White House

Budget Battles

  • Obama Approval Plummets to New Low over Economy

    By JON COHEN and Dan Balz, The Washington Post

    Public pessimism about the direction of the country has jumped to its highest level in nearly three years, erasing the sense of hope that followed President Obama’s inauguration and pushing his...

  • Obama’s Big Gamble over Small Business Job Growth

    By Eric Schurenberg, The Fiscal Times

    It’s hard to overestimate the delicacy of the challenge President Obama faces in his speech Thursday night to a joint session of Congress. He’ll have to convince Democrats that his job program won’t...

  • Obama Rolls Back Pollution Regs

    By Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post

    President Obama abruptly pulled back proposed new national smog standards Friday morning, overruling the Environmental Protection Agency’s efforts to compel states and communities nationwide to...

  • Dismal Job Numbers, More Political Paralysis in D.C.

    By Merrill Goozner, The Fiscal Times

    The August report showing no gains in employment and an unemployment rate stuck at 9.1 percent raises the stakes for both the White House and Republicans in the House who return to Washington next...

  • GOP Forces Obama to Move Jobs Speech

    By Peter Wallsten and David Nakamura, The Washington Post

    President Obama's job's speech provoked an instant confrontation with Republicans over the seemingly trivial question of timing, resolved only when the White House agreed late Wednesday to delay the...