Politics

The economic recovery following the worst recession since the Great Depression is quickly approaching its third anniversary in June. Many people probably don’t feel up to celebrating as they struggle to find good jobs and pay their bills while continuing to feel the economic pain left over from the Great Recession. This is especially true…

Even though it’s been a week since Georgia kindergartner Salecia Johnson was carted off to jail in handcuffs after throwing a temper tantrum in school, her parents are still unsure what caused the 6-year-old’s behavior. “The facts aren’t really clear to me how she ended up in the office in the first place. I’m sure…

President Obama sits on the famed Rosa Parks bus at the Henry Ford Museum after an event in Dearborn, Mich., on April 18.

THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2012In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing and meet with senior advisors in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press.In the afternoon, the President will welcome the Wounded Warrior Project’s Soldier Ride to…

President Obama greets onlookers at Detroit’s Metropolitan Wayne County Airport on Wednesday, April 18. The president brought his campaign to the Midwest to discuss his economic plan and federal job-training programs in Elyria, Ohio. President Obama also attended several campaign fundraisers in Detroit during his daylong trip.

THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2012 In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press. In the afternoon, the President will meet with senior advisors in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed…

When Kyler Sumter was a student at Edgar Allan Poe Classical Elementary on Chicago’s South Side, it was one of the few schools in the city’s sprawling system to offer physical education classes. During classes, Kyler would do situps, pushups and jumping jacks and play traditional relay games like dodgeball and steal the bacon, she…

President Barack Obama looks at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship trophy as he approaches Tony Stewart’s car during an event on the South Lawn of the White House on April 17. NASCAR drivers Tony Stewart (left), Kyle Busch and Ryan Newman watch nearby.

Salecia Johnson cannot sleep at night. According to her mother, Constance Ruff, the 6-year-old wakes up repeatedly through the night screaming, “They’re coming to get me!” Last week the kindergartner was handcuffed and arrested by police at Creekside Elementary School in Milledgeville, Ga., and taken to the police station for having a temper tantrum after…