summit began to avoid linking extremism to the Muslim faith; his intent, aides say, was to avoid giving credence to the ideologies of Islamic…
WASHINGTON — President Obama has decided to appoint Joseph P. Clancy, who has guided the Secret Service on an interim basis for the last four months, to lead the agency…
If a spending bill is not passed by Feb. 28, the agency’s funding will run out. READ: Poll shows most disapprove of Obama handling of ISIS – The survey, conducted…
The Obama administration destroyed the life of a mid-level bureaucrat for doing what countless other government officials do on a daily basis, The Intercept is reporting in a new investigation…
Andrew Hammond is an Associate at LSE IDEAS (the Centre for International Diplomacy, Affairs and Strategy) at the London School of Economics, and a former UK Government Special Adviser. The…
Take this for example, Obama sticking out his tongue while making a goofy face for Buzzfeed’s “Things Everybody Does But Doesn’t Talk About, Featuring President Obama” – There’s no quesiton…
Obama angered Republicans when he announced in November that he would use the executive branch to temporarily delay deportation for as many as 5 million people who came to the…
A federal judge in Texas has ordered a halt, at least temporarily, to President Obama’s executive actions on immigration, siding with Texas and 25 other states that filed a lawsuit…
WASHINGTON — A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction on Monday that will temporarily prevent the Obama administration from moving forward with its executive actions on immigration while a lawsuit…
I had intended to discuss President Obama’s plans for personalized precision medicine with my patient Barbara last week, but she missed her appointment. Or, more accurately, she arrived two hours…
SAN FRANCISCO — The United States has found a way to permanently embed surveillance and sabotage tools in computers and networks it has targeted in Iran, Russia, Pakistan, China, Afghanistan…
Fifty-seven percent disapprove of his handling of foreign affairs more broadly, and 54% disapprove of how the President is handling terrorism. Another 60% rate Obama negatively on his handling of…
WASHINGTON (RNS) After taking heat from the religious right for saying Christians and Muslims have all committed horrors in God’s name, President Obama is now angering the religious left with…
This story was originally published on 24/7 Wall St. The ongoing debate over income inequality has picked up steam, especially as the economic recovery is widely considered to be benefiting…
The cease-fire period for fighting in Ukraine began one minute after midnight Sunday, but there are no immediate indications of whether either side in the conflict that has killed more…
WASHINGTON — Democratic senators unveiled legislation Friday night to repeal the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force, a sweeping 9/11-era war authorization that never expired and that President…
Senate Republicans are seizing on the global tax scandal engulfing HSBC to delay the confirmation of Loretta Lynch, Barack Obama’s nominee for attorney general, the Guardian can reveal. Read the…
(Adds White House declines to comment, more details from the report, background) WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has responded to overtures from U.S. President…
In a speech at Stanford University, President Obama introduced an executive order that will promote more information sharing to combat cyberthreats. PALO ALTO, Calif. — Declaring that the Internet has…
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama made waves this week by sending a proposed Authorization for Use of Military Force to Congress for its consideration. What was striking about his proposal…
By Jeff Mason PALO ALTO, Ca., Feb 13 (Reuters) – President Barack Obama asked tech industry executives on Friday for closer cooperation in defending against hackers after high-profile attacks against…
“No one in the United States of America should ever be targeted because of who they are, what they look like, or how they worship,” Obama said in a statement….
The decline from its position at No. 20 in 2009 has been spurred by the Obama administration’s aggressive prosecution of whistleblowers, said Delphine Halgand, the organization’s U.S. director. “We consider…
Meant to unite industry brass with top U.S. law enforcement officials, the White House cybersecurity summit on the campus of Stanford University has attracted only one major Silicon Valley CEO:…