44 - Politics and policy in Obama's Washington.

Posted at 06:00 AM ET, 10/31/2011

Obama to sign executive order to address prescription-drug shortage

By David Nakamura and Rob Stein

President Obama will sign an executive order Monday instructing the FDA to address a growing shortage of prescription drugs used to treat cancer and other diseases, a White House official said.

By David Nakamura and Rob Stein | 06:00 AM ET, 10/31/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:22 PM ET, 10/27/2011

White House hits GOP on ‘9-9-9-9 plan’

By David Nakamura

By David Nakamura | 02:22 PM ET, 10/27/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 06:00 AM ET, 10/27/2011

Obama 2012 campaign seeks to capitalize on president’s student loan initiative

By David Nakamura

Just hours after Obama unveiled the plan, his re-election campaign produced a new video to explain it.

By David Nakamura | 06:00 AM ET, 10/27/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:35 PM ET, 10/26/2011

Obama moves to ease student loan burdens

By David Nakamura

College grads will be able to cap federal student loan repayments at 10 percent of discretionary income starting in January.

By David Nakamura | 12:35 PM ET, 10/26/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:29 AM ET, 10/26/2011

President Obama’s remarks on student loans in Denver (Live Video and Tweets)

By Beth Marlowe

Obama is expected to announce a plan that would allow college graduates to cap federal student loan repayments.

By Beth Marlowe | 11:29 AM ET, 10/26/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 08:52 AM ET, 10/26/2011

Obama on ‘Tonight Show’ with Jay Leno: Full video and transcript

By David Nakamura

By David Nakamura | 08:52 AM ET, 10/26/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:33 PM ET, 10/25/2011

Obama cracks one-liner, gets serious on Tonight Show with Jay Leno

By David Nakamura

The Comedian-in-Chief got comfy on Leno’s guest couch for three segments that will air on Tuesday night’s show at 11:35 p.m.

By David Nakamura | 05:33 PM ET, 10/25/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:03 AM ET, 10/25/2011

Obama administration calls on health clinics to hire military veterans

By David Nakamura

The administration expects each of the nation’s estimated 8,000 clinics to hire at least one veteran over the next three years, using funding provided by the health care reform act.

By David Nakamura | 11:03 AM ET, 10/25/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:09 PM ET, 10/24/2011

Obama raises campaign cash before Las Vegas housing speech

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Posted at 05:06 PM ET, 10/24/2011

Obama announces housing rules, meets with homeowners (Live video)

By Natalie Jennings

By Natalie Jennings | 05:06 PM ET, 10/24/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:33 PM ET, 10/24/2011

Obama to detail new housing rules in Nevada speech

By Natalie Jennings

The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s new rules are aimed at helping homeowners who are deeply “underwater” refinance their mortgages.

By Natalie Jennings | 12:33 PM ET, 10/24/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:22 PM ET, 10/20/2011

Moammar Gaddafi death: No gloating from Obama administration

By David Nakamura

The Obama administration settled for a subtle display of satisfaction over Moammar Gaddafi’s death.

By David Nakamura | 05:22 PM ET, 10/20/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:28 PM ET, 10/20/2011

Obama to make statement after Moammar Gaddafi reported dead (Live video, tweets)

By Natalie Jennings

By Natalie Jennings | 01:28 PM ET, 10/20/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:00 AM ET, 10/20/2011

Vice President Biden to file Obama 2012 paperwork in N.H.

By David Nakamura

Biden, will make the president’s re-election campaign (more) official Thursday when he files campaign paperwork at the New Hampshire state house.

By David Nakamura | 09:00 AM ET, 10/20/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:39 PM ET, 10/19/2011

President Obama fails to use teleprompter in speech at Virginia firehouse

By David Nakamura

By David Nakamura | 03:39 PM ET, 10/19/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:30 PM ET, 10/19/2011

President Obama and first lady go pumpkin shopping

By David Nakamura

By David Nakamura | 12:30 PM ET, 10/19/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:48 AM ET, 10/19/2011

Obama 2012 campaign keeps up attacks on Romney

By David Nakamura

The Obama 2012 campaign is taking shots at the former Massachusetts governor at nearly every opportunity these days.

