WASHINGTON — Former President Bill Clinton says he believes President Barack Obama (both pictured) can win re-election if he can persuade voters he steadied a…

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is reaping political benefits from the country’s brighter economic mood. A new poll shows that Republicans and Democrats alike are…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is reaping political benefits from the country’s brighter economic mood. A new poll shows that Republicans and Democrats alike…

WASHINGTON — This time around, President Barack Obama’s message can sound decidedly down-to-earth. SEE ALSO: MSNBC Drops Pat Buchanan Four years after winning the White…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are hopeful for what 2012 will bring for their families and the country, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll, though most say 2011 was a year they would rather forget. SEE ALSO: How Ron Paul Helps Obama Nearly seven in 10 say the year gone by was a bad one, […]

Are we entering a recession or a depression? What can we expect in the days ahead? Will we see massive layoffs, sky high interest rates, thousands more losing their homes and savings? Is there anything we can do to prepare? Absolutely it is something we can do…Start a home business! As the economy clings stubbornly […]

White House spokesman Jay Carney defended President Obama Tuesday against criticism from prominent Black leaders who have said Obama is ignorning the Black community while reaching out to white independents. According to Carney, the issue is not one of race. The president is helping Black people by working to boost the struggling economy and helping […]

Economists are warning that a recession now would be far worse than the recession that ended in 2007. Today the economy has 5 percent fewer jobs, and the unemployment rate has almost doubled since the onset of the last recession. The NewYorkTimes.com reports: “It would be disastrous if we entered into a recession at this […]

Debt is a word I’m sure most Americans are well aware of. Whether it’s personal debt or the country’s national debt, it’s something that can’t be avoided. America’s debt is rising so fast that we are currently looking at our debt ceiling cracking. While there is no actual ceiling, these cracks are very real and a […]

WASHINGTON  — According to a new Quinnipiac poll, voters still blame former President George W. Bush for the economy and not President Barack Obama two and half years in to Obama’s first term. Yahoo reports: According to a new Quinnipiac poll, 54 percent of those surveyed say Bush is responsible for the “current condition” of […]

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich took a shot at President Obama calling America’s economic woes, the “Obama Depression,” on Fox and Friends Sunday morning. Gingrich’s comments come as the president is negotiating a new federal budget with Republicans, and just days after the latest job reports show few signs of economic recovery. “Housing prices have […]

WASHINGTON — After Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) said that millionaires paying more taxes to save the economy was “rather pathetic,” another Republican senator spoke against the proposal, suggesting that the poor take the burden instead of the rich. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) voted against the measure Thursday, demanding that poor middle-class Americans need to do […]