OBAMA CONGRESS

POLITICS
Obama's New Triangulation Strategy Has Democrats On Edge
By Sam Stein and Amanda Terkel
That's because, like few other times during President Barack Obama's tenure in office, disagreements over economic policy
POLITICS
Given How Americans Feel About Congress, It's Shocking Anyone Got Elected At All
By Samantha Lachman
In 2012, Democrats held onto the Senate perhaps in part because Americans at that time had relatively more positive feelings
POLITICS
Obama Praises Congress For Approving His Plan To Fight ISIS
By Mollie Reilly
The Huffington Post's Mike McAuliff and Jen Bendery reported earlier Thursday: The measure provides $500 million to expand
POLITICS
Obama Tells Us How He Really Feels On Trip Out Of Washington
By Reuters, Reuters
"I remember going to a bar, club, or honky-tonk around here and singing on stage. I wasn't very good. But people were enthusiastic
POLITICS
Obamacare's Poll Numbers Improve In Republican Districts
By Sam Stein
Meanwhile, in Democratic districts, Obamacare seems headed to majority-support status. Democracy Corps records 44 percent
POLITICS
Obamacare Love And Trepidation As Told On The Websites Of Congressional Democrats
By Sam Stein and Sabrina Siddiqui
Finally, there are the Democrats who place themselves on the vanguard of the fight today, such as Rep. Mike Honda (Calif
POLITICS
Obama Blasts 'Least Productive Congress In Modern History'
By Reuters, Reuters
Obama was speaking to 60 contributors at the luxurious Houston home of trial lawyer John Eddie Williams. The event raised
POLITICS
Obama To Promote Education Agenda At Miami School
The White House notes that Obama's proposal for the budget year that starts in the fall asks Congress for more than $750
POLITICS
Obama: 'While Congress Decides What It's Going To Do,' We're Moving Forward On Jobs
In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama points to the launch of two new high-tech manufacturing hubs and a competition
POLITICS
Obama: Americans Deserve A Minimum Wage Vote
Hi, everybody. Restoring the idea of opportunity for all requires a year of action from all of us. Wherever I can act on
POLITICS
Obama: 2014 'Will Be A Year Of Action' On Jobs
The president also points to a new initiative to boost high-tech manufacturing and other steps he plans to announce next
POLITICS
Obama's Weekly Address Calls Bipartisan Budget A Hopeful Sign
Obama in his weekly Saturday radio and Internet address praises the agreement for easing some across-the-board spending cuts
COMEDY
Going Negative
By Chris Kelly, Contributor
Writer, 'Real Time with Bill Maher'
I'm going negative. I didn't want to do it -- no one ever wants to do it -- but it has to be done. I owe it to myself, my supporters and to America. Plus going negative works. Republicans and Democrats spent $6 billion on the 2012 elections, and almost all of it was negative.
POLITICS
Obama: 'If Congress Refuses To Act' On Unemployment Benefits, 'It Will Actually Harm Our Economy'
Hi, everybody. The holiday season is a time for remembering the bonds we share, and our obligations to one another as human
POLITICS
Obama To Make Statement Pressing Congress On Immigration Reform
By Reuters, Reuters
The president, who listed immigration as one of three priorities for this year after the 16-day government shutdown concluded
COMEDY
The Daily Szep -- Smaller
By Paul Szep, Contributor
Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist
POLITICS
Obama Speaks On Looming Government Shutdown
By Paige Lavender
POLITICS
Obama: Gun Control Is Something Congress Will 'Have To Act On'
By Sam Stein
Certainly, the White House knows this, which is why it isn't exactly leaning in to the gun control debate at this juncture
POLITICS
Why Obama Should Let the Government Shut Down
By Sanjay Sanghoee, Contributor
Author and commentator
It is imperative, therefore, for the president to put an end to this, and the only way to really do that is by calling the opposition's bluff. There are several reasons why a government shutdown would actually work in Obama's favor.
POLITICS
A Yes Vote of Conscience for the World's Red Line
By Sec. John Kerry, Contributor
U.S. Secretary of State, 2013-2017
I'm sometimes asked how, as someone who testified 42 years ago against the Vietnam War in which I had fought, I could testify in favor of action to hold the Assad regime accountable today. The answer is, I spoke my conscience in 1971 and I'm speaking my conscience now in 2013.
VIDEOS
Obama: 'I'll Worry About My Legacy Later'
As he winds through his second term in Washington, President Barack Obama does not appear to be overly concerned with how history will judge him.
POLITICS
Obama: 'I'll Worry About My Legacy Later'
By Chris Gentilviso
According to HuffPost Pollster's compilation of data, Obama's second-term numbers have dipped in terms approval rating. Right
POLITICS
PRISM Program: Obama Administration Held 22 Briefings For Congress On Key FISA Law
By Sam Stein
According to the official, the sessions that took place over the course of 14 months starting in October 2011 touched on
POLITICS
Obama Poses Student Loan Challenge To Republicans
By Joy Resmovits, Shahien Nasiripour, and Sabrina Siddiqui
"If this sounds like deja vu all over again, that's because it is," Obama said Friday. "We went through this last summer
POLITICS
Obama Student Loan Speech Signals Renewed Battle With Republicans Over Interest Rates
By Shahien Nasiripour, Joy Resmovits, and Sabrina Siddiqui
"Scheduling this P.R. stunt reeks of desperation," wrote Boehner spokesman Brendan Buck, "Picking a fight out of thin air
POLITICS
Obama's Chicago Fundraiser Explains Why Congress Is 'Stuck'
By Chris Gentilviso
Similar to Obama, Dole sees issues with the Republican Party, adding that it needs to be "closed for repairs." He backed
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