By David Nakamura | 10:48 AM ET, 10/19/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:13 AM ET, 10/19/2011

President Obama to announce veteran-hiring partnership (Live video, tweets)

By Natalie Jennings

By Natalie Jennings | 10:13 AM ET, 10/19/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 06:00 AM ET, 10/19/2011

President Obama and first lady to unveil private sector partnership to hire 25,000 war veterans

By David Nakamura

President Obama will use an appearance at a military base in Hampton, Va., to announce a partnership with the private sector to employ 25,000 veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars over the next two years.

By David Nakamura | 06:00 AM ET, 10/19/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Barack Obama

Posted at 04:53 PM ET, 10/18/2011

President Obama speaks at Greensville County (Va.) High School (Live video)

By Natalie Jennings

By Natalie Jennings | 04:53 PM ET, 10/18/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:00 PM ET, 10/18/2011

Obama: Conservative television ad ‘doesn’t make much sense’

By David Nakamura

Obama didn’t name the advertisement, but it appeared to be a spot titled “Don’t” that was produced by American Crossroads, a conservative political action committee.

By David Nakamura | 02:00 PM ET, 10/18/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:09 AM ET, 10/18/2011

Obama’s speech equipment stolen in Virginia: report

By David Nakamura

A truck carrying $200,000 worth of equipment — including several lecterns with the presidential seal, teleprompters and portable audio equipment — for Obama’s appearance in Chesterfield on Wednesday was stolen outside a Marriott hotel.

By David Nakamura | 09:09 AM ET, 10/18/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:31 PM ET, 10/17/2011

President Obama to speak at North Carolina high school (Live video)

By Natalie Jennings

By Natalie Jennings | 04:31 PM ET, 10/17/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:24 PM ET, 10/17/2011

Obama presses Congress to ‘do the right thing’ as he launches bus tour in N.C.

By David Nakamura

By David Nakamura | 12:24 PM ET, 10/17/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:36 AM ET, 10/17/2011

President Obama’s jobs tour stops in Asheville, N.C. (Live video)

By Natalie Jennings

President Obama kicks off a three-day tour of southern swing states Virginia and North Carolina on Tuesday with remarks at Asheville Regional Airport in Fletcher, N.C. at 10:50 a.m. ET.

By Natalie Jennings | 10:36 AM ET, 10/17/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 06:00 AM ET, 10/17/2011

Obama still pushing jobs plan with bus tour of N.C., Va.

By David Nakamura

Less than a week after the Senate blocked his jobs bill, President Obama begins a bus tour of North Carolina and Virginia to keep up the pressure on GOP opponents.

By David Nakamura | 06:00 AM ET, 10/17/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:32 PM ET, 10/14/2011

Court claims some of Abramoff’s book profits

By Emily Heil

Disgraced ex-lobbyist Jack Abamoff won’t see all the profits from his upcoming book.

By Emily Heil | 04:32 PM ET, 10/14/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:04 PM ET, 10/14/2011

President Obama visits General Motors plant with South Korean president

By David Nakamura

Celebrating this week’s passage of the free-trade agreement with South Korea, President Obama on Friday visited a General Motors plant with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak.

By David Nakamura | 04:04 PM ET, 10/14/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:54 PM ET, 10/14/2011

Occupy Wall Street: How does it affect Obama and Democrats?

