President Barack Obama has been named Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” for 2012…
Obama wants curbs on gun violence
President Barack Obama is asking a team led by Vice President Joe Biden to offer “concrete proposals” to curb gun violence no later than January…
Some Republicans say gun control should be debated
Some Republicans now say they’re willing to discuss the politically treacherous issue of gun control, along with mental health issues and violent video games…
NRA goes silent after Connecticut school shooting
With security stepped up and families still on edge in Newtown, students began returning to school Tuesday for the first time since last week’s massacre…
Explaning school shooting to children
A psychiatrist advises parents how to explain the tragedy to children…
Tearful Obama calls for action after shooting
A tearful President Barack Obama said Friday he grieved first as a father about the massacre at a Connecticut elementary school, declaring, “Our hearts are broken today.”
Obama speaks to Connecticut governor
President Barack Obama spoke to Connecticut’s governor Friday and expressed condolences to those who lost loved ones in the elementary school shooting…
Republicans’ new fiscal offer
Republicans in the House of Representatives proposed a new 10-year, $2.2 trillion blueprint for avoiding the looming “fiscal cliff.”…
Obama meets Wen Jiabao at East Asia Summit
US President Barack Obama’s attendance at an annual summit of Southeast Asian leaders on Tuesday…
Obama makes historic visit to Myanmar
US President Barack Obama said on Monday that Myanmar can show a “new beginning” to the world…
Romney blames Obama win on ‘gifts’ to supporters
Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney says President Barack Obama won re-election last week because of the “gifts” Obama had provided to blacks, Hispanics and young voters…
Obama: Immigration reform to start early 2013
President Barack Obama says America must “seize the moment” to seek an overhaul of the immigration system and he expects that work to start soon after his inauguration for a second term…
Woman fired for Obama comments on Facebook
A California woman has been fired and reported to the Secret Service for her President Barack Obama racial slur and assassination comment on Facebook…
Obama holds firm to tax hike on rich
President Barack Obama said Friday he won’t accept any approach to federal deficit reduction that doesn’t ask the wealthy to pay more in taxes…
Republicans, Democrats face fiscal cliff
After Tuesday’s election, both Democrats and Republicans will be tested by the immediate need for moderation if they are to avoid the feared “fiscal cliff”…
Obama’s victory & the economy
America’s decision to re-elect President Barack Obama over Mitt Romney will affect all that and other elements of the U.S. economy and financial system…
Looking for every last vote
President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are undertaking a final exhaustive campaign…
Obama, Romney campaigning after storm
President Barack Obama returned to full-force campaigning Thursday, ending a three-day pause…
Obama – the subtle campaigner
It may look to America like President Barack Obama is off the campaign trail. He’s really not…
Romney shifts to foreign policy center in debate
A once-hawkish Mitt Romney scrambled to position himself as a centrist on global affairs in his final debate with President Barack Obama…
Obama, Romney say China needs to play by the rules
President Barack Obama and rival Mitt Romney sparred over China during a debate on foreign policy Monday night…
Romney, Obama poke sharp fun at charity dinner
President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney poked gentle but sharp fun at themselves and each other for a charitable cause Thursday night…
Obama and Romney push for female voters
President Barack Obama on Wednesday ridiculed challenger Mitt Romney’s debate description of receiving “binders full of women”…
Presidential debates on China policy
Policy on China coming to the Presidential debates…
Analysis: Romney wants a repeat, Obama a reversal
Mitt Romney would love a debate like the last one. President Barack Obama most certainly would not…
Obama arrives in Bay Area for fundraising visit
Obama will appear at a fundraiser at the InterContinental Hotel on Howard Street before heading to the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium for a dinner, rally and concert…
Social media reax: Obama lost debate
Mitt Romney crushed President Barack Obama. That was one of the many judgments churning Twitter and Facebook…
Poll of CA voters favor President Obama
Poll shows likely voters in California overwhelmingly favor President Obama over Republican candidate Mitt Romney
Huge tax increase looms at year-end ‘fiscal cliff’
A new study is detailing how taxpayers across the income spectrum would face whopping tax hikes next year…