ORLANDO, Fla.—New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie believes the onslaught of Democratic National Committee attacks on Mitt Romney is “the greatest thing in the world” for the former Massachusetts governor’s campaign. “Let’s let the president and his henchmen keep doing it,” Christie said Wednesday at the Republican Governors Association meeting here. “That shows he’s the person [...]
President Obama visited a state he needs to win to spotlight a legislative fight he can’t afford to lose: expanding a payroll tax cut that he called crucial to the nation’s economic recovery. Obama appealed to the public Wednesday to press Congress to extend the tax cut for workers, set to expire Dec. 31. The [...]
White House Holiday Decoration Preview with the First Lady First Lady Michelle Obama welcomed military families to the White House today for the first peek at this year’s holiday decorations. After speaking to parents, spouses, and children of service members in the East Room, she invited kids down to the State Dining Room to decorate [...]
President Obama at Scranton High President Barack Obama delivers remarks about the American Jobs Act at Scranton High School in Scranton, Pa., Nov. 30, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) If Congress doesn’t extend the payroll tax cut, 6.7 million people in Pennsylvania will see their taxes go up. That’s the message that [...]
By the Numbers: $1,500 President Obama’s proposed payroll tax cut would put an extra $1,500 in the pockets of the typical American family that makes $50,000 a year. But if Congress doesn’t act soon, the same family could see their taxes go up by $1,000. The President was in Scranton, Pennsylvania today urging Congress to [...]
President Obama’s Payroll Tax Cut Will Help My Family and Yours Today, President Obama is traveling to my hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania to meet with residents to discuss the importance of extending and expanding the payroll tax cut that has given crucial tax breaks to millions of families across the country over the past year. [...]
Small Business Owner Says Payroll Tax Cuts Are “Game Changers” President Obama was in Scranton, Pennsylvania today to talk about the importance of extending the payroll tax cut for all working Americans and their families, and for the strength of the overall economy. These tax cuts will also have a tremendous impact on America’s small businesses, 91.5 percent of which have fewer than [...]
WEST CHESTER, Ohio — As Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing” played after a Herman Cain campaign stop here this morning, the embattled presidential candidate told reporters that reassessing his campaign simply means “re-evaluating.” The Cain campaign has attempted to walk back comments made yesterday that indicated the former Georgia businessman was considering abandoning his bid for [...]
Insults, gossip, behind the scenes mud-slinging and bizarre anecdotes are all part of the bread and butter of American political campaigns. But usually the public are only treated to an insight into what really happened during an election campaign after the votes have been counted, winners and losers declared, and tell-all campaign memoirs hit the [...]
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, eager to re-energize his struggling primary campaign for president, turned for support Tuesday to one of the country’s most unapologetic crusaders against illegal immigration. Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio — the tough-talking, anti-illegal-immigrant sheriff from Maricopa County who is known for controversial immigration raids in Hispanic neighborhoods and for housing some inmates [...]
