Boehner tells Obama: We will defund amnesty . . . House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) went to the White House Tuesday to tell President Barack Obama that the House would vote to defund Obama’s executive action on immigration, and wouldn’t waver in the face of Obama’s threat to veto the bill. The Blaze

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Obama approval among military craters . . . Only 15 percent approve of his work as commander in chief while 55 percent disapprove as the president forces wrenching changes. Military Times

White House stands by criticism of Charlie Hebdo . . . The White House Monday refused to back away from its pre-Paris-attack criticism of the magazine Charlie Hebdo’s exercise of free speech, claiming it was meant as some kind of defense of our troops. White House Dossier

White House: It's not Islamic terrorism! . . . The White House tried to explain Tuesday why it has refused to use the term “radical Islam” in describing the Islamist terrorists responsible for last week’s Paris attacks and other acts of violence across the globe. Washington Times

Obama to propose new regulations . . . The Obama administration is planning to roll out regulations governing oil and gas sector emissions of methane, a potent heat-trapping gas, as early as this week in an effort to curb climate change. Washington Examiner

Huckabee slams Obamas for letting kids listen to Beyonce . . . Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has accused President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, of double standards in parenting, saying in an interview published Tuesday that the first family shelters its daughters from some things but allows them to listen to the music of Beyoncé. Associated Press

Congressman apologizes for Hitler tweet . . . Wrote that even Hitler made it to Paris. Politico

Obama Schedule || Wednesday, January 14, 2014

GOP senators seek to bar Obama from closing Gitmo . . . Citing the terrorist attacks in Paris, newly empowered Republican senators on Tuesday proposed restrictions on President Barack Obama's ability to transfer terror suspects out of the federal prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for the remainder of his term. Associated Press

Obama is obsessed with closing Gitmo. And it's harming national security.

Boehner's bartender threatens to kill him . . . A former Ohio country club bartender -- who told authorities that he was Jesus Christ -- allegedly threatened to murder House Speaker John Boehner last fall because he believed the Ohio congressman was responsible for Ebola. Fox News

Paul hires campaign manager . . . Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has hired a presidential campaign manager — in all but name — to direct his expected 2016 quest for the White House, a clear sign he is running. Newsmax

Senate to vote on whether climate change real . . . Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Tuesday that he would allow a vote on an amendment from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on whether climate change is real, and whether humans have a small window to fix the problem or damage the Earth irreparably. The Blaze

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Many French Muslims ne sont pas Charlie . . . Rather than fall quiet as requested during a national minute of silence last week, three boys in Hamid Abdelaali’s high school class in this heavily Muslim suburb of Paris staged an informal protest, speaking loudly through all 60 seconds. Washington Post

One journalist in France reports conditions in the Muslim French "slums" are actually not so bad.

Al Qaeda in Yemen claims responsibility . . . Yemen's al Qaeda branch on Wednesday claimed responsibility for last week's massacre at a Paris satirical newspaper, with one of its top commanders saying the assault was in revenge for the weekly's publications of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, considered an insult in Islam. Associated Press

ISIS video shows child executing captives . . . A horrifying new video released online on Tuesday appears to show ISIS using a young boy to execute a pair of captives the terror group claims are Russian spies. Fox News

Portions of the video can be found here.

Nearly 500 Cubans flee by boat . . . Obama’s decision to restore diplomatic ties with Cuba has caused rumors that preferential treatment for immigrants from Cuba might soon end -- leading to desperate attempts by some to reach American soil by boat. International Business Times

Carter blames "Palestinian problem" for Hebdo . . . “Well, one of the origins for it is the Palestinian problem and, you know, this aggravates people who are affiliated in any way with the Arab people who live in the West Bank and Gaza, what they are doing now, what’s begin done to them,” Carter said. Washington Examiner 

He was wrecking U.S. foreign policy during the disco era. And incredibly, he's still at it.

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Keith Koffler
Editor
White House Dossier