Despite setbacks, Obama’s aims unchanged
For a president in political trouble, the State of the Union address seems the ideal launch site to tweak one’s agenda. But not so for President Obama.
Boosting Small Businesses with Obama’s Plan, Is It Too Late?
Earlier this week, President Obama decided to refocus his agenda on Americans jobs, especially small businesses.
Democrats confused about path ahead
A day after President Obama called on them to renew efforts to pass his ambitious agenda, congressional Democrats remained in disarray about how to move forward.
Obama’s goal: Get agenda moving
Facing a divided Congress and a dissatisfied nation, President Barack Obama will unveil a jobs-heavy agenda in his State of the Union address Wednesday, retooling his message more than his mission.
Obama blasts Supreme Court campaign finance ruling
President Barack Obama on Saturday sharply criticized a Supreme Court decision easing limits on campaign spending by corporations and labor unions, saying he couldn’t “think of anything more devastating to the public interest.” He also suggested the…
Dems reeling, soul-searching after Mass. loss
Democrats are scrambling to explain the loss, which imperils President Barack Obama’s agenda for health care and other hard-fought domestic issues.
Agenda in peril, Obama fights to save Coakley
President Barack Obama campaigned to save an endangered Democratic U.S. Senate candidate and the critical 60th vote needed for his health care plan while the White House and congressional Democrats scrambled to pass the legislation quickly in case of a loss.
Voter ire evident in Mass. Senate contest
The ill winds of an angry electorate are blowing against Democrats, the warning signs clear in a closer-than-expected Massachusetts Senate race that may doom President Barack Obama’s health care agenda and foreshadow the party’s election prospects this fall.