Obama aide: election not about jobs statistics

Republicans are hammering the Obama team for suggesting next year's presidential election won't be about the unemployment rates or economic growth

• Jul 8, 2011

Obama calls for debt deal to boost job growth

Following disappointing jobs report, President Obama says Congress needs to act on debt limit to create certainty for businesses to grow and hire

• Jul 8, 2011

Koch says Dems asked for donations

Koch Industries, led by the conservative billionaire Koch brothers, says DSCC asked them for money, even after attacking them

• Jul 8, 2011

GOP digs in on debt talks after poor jobs report

Republicans said today's disappointing jobs numbers prove their point that Washington leaders shouldn't increase tax revenues

• Jul 8, 2011

Tucson shooting prompts gun safety proposal

Obama administration preparing to take first steps on gun control six months after assassination attempt that killed 6

• Jul 8, 2011

Could NASA be on the chopping block?

In the midst of debates over the deficit in Washington, some may ask whether the space program should be cut

• Jul 8, 2011

Debt talks hinge on evolved Obama-Boehner relationship

John Dickerson: Public partisan posturing belies real nature, and even progress, of debt ceiling negotiations

• Jul 8, 2011

Impending execution draws in Rick Perry, Obama

Humberto Leal case in Texas could have implications for Americans arrested abroad - as well as the Republican presidential race

• Jul 7, 2011

Supreme Court refuses stay of Texas execution

In 5-4 vote along ideological lines, high court declines to keep convicted killer Humberto Leal from execution

• Jul 7, 2011

Unemployed get extension to avoid foreclosure

Obama administration announces that unemployed homeowners will now have 12 months to catch up on payments on government-backed mortgages

• Jul 7, 2011

Debt limit: public posturing, private negotiation

In negotiations over debt limit deal, lawmakers draw lines in the sand publicly while negotiating behind closed doors

• Jul 7, 2011

Birther issue back, but now Democrats raising it

Democratic National Committee uses Obama birth certificate to raise money for the party

• Jul 7, 2011

Dems pick candidate to run for Weiner's seat

N.Y. Democrats tap State Assemblyman David Weprin to run in the special election to replace Anthony Weiner

• Jul 7, 2011

Obama proposes cuts to Social Security

Obama plans to propose cuts to Social Security as part of "grand bargain," to cut deficit by $4 trillion over 10 years

• Jul 7, 2011

Obama: debt talks "constructive," but more to do

President Obama asks congressional leaders to come back to debt talks Sunday with "bottom line" ready

• Jul 7, 2011

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