The rate of unemployment dropped in 49 of the 50 states during March, from one year earlier. The only exception was in New York. This improvement to the jobs market may give a boost to the reelection campaign of President Barack Obama. On a national average, unemployment rates that fell in the winter nudged up slightly in the spring. As the recovery from the recent recession continues to plod along,... 

Rick Santorum has just suspended his campaign to become president before even competing in the scheduled election for his home state of Pennsylvania later this month. When speaking to supporters on Tuesday afternoon in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Santorum was quoted to say “against all odds we one of 11 states -millions of voters, millions of votes.” Rick also said that he had won more counties in... 

Mitt Romney is currently in the process of overhauling his campaign into one that is capable of taking on Pres. Barack Obama while at the same time not taking his eye off of his rivals and the Republican Party. Romney entered into challenger Rick Santorum’s home state of Pennsylvania yesterday after several victories that guaranteed his hold on his party’s nomination. In Pennsylvania he... 

People criticized President Barack Obama for proposing small bail initiatives during his State of the Union address. Gone are the measures to confront climate change or to improve the immigration system. Instead the president settled for small measures that can be passed unilaterally. He has several in his list and he mentioned three more in his recent State of the Union address. These are the Trade... 

During his State of Union Address, President Barack Obama said that he wants the government to have a strong role in times of federal deficits and increasing taxes. The Republicans often say that the government is the problem but the president said that the government is a major contributor to the improvement of the country’s economy. The president stated that the country was not built by a single... 

President Barack Obama gave a populist economic vision during his recent State of the Union address. This would widen the policy battle between the Democrats and Republicans. The president wants to increase the tax on wealthier Americans, support domestic manufacturing, and launch a new probe into the mortgage crisis. The president’s initiatives would place him as the defender of Americans from the... 

President Barack Obama is set to deliver his annual State of the Union address to Congress but most of the goals that he set in previous speeches. Some of the goals include reforming the immigration laws and meeting congressional leaders of both parties each month. The president’s promises were broken because of congressional opposition as well as being overshadowed by other priorities. These are... 

President Barack Obama sang a bar from an Al Green song during a fundraiser in New York. This surprised everyone in attendance. The president jokingly asked why he wasn’t ushered offstage yet. This was the first time that Obama sang on stage during this year’s campaign. The presidential performance happened at Manhattan’s Apollo Theater last Thursday. President Obama stepped on the podium and,... 

President Barack Obama’s camp, together with the Democratic National Committee, announced that it managed to collect over $68 million in the fourth quarter of 2011. Obama for America raised more than $42 million while the DNC collected $24 million. The announcement was made by OFA Campaign Manager Jim Messina via a video emailed to supporters. Messina said that President Obama’s grassroots campaign... 

White House Chief of Staff William M. Daley has handed in his resignation. Everybody, including the president was surprised with his decision. This ended his yearlong tenure, whose mission was to reach out to congressional Republicans and businesses. President Obama announced that White House budget director Jacob Lew would replace Daley. Daley is the son of the legendary Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley...