In spite of House Republicans' vow to reject the legislation, President Obama on Saturday urged GOP lawmakers to approve a bill that would raise taxes for families earning more than $250,000 per year and extend tax cuts for everyone else. Published July 28, 2012
On the eve of Republican Mitt Romney's trip to Jerusalem, President Obama highlighted new military aid for Israel Friday and held a signing ceremony in the Oval Office for a bill expanding U.S. ties with the Middle East ally. Published July 27, 2012
A day after President Obama vowed in a speech to leave "no stone unturned" in his quest to reduce gun violence, his spokesman said the president's efforts won't include any new gun-control proposals. Published July 26, 2012
Faced with a clamor in his party for stricter gun control in the wake of the Colorado movie-theater massacre, President Obama said Wednesday night he would "leave no stone unturned" in seeking new measures to reduce violence nationwide, including more restrictive background checks on gun purchases. Published July 25, 2012
Amid signs that Republican Mitt Romney's attacks on President Obama's economic views are having an impact, Mr. Obama is trying for the second straight week to clarify his comments that self-made entrepreneurs aren't entirely responsible for their own success. Published July 24, 2012
President Obama rubbed elbows Monday night with two men at the center of the Solyndra loan scandal at an exclusive fundraiser in California. Published July 24, 2012
Speaking to an audience of veterans, President Obama on Monday accused Republican lawmakers of "playing politics with our military" in the administration's budget standoff with the GOP over looming cuts for defense and other programs. Published July 23, 2012
President Obama portrays himself as a watchdog of credit card companies and a critic of their fees, but his re-election campaign is a gold mine for some of those same companies. Published July 23, 2012
President Obama flew Sunday to Colorado to console families of victims of the shooting rampage that killed 12 and wounded 58 people at a movie theater showing the latest Batman film. Published July 22, 2012
President Obama will visit Sunday with families of the shooting victims of the movie-theater massacre in the battleground state of Colorado, the White House announced Saturday night. Published July 21, 2012
Cutting short a campaign trip to Florida, President Obama asked Americans Friday to pray for the victims of the mass shooting at a movie theater in Colorado "and for all the victims of less-publicized acts of violence that plague our communities every single day." Published July 20, 2012
Facing more bad news on the housing front and a surge in the polls by his Republican rival, President Obama changed his tune Thursday night about some roundly criticized comments that entrepreneurs don't build businesses on their own. Published July 19, 2012
The White House rejected charges Wednesday that President Obama is trying to gut work requirements in the landmark 1996 welfare reform law, and accused Republicans, including presidential candidate Mitt Romney, of "flip-flopping" on the need to give states flexibility in implementing the law. Published July 18, 2012
During the 2008 presidential race, Barack Obama described negative campaigning as the refuge of candidates who "don't have a record to run on." Four years later, President Obama is going negative on Republican opponent Mitt Romney with a vengeance. Published July 17, 2012
President Obama's latest line of attack against GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney ran into resistance Monday even before he fired the first salvo at a town-hall meeting in Ohio. Published July 16, 2012
Despite pressure from activist groups, President Obama will not attend the 19th International AIDS Conference in Washington next week — the first such meeting in the U.S. in 22 years. Published July 16, 2012
Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. revealed a little more Monday about the origins of a cottage on his Delaware property that he is renting to the Secret Service for about $20,000 per year, saying the structure was "a tiny barn" when he purchased the property. Published July 16, 2012
As critics accuse President Obama of a weak response to the political and humanitarian crisis in Syria, the president quietly signed an order Monday proclaiming "Captive Nations Week." Published July 16, 2012
Republicans blasted President Obama Friday for campaigning in Virginia near the largest U.S. naval base while ignoring their proposed solution to avoid looming defense cuts. Published July 13, 2012
President Obama, whose skills as an orator are credited with helping him win the presidency in 2008, said in an interview Thursday that he has failed in office to communicate effectively with the public. Published July 12, 2012
