WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama conducted a massive media blitz Sunday to try to convince more Americans to back a U.S. healthcare overhaul that he and his Democrats are determined to ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. The great Obama contradiction on the economy is this: he takes credit for the improved ...

Offering a more upbeat view of the economy, President Barack Obama resurrected his jobs proposals Thursday, advancing modest initiatives as he pushed for action on more ambitious efforts that face ...

The full text of his speech can be found here (in the video his speech starts at the 49 minute mark). The crux of the speech is this: With an endless parade of distractions, political posturing and ...

"The middle class is shrinking" might be the assertion of the decade. Progressives and populists alike use it to justify nearly all government interventions, from tariffs to minimum-wage hikes to ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama insisted he can overhaul the U.S. healthcare system and keep a campaign pledge not to raise taxes for anyone but the wealthiest Americans, in a media ...