Trump’s approval in first 6 months drops to 70-year presidential low
New national polls released over the weekend show President Trump’s job approval rating has declined…read more→
Global confidence in US president has plunged since Obama left office
Results from a new Pew Research Center survey released Monday shows that public “confidence” in…read more→
Trump modifies Obama-era Cuba policy; Raul Castro responds
In a long-expected move, the Trump administration on Friday rolled out minor refinements to former President…read more→
UPDATE: Trump announces reversal of some Obama Cuba policy reforms
UPDATE — 6/16, 2:16 p.m. EDT: Donald Trump announced the reversal of some Obama administration policy reforms…read more→
Chelsea Manning, Iraq whistleblower and transgender woman, released from prison
UPDATE 2 — 5/18, 2:08 p.m. EDT: 29-year-old Chelsea Manning tweeted a picture of herself for…read more→
Chelsea Manning set to be released next week
Former U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning, born Bradley Manning, is scheduled to be released from…read more→
Obama dropped charges against Iranians to keep nuclear deal on track
Once blasted as “the worst deal ever negotiated” on the campaign trail by Donald Trump,…read more→
White House decides against releasing visitor records
The Trump administration has decided to keep White House visitor logs confidential, a change in…read more→
Trump to sign bill scrapping Obama-era FCC internet privacy rules
UPDATE — 4:27 p.m. EDT: Responding to Congress’ passage of a bill reversing federal internet privacy…read more→
High Court ruling places limitations on presidential powers
In a 6–2 judgement Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court curbed a president’s power to fill certain government…read more→
US Air Force reduces land-based nuclear ICBMs to meet 2010 agreement
In compliance with an Obama-era agreement with Russia, the U.S. Air Force is near completion…read more→
Education Department reverses rule protecting students from excessive debt collection
The Department of Education (DOE) has invalidated a rule issued in 2015 which prohibited firms involved…read more→
AG Sessions ousts remaining Obama-era US attorneys
UPDATE — 2:49 p.m. EST: Despite a previous report to the contrary, U.S. Attorney for New…read more→
Trump accuses Obama of eavesdropping on campaign, wiretapping Trump Tower
UPDATE 2 — 3/8, 10:28 a.m. EST: According to media sources, Barack Obama was “irked and exasperated”…read more→
White House withdraws rule on student transgender bathroom use
The White House nullified an Obama administration directive ordering public schools to allow transgender students…read more→
White House to roll back clean water, climate regulations
Four days following the confirmation of Scott Pruitt to lead the EPA, it has been…read more→
January yields 227,000 jobs; White House, Democrats fight over glory
Data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Friday revealed January payrolls increased to…read more→
Congressional Republicans unveil plans to repeal, replace Obamacare
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) told a joint Senate-House Republican retreat in Philadelphia Wednesday that plans to…read more→
Obama released funds to Palestinian Authority on final day in office
UPDATE 2 — 1/27, 9:53 a.m. EST: According to a Palestinian adviser to President Mahmoud Abbas,…read more→
President Obama’s legacy by the numbers
With Barack Obama’s White House tenure now officially over, serious political observers will begin to…read more→
Obama blames Congress for failure to close Guantanamo Bay detention facility
In a final, parting shot at Congress on his last day in the Oval Office, President…read more→
Drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ taken into US custody on inauguration eve
UPDATE — 2:58 p.m. EST: Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán appeared in a New York federal courtroom…read more→
2016 officially warmest year on record; Obama admin. sends $500M to global climate fund
For the third year in a row, scientists have recorded record-high temperatures around globe. 2016…read more→
White House waves off likelihood of pardon for Edward Snowden
In what could be motivated in part by President Obama’s grant of clemency to former…read more→
Obama grants clemency to whistleblower Chelsea Manning
UPDATE — 1/19, 8:05 a.m. EST: President Obama addressed the commutation of Chelsea Manning’s prison sentence…read more→
Obama administration dilutes data-sharing rules for NSA
With days remaining in President Obama’s White House term, Attorney General Loretta Lynch has signed…read more→
DHS statistics show Obama administration deported fewest since Nixon
A report by the Department of Homeland Security released Dec. 30 and subsequent analysis by…read more→
US, Cuba conclude environmental deal before Obama’s departure
Ahead of New York businessman Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration, President Obama has negotiated an agreement…read more→
Trump signals more resource exploration on federal lands coming
After eight years of regulation and late-measures to set aside federal land barring it from oil…read more→
Trump demands Obama ambassadors quit before inaguration
In a not unusual move, President-elect Donald Trump has issued instructions to politically-appointed ambassadors serving…read more→
President Obama’s final jobs report reveals mediocre results for 2016
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its monthly jobs report Friday revealing December 2016 produced…read more→
GOP anxious to reverse President Obama’s ‘midnight regulations’
Refusing to back away from a mountain of late regulations President Obama has issued since…read more→
Trump will harness executive action to dismantle Obamacare
In expected plans to strip down the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Vice-President-elect Mike Pence has…read more→
US intelligence agencies conclude Russia behind hacking, Trump disregards
U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded that the Russian government hacked the Democratic National Committee and…read more→
Obama hits Russia with sanctions over alleged election hacking
After 18 months of speculation the Russian Federation was responsible for a series of cyberhacks intended…read more→
DNC chair candidates criticize management of party under Obama
Against the backdrop of an election defeat for Hillary Clinton and the leadership of the…read more→
The Hill Talk’s Glance at the Globe
North Korea will test ICBM: In a surprise announcement, North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un…read more→
Obama’s designation of national monuments sparks political backlash
President Obama designated two large and historically significant areas of land in Nevada and Utah…read more→
Imprisoned ex-Illinois governor appeals to Obama for clemency
Impeached and removed from office by the Illinois Senate on Jan. 29, 2009, and barred…read more→
Obama signs defense bill, authorizes creation of anti-propaganda organization
President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Friday, an appropriations bill that…read more→
Obama prohibits drilling in Arctic, Atlantic oceans in late-night regulatory action
The White House announced Tuesday it would ban oil and natural gas drilling in sections…read more→
Saudi foreign minister implores Congress for changes to terrorism bill
Following a string of meetings with lawmakers during his brief visit to Washington, Saudi Arabia’s…read more→
Obama grants clemency to 153; 78 receive get-out-of-jail free card
In one sweeping motion Monday, President Obama issued pardons to 78 inmates and granted clemency…read more→
Confident of Clinton win, Obama remained passive over Russian interference
Amid a flurry of reports from U.S. intelligence agencies the Russian government intruded America’s electoral framework on…read more→
FBI agrees with CIA: Russians were trying to get Trump elected
The FBI is in agreement with the CIA’s assessment that the Russians strategically hacked into…read more→