Politics

Considering all the outrage during the past week over President Barack Obama’s somewhat tart “pre-buttal” to the Supreme Court on the fate of the Affordable Care Act, you’d almost think the president had stepped to the mic last Monday and told the justices to take their forthcoming ruling on the individual mandate and “shove it.”…

The American Prospect‘s Jamelle Bouie makes the case that Republicans, by refusing to work with the president, have made him a lot more liberal. I think it’s best to understand this as part of a deliberate strategy. Rather than try to beat Obama with a more compelling vision of the country’s direction, Republicans have tried…

As the Election Day 2012 draws nearer the White House is leaving no stone unturned in courting potential supporters. That includes buying up key Google AdWords, reports the Washington Post: The president’s campaign has bought Google advertising space next to all sorts of searches, including “Warren Buffett,” “Obama singing,” “Obama birthday” and, for basketball fans,…

In college I had a professor who would dismiss class if too many of us had neglected to finish the assigned reading. It would infuriate us as a group of late-teens and early-20-somethings who felt that our very presence should have been rewarded, but I honestly couldn’t blame him. His reasoning was sound. What would…

It’s not often that members of Congress from both sides of the aisle come together to celebrate the life and legacy of a single member. Yet, after the death of our beloved colleague Rep. Donald Payne, Republicans and Democrats coalesced in a bittersweet tribute to honor his extraordinary work as a committed public servant for…

To kick off the Month of the Military Child, on April 4 first lady Michelle Obama and the Obama family dog, Bo, participated in a pre-Easter celebration with military families and children at the Fisher House at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md.

THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORFRIDAY, APRIL 6, 2012 In the morning, the President will deliver remarks to highlight ways the Administration has helped create economic security for women at the White House Forum on Women and the Economy. As part of the Forum, the White House…

In a piece for his Washington Post blog, Ed Rogers writes that President Obama’s attacks on Mitt Romney are making him look like an angry partisan and will turn off swing voters. Obama’s recent harsh attacks on Mitt Romney are a mistake. Don’t get me wrong — the Obama campaign should attack Romney aggressively. But…

Flanked by legislators and lawmakers, President Obama smiles as he signs the STOCK (Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge) Act into law. The STOCK Act bans insider trading among government officials and members of Congress.