Susan Crabtree

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"We turned recession into recovery faster" than other countries, said President Obama. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough)

Obama: Stimulus created green jobs that still exist today

Susan Crabtree · February 26, 2016 8:31 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with key players in the Syria conflict, including President Bashar Assad, ahead of a U.S.-Russia-engineered cease-fire. (Alexei Druzhinin/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

WH predicts ‘potholes’ on the path to Syria truce

Susan Crabtree · February 26, 2016 7:17 pm

Josh Earnest said he was surprised that all of the GOP White House hopefuls now appear to agree on rescinding Obama's executive action that protects children of people living in the country illegally, known as "dreamers," from being deported. (AP Photo)

White House: GOP debate was a ‘demolition derby’

Susan Crabtree · February 26, 2016 7:10 pm

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said that Sen. Ted Cruz is so disliked, no one in the Senate would look to convict his murderer. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Graham: No senator would convict Ted Cruz’s killer

Susan Crabtree · February 26, 2016 1:21 pm

"I'm telling people if you think you can win with Trump, I think you're wrong," said Sen. Lindsey Graham. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Graham warns on Trump: ‘GOP is on the Titanic’

Susan Crabtree · February 25, 2016 8:59 pm

Naghmeh Abedini holds a necklace with a photograph of her husband, Saeed Abedini. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Congress to honor pastor imprisoned in Iran

Susan Crabtree · February 25, 2016 7:08 pm

Obama also insisted Republicans do not seem fully committed to their decision to not hold hearings. "They're pretty sheepish about it," he said. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama predicts GOP will cave on high court pick

Susan Crabtree · February 24, 2016 6:11 pm

Obama wants to ‘close this chapter’ on Gitmo

Obama wants to ‘close this chapter’ on Gitmo

Susan Crabtree · February 23, 2016 4:11 pm

A provision in the annual defense policy bill passed last year requires the administration to tell Congress how it would close Guantanamo Bay and what it would do with the remaining inmates by Feb. 23. (AP Photo/Ben Fox)

Pentagon to submit Gitmo plan to Congress Tuesday

Susan Crabtree · February 22, 2016 11:25 pm

"Listen, I've been friends with the Clintons a long time," he said. "I love them dearly. Honestly, I have the greatest job in the United States where I am the governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Virginia gov. dodges on whether he could be Clinton’s running mate

Susan Crabtree · February 22, 2016 10:55 pm

Obama calls senators to discuss high court pick

Obama calls senators to discuss high court pick

Susan Crabtree · February 22, 2016 8:23 pm

In the years since passage of the Affordable Care Act, President Obama said the nation's spending on healthcare has "stabilized," but it is still growing over the long haul, something Washington still needs to fix once he's gone. (AP Photo)

Obama: Skyrocketing healthcare costs responsible for debt

Susan Crabtree · February 22, 2016 6:52 pm