Susan Crabtree

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The Obama administration's new rules for transgender students require public schools that have housing separated by sex to allow transgender students to stay in the lodging of their choice. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama rules give transgenders choice in school lodging

Susan Crabtree · May 13, 2016 8:25 pm

"This attempt to bully our local schools into submission to the Obama administration's agenda is shameful and a gross abuse of the federal government's power," Diane Black said. (AP Photo)

GOP: Obama bullying schools with new transgender rules

Susan Crabtree · May 13, 2016 3:44 pm

—œOne of the first issues that school officials may address when a student notifies them of a general transition is determining which name and pronouns the student prefers,—£ the document stated. (AP Photo)

Education Dept. offers transgender pronoun advice for schools

Susan Crabtree · May 13, 2016 2:48 pm

Obama orders schools to allow trans students use bathroom of their choice

Obama orders schools to allow trans students use bathroom of their choice

Susan Crabtree · May 13, 2016 1:39 pm

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was criticized Thursday for encouraging banks to do business with Iran. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Kerry bashed after drumming up business for Iran

Susan Crabtree · May 13, 2016 11:18 am

President Obama said, "I am a strong believer in the First Amendment and the need for journalists to pursue every lead and every angle." (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama defends press relationship after Rhodes blowup

Susan Crabtree · May 12, 2016 5:44 pm

Data is old because the figures only represent suicide numbers reported from 21 states from 1999-2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

VA relied on five-year old suicide data

Susan Crabtree · May 12, 2016 4:28 pm

After terror attacks in San Bernardino, Calif. and Belgium, public opinion has shifted against resettling refugees in the United States (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Obama far behind goal of taking in 10,000 Syrian refugees

Susan Crabtree · May 12, 2016 4:01 am

The car bombing in Baghdad's Shiite district of Sadr City killed more than 80 people and injured dozens more. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed)

National Security

WH condemns Islamic State violence in Iraq and Syria

Susan Crabtree · May 11, 2016 6:16 pm

"We were pleased to see the statement from Facebook making pretty clear that this is not something that they engaged in," White House spokesman Josh Earnest said. "Obviously you can ask them directly for a better explanation and further questions for what people may be seeing." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

White House accepts Facebook’s denial about censoring conservatives

Susan Crabtree · May 10, 2016 6:22 pm

"I think all of you appreciate the commitment [Ben Rhodes] has" to informing the press on a range of foreign policy issues, Josh Earnest said. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

WH dials back Rhodes’ criticism of young reporters

Susan Crabtree · May 9, 2016 7:05 pm

Federal agencies are in the process of reviewing whether any funding they give to North Carolina might be cut off because of the bathroom law, which prohibits transgender people from using the bathroom of their choice. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

WH: NC lawsuit won’t impact federal review of bathroom law

Susan Crabtree · May 9, 2016 6:40 pm