T/obama

  1. We Have to Deal With Presidential Power Op Ed, May 5

    Many of the current efforts to expand the powers of the White House build on the excesses of recent Republican and Democratic presidents.

  2. Trump Gets a Slow Start on Judges After Setting a Record Pace in First Term Washington, May 2

    The president named his first appeals court candidate this week, but fewer vacancies and other priorities have led to a lack of judicial nominations from the White House so far.

  3. How Each of the Last 15 Presidents Managed His First 100 Days Washington, April 30

    They signed landmark legislation, created new programs, ordered military action and endured early stumbles.

  4. Francis’ Death Silences a Voice for the Voiceless Foreign, April 22

    As democratic values and alliances were being turned upside down, the pope was a consistent moral guidepost. Who can play that role now?

  5. Why Trump’s 100-Day Blitz May Lead to a Historic Bust Op Ed, April 21

    When it comes to the presidency, a consequential start does not in any way equate to long-term success.

  6. Choking, Shaking, Foaming at the Mouth: Syrians Recount Gas Attack World, April 18

    Syria’s ousted dictator, Bashar al-Assad, unleashed a Sarin gas strike on the suburbs of Damascus in 2013, killing at least 1,500. Now, the survivors want justice.

  7. White House Moves Obama Portrait to Make Room for New One of Trump Washington, April 12

    While the shuffling of artwork in the president’s residence drew criticism, that kind of rotation is common with the change of administrations.

  8. Michelle Obama Addresses Divorce Rumors and Public Absences Express, April 10

    The former first lady said on a podcast that people “couldn’t even fathom that I was making a choice for myself, that they had to assume that my husband and I are divorcing.”

  9. Trump Tackles His Longtime Pet Peeve: Weak Shower Heads Express, April 10

    President Trump, who has waged a long-running battle against low water pressure, signed an executive order that redefined a common bathroom fixture.

  10. We Were Friends for Years. Trump Tore Us Apart. Op Ed, February 4

    Politics drive a wedge between even the longest of friends.

  11. Don’t Let Inflation Bury the Memory of a Government Triumph Op Ed, July 20

    We got our economic response to the coronavirus right. Why would we let go of that success?