With Arctic Drilling Ban, Obama Continues His Historic Abuse of Power
Obama's latest executive move, banning offshore drilling in large areas of the Atlantic and Arctic waters, folds neatly into six years of executive control.
Obama's latest executive move, banning offshore drilling in large areas of the Atlantic and Arctic waters, folds neatly into six years of executive control.
Q&A with Cato's Gene Healy on the 44th president's most lasting legacy.
In an NPR interview, the president explained the difference between being polite and being politically correct.
Cheryl Howard received life in prison for crack cocaine. On Monday, her daughter found out she is coming home.
The president warns president-elect against following in his path.
Bemoaning shift on Russia by Republicans, but not his own or that of fellow-travelers.
The constitutional conflict between states and the federal government over undocumented immigrants.
A speech on respecting rule of law and transparency from an administration that did neither.
Matt Welch discusses these issues plus fake news and Thanksgiving poisonings on FBN's Kennedy tonight at 9 pm ET
Obama's legacy of expanding executive branch power now includes "limitless targeting" anywhere in the world.
Predictions of Chinese peak coal consumption appear to have been premature
Liberal Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, that's who. Does this make Obama look like a chump for nixing Keystone XL?
The president plans to do something about it "as a private citizen."
Fears that a Trump administration will not be as merciful.
Bipartisan sentencing reforms and falling crime rates have played a much bigger role than commutations or DOJ policy.
Merkel suggests finding the right kinds of policies that would control that.
The upside: the number of undocumented immigrants with criminal records is less than Trump's stated goal of over two million deportations.
Based on everything seen on the campaign trail, no it doesn't.
The dangers of unchecked executive power.
Activists howl in outrage and frustration
Donald Graham got one year for each of the two drug offenses he committed as a teenager, then life at 30.
It was a small, but meaningful gesture.
Today, 72 federal drug war prisoners get sentences reduced.
There's a norm, people! A norm!
He could still surpass Nixon in percentage of petitions granted.
The president is right that it is the greatest time to be alive, but fails to understand how progress occurs.
Sanad al-Kazimi hoped for justice. Twelve years later he's still waiting.
And some of the countries they didn't but should in the final debate.
Paris Agreement Climate Change
U.S. not on track to meet Obama's promised greenhouse gas cuts
Bill allows 9/11 families to sue Saudi government, might be beginning of the end of U.S.' "special relationship" with the Kingdom.
What the 2012 Democratic nominee took credit for the 2016 nominee blames on Bush.
The administration imposed a death penalty on ITT technical colleges, which had not been convicted of any wrongdoing.
It's a good idea and the right thing to do.
Term limited president gets more enthusiasm than the nominee long packaged as his inevitable successor.
Canadian prime minister has openly admitted to using the drug (just like President Obama). So he should be barred from entering US.
But remember, the Paris Agreement is NOT a treaty!
The president might even surpass Richard Nixon's commutation rate.