Susan Crabtree

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Obama regroups after Paris no-show criticism

National Security

Obama regroups after Paris no-show criticism

Susan Crabtree · January 13, 2015 1:15 am

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told reporters that Obama made clear last fall that he would oppose any effort to try to undermine the immigration action giving legal relief to up to 5 million illegal immigrants, and plans to follow through with that threat if the House GOP-crafted DHS appropriations bill reaches his desk. (AP/Evan Vucci)

House GOP’s immigration bill prompts White House to issue third veto threat in two weeks

Susan Crabtree · January 12, 2015 7:57 pm

National Security

WH admits Obama should have sent high-profile rep to Paris

Susan Crabtree · January 12, 2015 7:29 pm

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. , left, and Democratic members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, now in the minority, cast their votes on whether to move long-stalled Keystone XL pipeline legislation to the Senate floor, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015. From left are, Sen. Warren, Sen. Angus King, I-Vt., Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., a sponsor of the bill, and Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. Â (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Energy and Environment

Centrist angst over Dems’ leftward lurch

Susan Crabtree · January 11, 2015 10:00 am

Republican candidate for the 5th District Congressional race Mick Mulvaney gestures during his debate with Congressman John Spratt Friday, Oct. 15, 2010, at ETV studio with moderator Mark Quinn in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain, Pool)

House GOP: Obama playing politics with Paris attack

Susan Crabtree · January 9, 2015 7:46 pm

Obama vetoes embolden Dems

Obama vetoes embolden Dems

Susan Crabtree · January 9, 2015 10:00 am

This April 28, 2014 file photo shows the Phoenix VA Health Care Center in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Obama slammed for failing to visit Phoenix Veterans Affairs

Susan Crabtree · January 9, 2015 12:44 am

Washington Examiner White House Correspondent Susan Crabtree questions Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

National Security

Top Dems warn Obama not to stick to Afghan timeline

Susan Crabtree · January 8, 2015 10:00 am

President Barack Obama hosts a bilateral meeting with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. The president is looking to his southern neighbor for help implementing the changing policies on immigration and Cuba. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Mexican president praises Obama for immigration action

Susan Crabtree · January 6, 2015 8:08 pm

The president has clearly telegraphed in which areas he thinks he and Republicans might be able to compromise. Â (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama can exploit GOP tug-of-war

Susan Crabtree · January 6, 2015 10:00 am

WH repeats Scalise ‘David Duke without the baggage’ claim

WH repeats Scalise ‘David Duke without the baggage’ claim

Susan Crabtree · January 5, 2015 7:28 pm

Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto, left, and President Obama pose for photographers at the North American Leaders Summit in Toluca, Mexico, February 2014. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Activists press Obama to take tougher stance on Mexico’s human rights

Susan Crabtree · January 5, 2015 5:07 pm