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e. Barack Obama, President of the United States from 2009 to 2017, served as a U.S. senator from Illinois from 2005 to 2008 and as an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004. A member of the Democratic Party, he made his presidential run in 2008. He was elected President in 2008 and re-elected in 2012 . Obama has declared his position on many ...
Dinesh Joseph D'Souza (/ d ɪ ˈ n ɛ ʃ d ə ˈ s uː z ə /; born April 25, 1961) is an Indian-American right-wing [1] [2] [3] political commentator, conspiracy theorist, author, filmmaker and convicted felon who received a Presidential pardon by Donald Trump for his crimes.
IRS targeting controversy. In 2013, the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS), under the Obama administration, revealed that it had selected political groups applying for tax-exempt status for intensive scrutiny based on their names or political themes. This led to wide condemnation of the agency and triggered several investigations ...
Conservatismin the United States. This timeline of modern American conservatism lists important events, developments and occurrences that have affected conservatism in the United States. With the decline of the conservative wing of the Democratic Party after 1960, the movement is most closely associated with the Republican Party (GOP).
One of the largest veteran's groups in America has a message for President Barack Obama: We're not confused.
The Republican Party in the United States includes several factions, or wings.During the 19th century, Republican factions included the Half-Breeds, who supported civil service reform; the Radical Republicans, who advocated the immediate and total abolition of slavery, and later advocated civil rights for freed slaves during the Reconstruction era; and the Stalwarts, who supported machine ...
Right-wing populism, also called right populism, [ 1][ 2][ 3][ a] is a political ideology that combines right-wing politics with populist rhetoric and themes. Its rhetoric employs anti- elitist sentiments, opposition to the Establishment, and speaking to or for the "common people". Recurring themes of right-wing populists include neo ...
Barack Obama's tenure as the 44thpresident of the United Statesbegan with his first inaugurationon January 20, 2009, and ended on January 20, 2017. Obama, a Democratfrom Illinois, took office following his victory over Republicannominee John McCainin the 2008 presidential election. Four years later, in the 2012 presidential election, he ...