This afternoon, President Obama gave a speech on the middle class and the economy from Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois. He outlined six cornerstones of bolstering the middle class — and insisted ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will challenge the Republican-led Congress with tax-raising ideas ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- President Barack Obama challenged the Republican-led Congress on Tuesday to break out of the 'tired old patterns” of confrontational politics and back an effort to lift the ...

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 ...

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 ...

As the fiscal cliff looms over businesses and citizens alike, President Obama has taken to social media to make a case for extending middle-class tax cuts. Yesterday, Obama gave a speech in favor of ...

For this November's elections, the Democrats have portrayed themselves as the party of the middle class. With the Bush-era tax cuts scheduled to expire on December 31, the key was to extend them for ...