However, in 2014, Democrats lost only 13 House seats in the midterms, despite Barack Obama’s 44 percent approval, which isn’t far from where Trump stands today. . ..…

But while Trump has already left imprint on the higher federal courts, he trails Obama, Bush and other recent presidents in the number of lower-court judges he has appointed to date.. ... Trump has the benefit of Republican Senate majority, just as Obama had the..…

From that “Anonymous” opinion piece published in The New York Times on Sept. 5, we know Trump is too, to a greater extent than Obama may have feared in his worst moments. . ..…

Bush, or Barak Obama. It was not Donald Trump who ended the mythical US “honest broker” role. . ..…

He is clearly more comfortable speaking out, having purged the National Security Council of career holdovers from the Obama administration and officials who worked for his predecessor, H.R. McMaster, who was far more of a globalist than Trump was. (McMaster, along with ousted Secretary of..…

But at some point, we have to try to examine and understand what the nature of some of the cynicism is, and I do not think that we can understand the victory of Trump without understanding the failures of Democratic Party, particularly the failures of Obama administration, because those two..…

Villegas questioned the Cuban President regarding the Trump administration, and he noted: “It is the United States Congress that in practice has the power to eliminate the blockade. Obama had an approach and Trump has another opposite view. The measures proposed by Trump in..…

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in letter to Congress on Thursday that Trump, who campaigned on repealing the law did approved the legal strategy.. Donald Verrilli Jr., President Barack Obama's top Supreme Court lawyer who defended the law, called the decision sad moment... ..…

Donald Trump . . . . Obama Goes off the Deep End [Video] . Projection of a severe conscience is another form of defense, one which may be linked to the making of false accusations, personal or political.... . . . . ..…

The Trump administration, and Obama administration before it, have run roughshod over asylum seekers rights at the border, said Clara Long, US researcher at Human Rights Watch.. ..…

Not afraid (as are most mainstream academic historians) to wade into the politically contentious present, Ridenour gives a solid account of the current era in which both the Obama and Trump administrations have deliberately increased tensions with Russia, from the coup in Ukraine..…

One of the major reasons why I began to like Obama. . Trump is not going to pass the “test”. ... If you look at both Obama and Trump before they ran for president you will see the same person you see/saw in office. ..…

In my last column, I described the fundamental continuity between the Obama and Trump administrations, at least when it came to national security. ... As I wrote before, despite Trump’s “ferocious antipathy to all things Obaman…, the national security state under President..…

In 2008, voters were more optimistic about how Barack Obama’s election would affect race relations than they were after Trump’s victory. In November 2008, 52% said Obama’s election would lead to better race relations in the country. . ..…

Bush’s second term, through Obama’s eight years in office, and Trump’s first year in the White House. . ..…

Across his two terms, Bush’s average rating among Democrats was just 23%, the lowest of any president among members of the opposition party except Obama (14%). . Trump’s first-year job ratings among members of his own party have been on par with many recent presidents, including..…

Comparing the administrations of Donald Trump and Barack Obama in reacting to Syria, that under the administration, White House has shown eagerness to act on very short notice in dramatic contrast to the administration. ..…

The US combat mission Iraq ended in 2010, when former Barack Obama ordered almost all US troops to withdraw from Arab state.. Despite Trump's silence, Pentagon has admitted that one of its airstrikes Mosul on March 17 may have led to the death of at least 237 civilians.. ..…

Trump's, Barack Obama, was raised in nonreligious household and converted to Christianity as adult and worshipped at United Church of Christ   Trinity United Church of Christ  Chicago. ..…

Barack Obama is a role model to many, although probably not to those who think of Donald Trump as a role model (shudder). . ..…

The 104-page report, Systemic Indifference Dangerous & Substandard Medical Care Immigration Detention, reveals systemic failures, such that are likely to expose number of people to dangerous conditions under President Donald Trump's ramped-up deportation and detention plans... The data reveals that..…

Trump aides and lawmakers worked from Excel spreadsheet to develop list of possible targets rules enacted Barack Obama's presidency that they viewed as regulatory overreach that was stifling economic growth... I was talking to Trump during the campaign, someone in the..…

Evangelical leaders who have been pushing for trans ban in the military have also boasted about having unprecedented access to this President, and the military already researched the issue under Obama, this is about saving money or preventing disruption.. Which means Trump is even..…

In bizarre press conference in which the press was not permitted to ask any questions, ing the paltry crowd at Trump's inauguration compared to the massive throng at Obama's 2009 inauguration shameful and wrong... ..…

Obama was demonized for being Muslim, while Trump is embraced for being Christian. Obama by and large stood for church state separation, while Trump still has not gotten around to reading Constitution.. ..…

I WATCHED the series with two sets of glasses: One pair for those who have read and written about Vietnam and another for a younger generation, politicized by the Bush, Obama and Trump presidencies, that knows little of the Vietnam War. . ..…

A number of demonstrators marched from the White House, where Trump held his first transition meeting with President Barack Obama on Thursday, to the Trump International Hotel some blocks away. . ..…

Two-thirds of religiously unaffiliated registered voters say they would vote for Clinton just as two-thirds intended to vote for Obama at similar point in campaign.2 Religious nones are, however, somewhat less enthusiastic about Clinton's candidacy than they were about Obama June 2012 .. The..…

It’s going to be an extension of Obama, but it’s going to be worse, because with Obama you had your guard up. ... Trump doesn’t do any research before talking, so let me help him out. . ..…

Savage's first book, Takeover, was broad study of executive overreach by Bush administration.1 In Power Wars Inside Obama's Post-9 Presidency, Savage pursues the same themes in Obama administration. ..…

Trump's stance is stark contrast to Obama administration, during its eight years, launched 25 investigations into the practices of police departments across the country, more than any other administration. ..…

President Obama has lot of fun at Donald Trump's during White House correspondent's dinner... ..…

Trump announced May that United States would impose the sanctions after withdrawing from the agreement that President Barack Obama and other world powers reached with Iran in 2015.. Trump said on Wednesday that he had rejected meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at..…

While Netanyahu spent most of his speech boasting of Israel's raid on Iranian facility, railing into Obama-administration's Iran deal, and criticizing Iran's influence Syria and Lebanon, Abbas presented criticism of Israel, Trump administration, and the international community.. ..…

The crux of the deal, negotiated over almost two years by the administration of former US President Barack Obama, was that Iran would restrain its nuclear program in return for the relaxation of sanctions that had crippled its economy. . Trump considered it flawed because it did not include..…

Whether it is under Bush, Obama or Trump, these tendencies have continued relentlessly. . ..…

Moonbeam — signed into law yesterday a bill (SB 282) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . on Judge Orders Quick Release of Million Documents Exposing ‘Obama, Clinton, Deep State Scandals’ . on Eric Holder’s Hypocrisy: Suspected Criminal Condemns President Trump Releasing FISA Documents . . ...…

But Rohani told reporters that Trump's withdrawal from the deal was 'a mistake' and that he believes the United States 'sooner or later' will go back to supporting the deal, which was negotiated by Trump's predecessor Barack Obama. . Rohani mocked Trump for having elicited laughter..…