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Obama urges action after positive jobs report
President Obama called on Congress Friday to extend unemployment benefits, create a loan fund for construction jobs and extend payroll tax credits, saying it was time to build on the momentum on better-than-expected employment numbers released earlier in the day.
Obama to speak at MLK memorial dedication
President Obama will speak Aug. 28 at the dedication of the memorial to Martin Luther King Jr. on the National Mall, the White House announced Thursday.
Poll: Voters say throw out entire Congress
Despite Congress finally agreeing this week on a hard-fought compromise to raise the nation's debt ceiling, most voters still lack confidence in national lawmakers and want to replace them all, a new polls shows.
Fla. poll: Debt deal didn't help Obama
President Obama's approval rating is "crashing" in Florida and the debt deal didn't help him, a Quinnipiac University poll showed Thursday.
A hamburger today for $2.4 trillion tomorrow
President Obama took his debt team out for burgers at Good Stuff Eatery on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, giving new meaning to the "Popeye" character Wimpy's catchphrase "I'd gladly pay you Tuesday, for a hamburger today."
MoveOn.org vows punishment for debt deal
Saying they are shocked at the debt deal that cleared Congress this week, MoveOn.org vowed retribution as lawmakers go home for a month-long summer vacation.
Boehner takes a victory lap on dollar-for-dollar pledge
After scoring a bigger-than-expected victory in Monday's debt-limit vote, House Speaker John A. Boehner took a victory lap Tuesday, crowing that the deal met his chief goal: it matched the debt increase dollar-for-dollar with future spending limits.
Pa. poll: 52% say Obama doesn't deserve re-election
Fifty-two percent of voters in the key swing state of Pennsylvania say President Obama doesn't deserve to be re-elected, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Tuesday.
Protesters interrupt House debt debate
Protesters interrupted the debt-limit debate on the House floor Monday to demand that tax increases be put on the table.
Vote and go home
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid held out the ultimate carrot to colleagues Monday: approve the debt deal and you get to go home for a month-long vacation.
Juan Williams earns cheers from conservatives
This weekend's Western Conservative Summit has no shortage of right-wing luminaries, but the warmest reception so far has gone to the event's most liberal speaker.
After cutting Obama out, Republicans now want Obama back in
A week after House Speaker John A. Boehner cut President Obama out of debt talks, the Senate's top Republican wants him back in.
Democrats enforce filibuster against their own debt bill
Senate Republicans want a 60-vote threshold for a debt-limit bill to pass the chamber, but it's actually Democrats who are enforcing the filibuster on their own legislation, insisting on delaying a vote until 1 a.m. Sunday morning.
Obama approval plummets
With no end in sight to the impasse over the debt ceiling as the clock ticks down to Tuesday, President Obama registered his lowest approval rating ever as measured by Gallup's daily tracking poll, hitting 40 percent this week.
Obama still expects to attend Chicago fundraiser next week
President Obama is still scheduled to travel to Chicago next week to headline a Democratic fundraiser, press secretary Jay Carney told reporters Friday, saying the White House believes both parties will resolve the impasse over the nation's debt ceiling by then.
