Boehner: Obama ‘sorely mistaken’
President Obama blasted Republicans for refusing to consider raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans as part of a deal to raise the government’s debt ceiling.
Obama pressures Republicans on federal debt ceiling
He depicts GOP leaders as supporting tax breaks for jet-setting corporate executives at others’ expense, and chides lawmakers for taking frequent recesses instead of staying in Washington to finish the job.
President Obama is sharply intensifying pressure on congressional Republicans in negotiations over the federal debt, depicting GOP leaders as supporting tax breaks for jet-setting corporate executives at the expense of college scholarships or medical research.
Video: Obama blames Congress for stalling debt talks
During a press conference in the East Room of the White House, President Obama sought to shift the blame for the stalled debt talks to Congress, reports Chip Reid.
Video: Schieffer: President on "war path" with Congress
CBS News chief Washington correspondent and anchor of “Face the Nation” Bob Schieffer discusses President Obama’s new approach toward debt negotiations, stating that the “president is on the war path with Congress.”
In major test, appeals court upholds Democratic healthcare law
The healthcare law President Obama signed last year survived its first test before a federal appellate court Wednesday, as the 6th U.S. Court of Appeals in Cincinnati concluded that the law’s insurance requirement is constitutional.
Obama challenges GOP on tax breaks at press conference
President Obama cast ongoing negotiations over raising the nation’s debt ceiling in moral terms Wednesday, asking if Republican members of Congress are prepared to deprive students of college scholarships or compromise food safety inspections in order to preserve tax breaks to wealthy oil companies and owners of private jets.
Video: Obama to discuss U.S. debt in news conference
Jeff Glor reports on President Obama’s upcoming news conference on the federal debt and how Senate members are reacting to debt settlement talks.
Video: Poll: Obama approval at 47%
A new CBS News Poll shows Americans think President Obama is doing. Bill Plante reports. Time Magazine’s Michael Crowley speaks to Erica Hill about Mr. Obama’s approval ratings potential impact in 2012.
Video: Will Sarah Palin run in 2012?
A new CBS News Poll shows Americans think President Obama is doing. Bill Plante reports. Time Magazine’s Michael Crowley speaks to Erica Hill about Mr. Obama’s approval ratings potential impact in 2012.
Palin: Still thinking about running in 2012
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Tuesday she has not made up her mind yet about whether to run for president in 2012 despite her daughter’s claim that she has.
