Plouffe to appear at fundraiser for Gillibrand
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is getting fundraising help from President Barack Obama’s former campaign manager as she faces a possible primary challenge from Harold Ford Jr.
Obama’s new climate card: nuclear power
President Barack Obama is endorsing nuclear energy like never before, trying to win over Republicans and moderate Democrats on climate and energy legislation.
Budget plan details spending freeze
WASHINGTON a ‘ President Barack Obama will send a $3.8 trillion budget to Congress on Monday for the coming fiscal year that would increase financing for education and for civilian research programs by more than 6 percent and provide $25 billion for…
H.W. Bush visits Obama at White House
Former President George H.W. Bush and his son Jeb pay a social call on President Barack Obama at the White House.
Obama says deficit could jeopardize recovery
President Barack Obama renewed his pledge on Saturday to make job creation his top priority in 2010 but said it was also critical to rein in a record budget deficit that threatened an economic recovery.
Obama, GOP exchange barbs, ideas in rare encounter
In a remarkably sharp face-to-face confrontation, President Barack Obama chastised Republican lawmakers Friday for opposing him on taxes, health care and the economic stimulus, while they accused him in turn of brushing off their ideas and driving u…
Obama and GOP in rare face-to-face encounter
In a face-to-face encounter, President Barack Obama chastised Republican lawmakers Friday for opposing him on health care, economic stimulus and other major issues.
Obama urges GOP to work with Dems on jobs
President Barack Obama urged Republican lawmakers Friday to work with Democrats on job-creation proposals and other initiatives, decrying sharp partisan splits and “the politics of no” that have divided Congress into warring camps.
Illinois, new Massachusetts setback for Obama?
If the Massachusetts special election was a kick in the shins for President Barack Obama, the political turmoil in Illinois, his home state, is a pain in the neck that never seems to go away.
Obama: GDP reaffirms progress on economy
President Barack Obama said Friday that the economy’s 5.7 percent growth rate in the fourth quarter confirmed progress compared to the economic slump a year ago.