A shortage of healthy participants in the exchange plans also contribute to the high premiums, including low risk penalties for those who remain without coverage.
A shortage of healthy participants in the exchange plans also contribute to the high premiums, including low risk penalties for those who remain without coverage.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama cut short on Tuesday the sentences of 111 federal inmates in another round of commutations for those convicted of nonviolent drug offenses. Obama has long called for phasing out strict sentences for drug convictions, arguing they lead to excessive punishment and incarceration rates unseen in other developed countries. White […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — President Barack Obama arrived Tuesday in flood-ravaged southern Louisiana for a visit aimed at promising support to thousands of beleaguered flood victims and stemming campaign-season criticism that he’s been slow to respond to their plight. Obama was met at the Baton Rouge airport by a bipartisan group of officials, including […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama returned from vacation Sunday, ready for a busy fall season and more battles with Congress over Zika funding, the federal budget and $400 million the administration paid Iran this year for the never-completed sale of military equipment. Obama is also expected to campaign doggedly throughout October to help elect […]
UPDATE 8/19/16 4:23 p.m. CT: The White House has confirmed that President Obama will be visiting Louisiana on Tuesday, August 23. ORIGINAL STORY: EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) — President Barack Obama is unlikely to break from a New England vacation to survey flood damage in Louisiana, despite calls for him to visit and meet with responders […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump says President Barack Obama is the “founder” of the Islamic State group. He’s not, of course. According to the GOP presidential nominee, Obama’s decision to pull U.S. forces from Iraq in 2011 destabilized the Middle East and created a situation in which Islamic State militants could thrive. That’s debatable, at […]
The White House has released President Obama’s two Spotify playlists for the summer — one for daytime and one for after dark. When the @POTUS drops his summer mix and it’s 💯 pic.twitter.com/MM5YWwxGHr — The GRAMMYs (@TheGRAMMYs) August 11, 2016 The president’s wide variety of musical tastes are on full display through his selections, […]
Malia Obama has been accused of smoking weed at Chicago’s Lollapalooza music festival last month after a video of her raising a tiny cigarette to her lips surfaced on Radar Online. In the brief clip, the president’s eldest daughter was seen appearing to take a puff from what looks like a roach while attending Bryson Tiller’s show on July […]
8/5/16- 44 turned 55 this week and Tom and J. Anthony Brown are eager to know if FLOTUS broke off the Big Chief in honor of his big day. Hear what they think really happened above and weigh in below!
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama vigorously denied on Thursday that a $400 million cash payment to Iran was ransom to secure the release of four Americans jailed in Tehran. He defended the transaction as evidence that the nuclear accord with Iran has allowed for progress on other matters. “This wasn’t some nefarious deal,” Obama […]
The Big Chief turns 55 today! The Tom Joyner Morning Show celebrates the first African-American President of the United States with a memorable tribute that will sure to make you smile! Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. (Photo Source: PR Photos)
