Politics

Politico reports that after quietly preparing for re-election during the last few months, President Barack Obama officially began his run for a second term on Saturday with a speech in Columbus, Ohio. Introduced by first lady Michelle Obama, who spoke about her husband’s understanding of what it means to come from humble beginnings, Obama took sharp…

President Obama speaks with graduating seniors and their parents on May 4 at Washington-Lee High School in Arlington, Va., during a roundtable discussion on the interest rates of federally subsidized student loans. Without congressional intervention, student-loan interest rates are set to double on July 1.

THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, MAY 3, 2012In the afternoon, the President and the Vice President will meet for lunch in the Private Dining Room. This lunch is closed press.Later, the President will meet with senior advisors in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press.In…

From the time that President Obama first mentioned the idea of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in 2009 — pitched in the wake of the economic collapse as part of his broader vision for financial regulatory reform — it has been followed by controversy. With its mandate to police financial products and services marketed to…

In a piece for the Huffington Post, Keli Goff lists eight reasons — some more serious than others — that Michelle is, as her husband has put it, the “superior” spouse. 8. She’s tougher. Yes I said it. Somebody had to. A 2007 New York magazine article on the 2008 presidential primary endorsement derby said…

President Obama greets hospital personnel in the intensive care unit at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan on May 1. The president presented 10 Purple Hearts, three of them in the ICU.