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President Barack Obama is said to be planning to inject about $300 billion into the economy next year through tax cuts and infrastructure spending, and will present his plan in a speech later this week.But Republicans won't show up for Obama's address or offer an official televised rebuttal, as they say the President's speech will sink or swim on its own

As the December deadline to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq approaches, President Barack Obama is navigating competing pressures from military officials who support keeping American troops in the country and ambivalent Iraqi officials.

While compromise is the name of the game in Washington D.C., some wonder if the huge gulf between left and right might lead to a kind of permanent malaise in our national body politic.

President Barack Obama's anticipated jobs speech is still more than a day away but already it's causing a controversial rift among Republican and Democratic leaders. Republicans have decided not to give a rebuttal to the Obama's speech Thursday before Congress, and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi says the lack of response will be disrespectful to the President and to the American people.

It was a disastrous attack that played out live on television 10 years ago, riveting a horrified nation for days.

In his Thursday address, President Barack Obama is expected to call for extensive tax incentives as part of his administration's plan to jump-start job growth, which has ebbed in recent months as the originally stimulus ended. However, the plan faces an uphill battle in House, where ruling Republicans are likely to oppose it.

Texas firefighters battling an historically destructive blaze in Bastrop County could have more success on Wednesday, as powerful winds that were fanning the fire appear to have died down.

Hoffa made the remarks ahead of Obama’s appearance on stage.

The worst-ever wildfires in the history of Texas continued to rage on Wednesday after charring thousands of hectares, gobbling up about 1,000 houses and killing four people, even as Governor Rick Perry described the fires as 'mean, swift and highly dangerous.

President Barack Obama, facing waning confidence in his economic stewardship, plans to propose some $300 billion in tax cuts and government spending in his speech to Congress, Democratic sources say.

The White House (perhaps careful not to offend the labor vote that Obama desperately needs to be re-elected next year) has decided not to comment on the flap.

According to the latest POLITICO-George Washington University Background Poll, the political environment is very poor for both President Obama and Congressional Democrats.

A headline today grabbed my attention: Is Michele Bachmann's campaign in danger? I paused, and thought: Is Michele Bachmann still running a campaign?

A principal point of the dispute – the right of airline workers to unionized – remains unresolved.

After a famous 37-year army career that included leading the U.S.-led war effort in Afghanistan and Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus has been sworn in as director of the CIA.

The incendiary remarks prompted an outcry from Tea Party officials who demanded that Hoffa personally apologize and that Obama rebuke the union boss.

Mitt Romney's jobs plan that he plans to announce Tuesday likely has received some input from advisers of another familiar politician: George W. Bush.

The Tea Party Express asked Obama to “condemn this inappropriate and uncivil rhetoric,” adding that it “has no place in the public forum.”

With more than a million unemployed construction workers across the nation, President Barack Obama on Monday said he intends to spend to rebuild America's infrastructure and boost hiring, which will be key components of a plan he is working on to stimulate the U.S. economy.

President Barack Obama previewed proposals on Monday for new infrastructure spending and an extension of payroll tax cuts as part of a major jobs package he will unveil this week, and challenged Republicans to find common ground with him.

President’s speech in Detroit rallies supporters.