Obama, Democrats Raise $43.6 Million in April
President Obama and Democrats raised a combined $43.6 million in April with sustained financial support from veteran donors while enlisting thousands of new ones, the Obama campaign announced on Twitter. The monthly haul does not eclipse the president’s best fundraising month of the 2012 campaign… Read More »
EmailBiden Pushes ‘Obama Economics’ in Ohio Swing
Vice President Joe Biden kicks off a two-day campaign swing through eastern Ohio today, pushing a populist economic message — dubbed “Obama economics” — that he’ll use to draw sharp contrasts between the president and Mitt Romney. The vice president also plans to offer his… Read More »
Obama Pays Tribute To Fallen Police Officers
President Obama today honored police officers who died in the line of duty and their families, saying the nation is “forever in your debt. “Every American who wears the badge knows the burdens that come with it — the long hours and the stress; the… Read More »
Obama Has Over $500,000 in JPMorgan Chase Account
President Obama has assets valued between $500,000 and $1 million in a JP Morgan Chase checking account, according to financial disclosure forms released by the White House today. Obama, who also has between $1,000 and $15,000 in a separate JPMorgan Chase account, recently called JPMorgan… Read More »
White House Augments Presidential Bios With Obama Trivia
On Monday, aides to President Obama added blurbs to the end of the presidential biographies on the White House website, augmenting the work of historians Michael Beschloss and Hugh Sidey with references to the current president that are something less than scholarship. The changes were… Read More »
Obama Pokes Fun at ‘Up-and-Comer’ David Beckham
Congratulating the L.A. Galaxy on their Major League Soccer championship, President Obama today had a little fun at the expense of the team’s biggest star: David Beckham. “He is tough. In fact, it is a rare man who can be that tough on the field… Read More »
JPMorgan Chase + Wall Street Regulations; Bain Capital v Blackstone Group — Today’s Q’s for O’s WH — 5/15/12
TAPPER: Just to follow on Dan’s question on JPMorgan Chase, I guess I’m not really understanding what either the president said yesterday or what he’s saying now. Are you crediting the Wall Street reform bill with the fact that JPMorgan Chase didn’t have to be… Read More »
New Obama Ad ‘Steel’ to Air One Day Only
President Obama’s new TV ad attacking Mitt Romney and his record at Bain Capital will air in five battleground states this week. But apparently not for long. The Obama campaign says the full two-minute spot — dubbed “Steel” — will air just once in targeted… Read More »
LGBT, Latino Donors Show Obama Love for ‘Marriage Equality’
President Obama for the first time adopted the language of same-sex marriage advocates today, explicitly telling a crowd of LGBT and Latino donors in New York City that his support for “marriage equality” is a reason he deserves a second term. “The announcement I made… Read More »
Obama: JPMorgan Is ‘One of the Best-Managed Banks’
Just hours after a top JPMorgan Chase executive retired in the wake of a stunning $2 billion trading loss, President Obama told the hosts of ABC’s “The View” that the bank’s risky bets exemplified the need for Wall Street reform. “JPMorgan is one of the… Read More »
