by Nina Lincoff | Jan 26, 2011 | Business, Environment, Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON—Secretary of Energy Steven Chu on Wednesday began to put detail on President Barack Obama’s plan to use clean energy as an engine of job growth. “If there’s a cheap source of clean energy,” Chu said, “the world will gobble it up.” Echoing themes from the...
by Medill News Service | Jan 25, 2011 | Politics
By Nina Lincoff and Elena Schneider WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama challenged the country to “win the future,” calling on Americans’ innovative spirit to become the international leader in business, education and infrastructure in Tuesday night’s...
by Peter Larson | Jan 25, 2011 | Politics
WASHINGTON — New House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan appealed to lawmakers to rein in out-of-control spending and respond to the growing national debt, which will soon surpass federal limits, in his rebuttal to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address...
by Medill News Service | Jan 25, 2011 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The unity politicians demonstrated by sitting in bipartisan pairs during the State of the Union address Tuesday was less evident in their responses to President Barack Obama’s speech. Although many members of Congress entered the Capitol with the...
by Roshan Nebhrajani | Jan 25, 2011 | Politics
During his State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama called for innovation. Obama’s communications directors apparently took his advice. Beginning with a YouTube video teaser and culminating with a live YouTube question-and-answer session, Obama and his staff...
by Alanna Autler | Jan 25, 2011 | Politics
Dozens of youthful Obama supporters crowded into a downtown office building not far from the White House Tuesday evening to celebrate hip hop, politics and the youth vote and to cheer the president’s State of the Union address. “This is not your typical...
by Medill News Service | Jan 25, 2011 | Politics
WASHINGTON — In his State of the Union speech, President Barack Obama drew a parallel to the Cold War to support his call for increased government spending on infrastructure, research and education. “This is our generation’s Sputnik moment,” he...
by Medill News Service | Jan 25, 2011 | Politics
Here is the full text of President Barack Obama’s speech tonight, released by the White House Press Office: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: Tonight I want to begin by congratulating the men and...
by Medill News Service | Jan 24, 2011 | Politics
President Barack Obama will call for innovation, investments in education and infrastructure, deficit reduction and government reform during Tuesday’s State of the Union address as key elements of his roadmap for repairing the economy, according to White House...
by Alex Campbell | Jan 24, 2011 | Politics
It feels like it’s set in stone. Each year, Congress invites the incumbent president to speak on the House floor. All three branches of government — save for one cabinet member, who is the “designated survivor” in case of disaster —...
by Peter Larson | Jan 19, 2011 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON — Comments and questions broke out on Twitter Wednesday when Chinese President Hu Jintao failed to answer a question from the Associated Press’s Ben Feller about his government’s controversial human rights record. Bloomberg’s Hans Nichols followed up on his...
by Alanna Autler | Jan 19, 2011 | Politics
WASHINGTON –The House will vote on repealing the heath care reform law after 5:30 p.m. The repeal is expected to pass in the Republican-led House. Throughout the day, House Democrats and Republicans made their final cases during press conferences and floor...
