POLITICUSUSA
It remains to be seen whether Congress can pass legislation that will shield Dreamers from deportation, but it's clear the Trump is already regretting the move he made on Tuesday.
A huge, 24-point margin of Americans believe President Obama was a far more effective leader than Trump, 58% to 29% - and among independents, it's even worse, with a 35-point margin of 65% to 29%.
We must use the full force of Congress and strength of the [Catholic] pro-life movement to defeat this absurd rule that allows poor women to have healthcare.
National Republican political strategist and media consultant Rick Wilson reminded President Trump this morning that the wiretapping was hardly a secret, the FBI was granted a FISA warrant in October covering Trump's ties to Russia.
By following evangelical preachers’ edict to legalize discrimination against school-age children, Trump unleashed his theocrats and set a dangerous precedent.
Carson can’t possibly imagine why President Obama would think of doing “something of that nature,” something like helping Americans at not cost to anyone.
Trump will destroy many things, but he won’t destroy the memory of a great president or the wake of hope Obama left behind him.
"When is he [President Obama] going away? My goodness gracious. This is just unbelievable, but you know, he’s never gotten over his racism."
In his final weekly address, and perhaps the last for at least the next four years, President Obama spoke with humility and grace about the honor of serving as president while delivering a warning about the need to protect US democracy.
By rejecting "dangerous seismic airgun blasting," Obama ensured "East Coast communities can finally take a well-deserved sigh of relief."
"I won’t vote for a terrible budget just to repeal Obamacare," Paul said on the Senate floor.
President Obama took the plan out of commission and described it “not only as out-of-date but also an inefficient waste of resources.”
Trump has only two equally detrimental choices in dealing with the effects of President Obama’s sanctions against Russia. and they're both damning.
Freedom of religion isn't just about the right to practice religion. It's about the right to have your own views about religion including being agnostic and atheistic.
The U.N. reaffirmed its consensus that settlements have no legal validity. The United States has been sending a message that settlements must stop.
"Because of new and legally inventive strategies, Mr. Obama… may well have built firewalls around environmental policies that could hold off his successor."
When Donald Trump takes office next month, he will be inheriting a country in much better shape than when the current president took office in 2009. For that, he should be saying, "Thanks, Obama."
President Obama has ordered federal intelligence agencies to conduct a full review into the Russian hacking and attempts to influence the 2016 presidential election.
CNN reported on comments made by White House Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Adviser Lisa Monaco:
Luckily for America, President Obama puts the country first at all times, and thus he planned carefully to assist the transition of power to the next administration. Little did he know how needed his careful planning would be, given that America has decided to treat the presidency like an entry level position.
President Obama got to the heart of the problem with Donald Trump Monday saying it's bad enough being arrogant when you know what you're talking about, but "It's really bad being arrogant when you don't know what you're talking about."