WASHINGTON - President Obama is pressing his case for changes in how the Senate does business, hoping to ease the partisan gridlock, and he wants to bar lawmakers from profiting from their service.

President Obama's half dozen energy proposals will, by and large, benefit nearly all players in the energy space and result in lower prices for consumers, analysts say.

For once, Barack Obama is behaving like a president with the wind at his back, rather than one taking the full force of a political gale in the face.

One of Barack Obama’s great attractions as a presidential candidate was his sensitivity to the feelings and intellectual concerns of religious believers. That is why it is so remarkable that he utterly botched the admittedly difficult question of how contraceptive services should be treated under the new health care law. Read full article >>

Aiming tax increases at millionaires and companies that ship jobs abroad may help frame the fairness theme of President Barack Obama's re-election campaign, but it's a plan that stands virtually no chance of passing Congress.

Pols say while Obama tax plan may indicate election strategy, it has slim chance of passing Congress Congress Members Hope to Set 'Speed Record' to Pass Trading Bill GOP Budget Chairman: New Budget, Same Ideas Former Press Secretary Gibbs Back On Obama's Campaign Staff

President Obama's half dozen energy proposals will, by and large, benefit nearly all players in the energy space and result in lower prices for consumers, analysts say.

The Obama family took in an art exhibit on Sunday at a museum that is practically in their backyard: The Corcoran Gallery of Art. The president walked a few short blocks with wife Michelle, and daughters Sasha and Malia to the Corcoran , where they saw the show “30 Americans,” an exhibition of contemporary African-American artists. Read full article >>

President Barack Obama is pressing his case for changes in how the Senate does business, hoping to ease the partisan gridlock, and he wants to bar lawmakers from profiting from their service.

President Obama ran — and won — in 2008 on the idea of uniting the country. But, each of his first three years in office have marked historic highs in political polarization, with Democrats largely approving of him and Republicans deeply disapproving. Read full article >>