Obama to open middle-class jobs, opportunity tour
14 days ago
The president argued in February's State of the Union address that an economy that is growing and creating well-paying middle-class jobs must be the guiding principle for Washington policymakers.
Obama wants research to wean vehicles off oil
69 days ago
Obama proposed the idea of an energy security trust last month in his State of the Union address.
Commentary: GOP still doesn't get it, but thinks it can win anyhow
72 days ago
In his last State of the Union speech the President mentioned Desiline Victor, a 102-year-old woman who had to wait six hours in line to vote.
Democrats offer long-shot bill to meet Obama's climate change challenge
77 days ago
Within hours of the president's State of the Union address, two Democratic senators announced that they'd introduce a climate-related bill that would include a tax on carbon emissions.
Congressional Dems seek to raise minimum wage
79 days ago
House and Senate Democrats want to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, more than a dollar higher than President Barack Obama proposed in his State of the Union address.
McCain wants more answers from nominee John Brennan
88 days ago
"He needs to answer these questions," McCain, R-Ariz., said on CNN's State of the Union.
Commentary: Our deadly love affair with guns
90 days ago
President Barack Obama received a vigorous ovation when he declared during his State of the Union address last week that the parents of Hadiya Pendleton deserved a vote on bills before Congress...
Republicans should provide good jobs that Obama hasn't
91 days ago
In fact, he has highlighted the imperative of creating well-paying jobs in all four of his State of the Union addresses.
Millennials want more Obama attention
93 days ago
The State of the Union may be improving.
Commentary: Wal-Mart moms are a potent and frustrated force
93 days ago
The women who participated in a focus group in Kansas City the morning after President Barack Obama's State of the Union address all have at least one child 18 years old or younger at home.
