Following weeks of getting beat up by his many detractors in Washington, before he was even officially nominated to serve as the new secretary of Defense, the White House is making up for lost time, launching a charm offensive to get him primed for a tough confirmation fight. After Obama...
Only nominee ever to be rejected by the Senate was John Tower of Texas, nominated by then-President George H.W. Bush in 1989. Tower’s nomination was voted down, 53-47. WORD(s) LIKELY TO BE IN THE NEWS ‘TARGETED KILLINGS’ The Council on Foreign Relations’ Jonathan Masters defines targeted killings as, “premeditated acts...
According to the National Journal, “President Obama’s choice of White House Chief of Staff Jacob Lew as the next Treasury secretary underscores his intention to play rough with Republicans in a series of upcoming budget fights over the ceiling on the country's borrowing, automatic spending cuts known as sequestration, and...
For the second time, Obama has named John Brennan, his chief counterterrorism adviser, to lead the CIA. Four years ago Brennan was a top candidate for the job but withdrew amid controversy over his past service in the George W. Bush administration.
The New York Times writes, “Who would have thought the nation’s first black president would have an optics problem? But his parade of second-term nominations so far is white, male, and of a certain average age (62.3, to be exact)” and included a front page photo that shows Obama meeting...
The White House on Wednesday stiffened its insistence that Congress expand the federal borrowing capacity, reiterating its stance that the administration cannot invoke the 14th Amendment to borrow above the debt ceiling. “I can tell you that the president does not believe that there is a backup plan or a...
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