Politics Feb 28 Obama gets personal in effort to help young men of color To make the case for a new initiative designed to help young men of color, President Barack Obama put himself forward as an example Thursday, speaking in personal terms about getting high as a teenager and not always giving his…
Nation Feb 26 A new study: How overpaid CEOs tank their firms Exorbitant CEO compensation has been blamed for the explosion of wealth at the top of the income gap. But could it also be hurting future stock prices?…
Politics Feb 26 House GOP tax plan faces long odds in election year With November’s midterm elections a little more than eight months away, most congressional Republicans would prefer to keep the focus on the botched rollout of the Affordable Care Act and President Barack Obama’s low approval ratings. But in the case…
Politics Feb 24 Obama calls on governors to help lift economy With his second-term agenda stymied by a divided Congress, President Barack Obama could use a little help from the nation’s governors. But the partisan divisions among state chief executives appear to be just as sharp as those on Capitol Hill…
Politics Feb 21 Obama’s 2015 budget trades compromise for partisan flavor President Barack Obama’s forthcoming 2015 budget will not include a proposal to trim Social Security benefits, offered last year in an attempt to draw Republican support for a potential “grand bargain” on deficit reduction.
Politics Feb 19 Both parties seize on CBO minimum wage report The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office report released Tuesday became instant fodder for Democrats and Republicans looking for the political high ground in the debate over whether to raise the federal minimum wage.
Nation Feb 17 Unemployment overtakes political gridlock as America’s biggest worry Nearly a quarter of Americans cite unemployment as the country’s biggest concern in the February poll, up from 16 percent in January.
Politics Feb 12 Boehner throws in the towel on debt ceiling fight House Speaker John Boehner listened to his inner Kenny Rogers Tuesday, abandoning his search for a debt ceiling compromise that could win favor with his members and forcing Democrats to come up with most of the votes needed to pass…
Politics Feb 10 House GOP leaders race to beat debt ceiling deadline Lawmakers on Capitol Hill find themselves in a familiar position this week as they face yet another deadline to raise the country’s borrowing limit, with the pressure on House GOP leaders to figure out a strategy that can win…
Economy Feb 07 Jobs report: ‘Whatever you thought yesterday is pretty much what you should feel today’ If you read the headlines, January's jobs report was, by most accounts, disappointing. The number of jobs added wasn't as high as expected, even though the unemployment rate ticked down. But Bureau of Labor Statistics data is more noisy than…