Articles Written By: Juliet Eilperin

Obama rejects comparison between Trump’s immigration policy and his own, encourages protests

Former president Barack Obama rejected the idea Monday that President Trump based his immigration executive order on a policy adopted by his own administration, and he endorsed the protests that have been taking place across the country in response to the new restrictions. Trump has said that his move to ban the entry of citizens of […]

Obama defends handling of Russian meddling ahead of election: ‘We handled it the way we should have’

December 16, 2016

Juliet Eilperin

President Obama said Friday that his administration did not ascribe motives to Russia's alleged meddling in the 2016 campaign ahead of Election Day because he did not want to be seen as influencing the outcome in favor of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, or risk exposing the nation's electoral system to greater attack. Speaking at […]

Obama says ‘we will’ retaliate against Russia for election hacking

December 16, 2016

Juliet Eilperin

President Obama said the United States will retaliate against Russia over its malicious cyber-activity during this year's election, in an interview that aired Friday on NPR. “I think there is no doubt that when any foreign government tries to impact the integrity of our elections . . . we need to take action,” the president said. “And we […]

Attorney General Lynch sends federal mediators to defuse standoff over Dakota Access Pipeline

December 3, 2016

Juliet Eilperin

MANDAN, N.D. — As authorities in North Dakota braced for the arrival of more than 2,000 veterans joining the protests against the Dakota Access pipeline this weekend, local law enforcement officials on Saturday criticized the Obama administration for not doing more to resolve the ongoing standoff over the project. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch announced […]

Obama, Putin discuss Syrian conflict at Asia-Pacific economic summit

November 20, 2016

Juliet Eilperin

LIMA, Peru — President Obama spent the last day of his final foreign trip attempting to make headway on one of the most painful aspects of his foreign policy portfolio: the civil war in Syria. Just before the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit opened its first formal session here in the Peruvian capital on Sunday, Obama […]

Obama in Athens: ‘The current path of globalization needs a course correction’

November 16, 2016

Juliet Eilperin

ATHENS — In an address aimed at a global audience as well as Americans at home, President Obama said Wednesday that “the current path of globalization needs a course correction,” even as he argued there was no turning back from an interconnected world. "In the years and decades ahead, our countries have to make sure […]

‘Do it for Obama’: 2008 campaign alumni make an impassioned plea for Clinton

November 3, 2016

Juliet Eilperin

A month ago, a few veterans of President Obama's first White House bid were sharing a couple of bottles of wine at a bar in Washington's Columbia Heights neighborhood, wondering why Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton was not handily winning the election. So they decided they needed to make a direct pitch to all the people who […]

Obama blasts GOP Sen. Richard Burr in North Carolina, calling his rhetoric ‘troubling’

November 2, 2016

Juliet Eilperin

CHAPEL HILL — Speaking before thousands of young voters — many of whom were in elementary school when he was first elected — President Obama blasted Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) as a calculating politician who had stymied progress in Washington. While the president has criticized multiple GOP incumbents in the past couple of weeks, his […]

In Cleveland, Obama tells voters they have ‘everything’ to lose if Trump wins

October 14, 2016

Juliet Eilperin

  CLEVELAND — Speaking at a rally before at least 2,500 people at a regional airport Friday, President Obama told the enthusiastic crowd that ‘it needed to work to elect Hillary Clinton or risk losing “everything” Democrats had worked for over the past eight years. “Donald Trump's closing argument is, ‘What do you have to lose?’ ” he asked […]

In Ohio, Obama seeks to hand over his winning coalition to Clinton

October 14, 2016

Juliet Eilperin

CLEVELAND — This spring Ohio Democratic Party Chairman David Pepper went to White House officials with a single request: have President Obama visit the state in the final weeks of the 2016 campaign. On Thursday Obama delivered, unleashing a full-throated attack on Ohio Republicans in Columbus as part of the first stop in a two-day swing through […]