Tag: State of the Union

Obama’s SOTU gift: Cheese

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Obama’s SOTU gift: Cheese

Paul Bedard · January 27, 2014 5:00 am

Members of the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors and regional Fed bank presidents will gather in Washington on Tuesday and Wednesday for the last monetary policy meeting headed by Chairman Ben Bernanke. (AP Photo)

The week ahead in economics: Ben Bernanke’s goodbye, Bitcoin and GDP

Joseph Lawler · January 27, 2014 5:00 am

First lady Michelle Obama speaks to high school students about the importance of committing to education, on Nov. 11 in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Gay NBA player, Boston bombing survivors to be Michelle Obama’s State of the Union guests

Brian Hughes · January 27, 2014 5:00 am

"The principles aren't written yet, but in my personal belief, I think it'll go with legal status that will allow [illegal immigrants] to work and pay taxes," said House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy. (AP File)

Get ready for an immigration fight the public doesn’t want

Byron York · January 27, 2014 5:00 am

President Barack Obama works at his desk in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Jan. 27 ahead of Tuesday night's State of the Union speech. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Examiner Editorial: Will Obama pivot to economic reality in State of the Union?

Washington Examiner · January 27, 2014 5:00 am

FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. Struggling to generate second-term momentum, Obama will confront a politically divided Congress with a demand to expand economic opportunity in America, asserting in his State of the Union address Tuesday that he will take action on his own if lawmakers fail to help shrink the income gap between the rich and the poor. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, Pool, File)

Jay Carney promises ‘year of action’

Meghashyam Mali · January 26, 2014 5:00 am

President Obama's assertion that he will use his "pen and phone" to push policy sounded like a threat to Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Sen. Rand Paul: Obama’s ‘pen and phone’ push ‘sounds vaguely like a threat’

Zack Colman · January 26, 2014 5:00 am

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, reacted to President Obama's comment about how the scandal surrounding the Internal Revenue Service had "not even a smidgen of corruption." (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Sen. Ted Cruz: Obama should say sorry for Obamacare

Zack Colman · January 26, 2014 5:00 am

President Barack Obama speaks during an reception for the U.S. Conference of Mayors in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

White House: Obama to offer ‘concrete’ proposals on inequality

Meghashyam Mali · January 26, 2014 5:00 am

Questions and answers about the State of the Union

Darlene Superville · January 25, 2014 9:21 am

President Obama speaks about the epidemic of sexual assault, in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

After Tuesday speech, Obama to take ‘year of action’ theme on the road

Susan Crabtree · January 25, 2014 5:00 am

Obama focus on ‘opportunity,’ less on ‘inequality’

Obama focus on ‘opportunity,’ less on ‘inequality’

Jim Kuhnhenn · January 24, 2014 9:49 pm