Obama requests war powers from Congress
President Obama requested that Congress approve further military action against the Islamic State last week, but some say the appeal is long overdue.
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President Obama requested that Congress approve further military action against the Islamic State last week, but some say the appeal is long overdue.
In Tuesday’s State of the Union, President Barack Obama showed a serious desire to implement his plan of two years of tuition-free community college for young people who are, as he put it, “willing to work for it.” His initiative has been stirring some controversy in Washington, D.C., and beyond ever since he first made his ideas public.
President Obama is poised to take unilateral action on immigration reform despite claims that such actions would reach beyond the power of the executive office.
President Obama has approved to send approximately 1,500 additional troops to Iraq after months of a largely unsuccessful airstrike campaign against the Islamic State.
Brig. Gen. Mark Martins, chief prosecutor at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, visited University of Richmond on Thursday to decipher the intricacies of military law and explain his role at one of the world’s most notorious military bases.
Last Friday, President Obama and Vice President Biden launched a national campaign to stop and prevent sexual assault on college campuses. Their “It’s On Us” campaign was launched Sept. 19 with an event at the White House to kick off its efforts of “preventing sexual assault at colleges and universities, changing the culture on campuses and better engaging men in this new effort.”