Dave Boyer
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Obama retreats from mandatory voting push amid backlash
The White House Thursday walked back President Obama's comments in favor of mandatory voting in the U.S. Published March 19, 2015
Obama congratulates Benjamin Netanyahu, but not buying new stance on Palestinian state
Amid escalating tensions, President Obama spoke by telephone Thursday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to congratulate him on his reelection and reaffirm U.S. support for a two-state solution to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Published March 19, 2015
Obama thinks he should’ve closed Gitmo on first day
After scandals ranging from the IRS to Benghazi to the botched Obamacare rollout, President Obama said Wednesday his biggest regret is not closing the terrorist detention center at Guantanamo Bay on his first day in office. Published March 18, 2015
Obama calls for mandatory voting in U.S.
President Obama, whose party was trounced in last year's midterm election due to poor turnout among Democrats, endorsed the idea of mandatory voting Wednesday. Published March 18, 2015
March Madness: Obama picks Kentucky in NCAA tourney
Stop the presses: President Obama has picked Kentucky to win it all in March Madness. Published March 18, 2015
Obama hits GOP for ‘trickle-down’ budget plan
President Obama blasted congressional Republicans' budget proposals Wednesday, saying the GOP "doubles down on trickle-down" economics by cutting taxes for wealthier families and cutting programs that benefit the middle class. Published March 18, 2015
Obama visits bourbon bottler without McConnell
There was bourbon, and there was the president, but there was no "bourbon summit" with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. Published March 18, 2015
Obama to announce manufacturing initiative
President Obama will announce a $500 million public-private program to boost textile manufacturing Wednesday as he seeks to convince Americans that his deficit-spending budget plan is superior to Republicans' balanced-budget proposal. Published March 18, 2015
Obama to travel to Panama, Jamaica
Immigration and Cuba will likely be on the agenda next month when President Obama travels to Panama for the Summit of the Americas. Published March 18, 2015
White House defends move to curb records requests
Obama administration officials said Tuesday there was no ulterior motive in the administration's move that makes the White House Office of Administration no longer subject to the Freedom of Information Act. Published March 17, 2015
Obama says GOP budget is a ‘failure’
President Obama called the House Republicans budget a failure Tuesday and said it would spur a "major debate" with his administration over the coming months. Published March 17, 2015
GOP budget repeals Obamacare, cuts $5.5 trillion
House Republicans unveiled a 2016 budget Tuesday that would cut $5.5 trillion from spending over the next 10 years, repeal Obamacare and change Medicare into a voucherlike system — key parts of a fiscally punishing blueprint designed to end red ink in less than a decade. Published March 17, 2015
White House criticizes Mitch McConnell for delay in Loretta Lynch vote
The White House blasted Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday for delaying a vote on attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch, questioning the Republican's ability to manage the Senate after a rocky start in this session of Congress. Published March 16, 2015
Liberals mock Republicans in March Madness-style fundraiser
President Obama's former campaign operation is asking supporters to choose the most "embarrassing" Republican climate change deniers in a March Madness-style fundraising email. Published March 16, 2015
Obama says gridlock all about GOP ‘denying facts,’ childishness
President Obama said Monday that Republicans are damaging the country and that partisan gridlock in Washington is caused solely by the GOP "denying the facts" on climate change and other issues. Published March 16, 2015
White House defends Obamas’ two flights to ‘different airports’ in L.A.
The White House said Monday that taxpayers paid for first lady Michelle Obama and President Obama to fly on separate planes to Los Angeles on the same day last week because they were traveling to "different airports" on slightly different schedules. Published March 16, 2015
Obama warns GOP not to cut education funding
President Obama warned congressional Republicans Monday not to "go backwards" on education funding for poor school districts as the GOP prepares to introduce a budget this week for fiscal 2016. Published March 16, 2015
Veterans Affairs problems wait for improvement, Congress prime-time hearing will reveal
The troubled VA is still struggling to find its footing and even get a grip on the problems, a congressional committee will hear Monday in a prime-time hearing as lawmakers take stock of the department nearly a year after whistleblowers exposed bureaucratic bungling and veterans dying while waiting for care. Published March 15, 2015
Obama jokes about Hillary Clinton’s email problems
President Obama poked fun at former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's email scandal Saturday night, saying he is envious that she has a server in her house. Published March 15, 2015
Obama says Phoenix VA had ‘a few bad apples’
Visiting the Phoenix VA hospital where the veterans' health-care scandal began, President Obama said Friday that veterans shouldn't allow "a few bad apples" to cause them to lose sight of improvements to the system. Published March 13, 2015