By Natalie Jennings

Redares have flooded Post reporter Peter Wallsten’s story with their own comments about what Occupy Wall Street’s role will be in the liberal political sphere

By Natalie Jennings | 01:54 PM ET, 10/14/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 08:29 AM ET, 10/13/2011

Obama welcomes South Korea’s Lee to White House for state visit

By David Nakamura and William Wan

President Obama will welcome South Korean President Lee Myung-bak to the White House on Thursday, just as the two countries have reached a new free trade agreement and the East Asian nation has emerged as Obama’s most reliable partner in that dynamic region.

By David Nakamura and William Wan | 08:29 AM ET, 10/13/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:00 PM ET, 10/12/2011

Obama campaign hits Romney as flip-flopper

By David Nakamura

By David Nakamura | 02:00 PM ET, 10/12/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:34 AM ET, 10/12/2011

Obama raises glass with unemployed workers in Orlando

By David Nakamura

By David Nakamura | 10:34 AM ET, 10/12/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:34 PM ET, 10/11/2011

Obama: It’s ‘gut-check time’ for the U.S. Senate on jobs bill

By David Nakamura

President Obama called on his supporters to demand an explanation from any senator who votes against the $447 billion proposal.

By David Nakamura | 03:34 PM ET, 10/11/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:37 PM ET, 10/11/2011

Bill Daley to leave White House after 2012 election

By Scott Wilson

Some White House officials say Daley does not particularly like it, and his comments this week seem to provide supporting evidence of that sentiment.

By Scott Wilson | 12:37 PM ET, 10/11/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:37 AM ET, 10/11/2011

Obama selects D.C. project, 13 others to help spur jobs

By David Nakamura

A mixed-use development in the District’s Shaw neighborhood is one of 14 infrastructure projects across the country that the Obama administration has selected to be put on the fast track to help create jobs.

By David Nakamura | 09:37 AM ET, 10/11/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 06:00 AM ET, 10/11/2011

Obama resumes jobs tour with eye on 2012 battleground

By David Nakamura

As the Republican presidential nomination race heats up, President Obama’s national jobs tour is quickly becoming the electoral swing state tour in advance of the 2012 election.

By David Nakamura | 06:00 AM ET, 10/11/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:50 PM ET, 10/07/2011

Chicago Bears fan Obama welcomes 1985 team at White House

By David Nakamura

Twenty five years later, da Bears finally go to da White House

By David Nakamura | 03:50 PM ET, 10/07/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:06 PM ET, 10/05/2011

Gabrielle Giffords to visit White House for husband Mark Kelly’s retirement ceremony

By Natalie Jennings

The congresswomen will attend a ceremony Thursday for her husband, astronaut and U.S. Navy Capt. Mark Kelly.

By Natalie Jennings | 03:06 PM ET, 10/05/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 06:39 AM ET, 10/05/2011

Obama: ‘That’s right — I care’

By David Nakamura

DALLAS — President Obama finally has a snappy comeback for critics who derisively call his 2009 health-care law “Obamacare.”

By David Nakamura | 06:39 AM ET, 10/05/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:44 PM ET, 10/04/2011

Solyndra investment was tough call, says former Bush official turned energy investor

By Steven Mufson

By Steven Mufson | 03:44 PM ET, 10/04/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:10 PM ET, 10/04/2011

Obama, Cantor spar over jobs plan

By David Nakamura

President Obama and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor engaged in a war of words Tuesday as the president continued to push his jobs package with a trip to Dallas and St. Louis.

By David Nakamura | 01:10 PM ET, 10/04/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:18 AM ET, 10/02/2011

Obama blasts GOP candidates for failing to defend gay soldier

By Matt DeLong

President Obama on Saturday chastised his opponents for failing to speak up when a gay soldier was booed.

By Matt DeLong | 11:18 AM ET, 10/02/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:07 AM ET, 09/30/2011

Obama: America ‘had gotten a little soft’

By David Nakamura

The president offered some tough love for the nation when he told an interviewer that the U.S. “had gotten a little soft” in the last 20 years.

By David Nakamura | 09:07 AM ET, 09/30/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

44: October, 2011