President Obama's State of the Union

Here is the prepared text of President Barack Obama's 2013 State of the Union Address.  This text was sent by reporters by the White House Press Office just before the speech began. = February 12, 2013   Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery State of the ...

• 9:15 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013

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Latest news and video about President Obama's State of the Union Address.

Pentagon pleads with Congress to block cuts

Sometimes when the Congress is engaged in a tough legislative battle, we say the House is "jamming" the Senate to accept a certain bill or vice versa, basically trying jam something down the other guy's throat. Today at a Senate hearing, it almost seemed like it was the Pentagon trying ...

• 11:01 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013

Obama marks second term with State of the Union

Still facing a divided Congress, President Obama goes before lawmakers and the nation on Tuesday night ready to urge action on economic growth, gun violence, immigration reform and more, with no guarantee of anything but more sharp partisan battles in the months ahead. "What the President has been saying and ...

• 10:19 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11, 2013

White House signals focus on economy

While there will certainly be more than one issue discussed by President Obama in Tuesday night's State of the Union Address, the White House made clear in recent days that the signature focus of this speech will be on the economy. WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama will focus his ...

• 9:31 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013

Rubio tapped for State of the Union response

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), already seen as a rising star in Republican Party circles and a possible candidate for President in 2016, will play a central role in next week's State of the Union Address, as he will give the official GOP response to the President's speech. "Marco Rubio is ...

• 3:55 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013

President Obama lays out second term agenda

Often an Inaugural Address is more about themes and broad policy matters than specifics, and while President Obama did not go into fine details in his second Inaugural, he certainly did set out some legislative markers for what he wants done in the Congress during his next four years in ...

• 4:35 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21, 2013

Reality Check: Sandy Adams' "Cheerleader" ad reviewed

Rick FoglesongReview of Sandy Adams' "Cheerleader ad"Aug. 8, 2012 The hot congressional race between John Mica and Sandy Adams features two competing narratives:  His, that she’s not what she seems.  Instead, he says in a new ad there are “two Sandys …  she tells us one thing and her record ...

• Updated: 5:44 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012
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Reporters get a Supreme Court reminder

Through the years that I have covered news in Washington, D.C., I have always tried to follow one rule - don't try to predict what the Supreme Court is going to do on a certain case. That was driven home this week by decisions in several major cases of the ...

• 9:35 p.m. Thursday, June 28, 2012

Search for Romney running mate in audition phase

Mitt Romney's vice presidential search has entered a new phase: auditions. As his campaign evaluates potential running mates, Republicans with a possible shot at the Number 2 spot on the presidential ticket are starting to engage in unofficial public tryouts for the traditional vice presidential role of attack dog. Democratic ...

• 10:45 a.m. Thursday, May 24, 2012

Arena Football Players Threatening Strike

The Arena Football League Players Union is threatening to strike before Friday's season opener. The league says it is taking the threat seriously and is prepared to play with replacement players if necessary. In an open letter to their fans on their website the AFLPU says it is requesting a ...

• 12:29 p.m. Wednesday, March 7, 2012
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Obama on Gas Prices

President Obama gave the following speech in Miami, Florida about energy and high gas prices.  The prepared text was provided by the White House press office. - Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery Energy Event University of Miami Thursday, February 23, 2012 Miami, Florida  As Prepared ...

• 2:35 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012

Selling the Obama Budget

There's nothing quite like the full court press that is undertaken by a White House after the introduction of a President's budget. You flood Capitol Hill with top cabinet and agency officials and then the President heads on the road to tout certain items. And both parties do their best ...

• 8:40 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012

Washington Eyes Gingrich

In my two days back from the campaign trail on Capitol Hill this week, there was only one thing that my colleagues wanted to ask me about - can Newt Gingrich really win the Republican nomination? The idea of Gingrich winning had been ridiculed for months in the halls of ...

• 10:11 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012

Mrs. Obama dazzles in designer sapphire dress

All eyes were on the First Lady at the State of the Union address on Tuesday night. Get the details on her shiny sapphire number. http://bcove.me/bov9k776

• 7:25 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012

Romney campaigns in Orlando; Gingrich in Cocoa

The men running neck-and-neck for the Republican presidential nomination visited Central Florida on Wednesday. GOP frontrunner Mitt Romney was in Orlando Wednesday morning at the American Douglas Metals to deliver his rebuttal to President Obama's State of the Union address. Romney was at the steel-manufacturing plant on Thorpe Road. There ...

• Updated: 1:02 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012
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State of the Union

It is almost 2:30am here at the U.S. Capitol, as it's just the cleaning crews and a few journalists like me finishing up their work for the next day after President Obama's State of the Union Address.  Another one is in the books and how Congress reacts doesn't really change ...

• 2:25 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012

Obama State of the Union

Here is the prepared text of President Obama's State of the Union Address delivered to Congress on Tuesday night, as provided by the White House. EMBARGOED UNTIL DELIVERY January 24, 2012 Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery State of the Union Address “An America Built to ...

• 9:10 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012

State of the Union Excerpts

Here are some excerpts from tonight's State of the Union Address by President Obama as provided by the White House: “Think about the America within our reach:  A country that leads the world in educating its people.  An America that attracts a new generation of high-tech manufacturing and high-paying jobs.  ...

• 6:10 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012

Many Central Floridians turn out for early voting

On Jan. 31, Florida's Republican primary will decide which GOP candidate will challenge President Barack Obama. WFTV has been monitoring the top contenders as they traveled around the state, and checked on the turnout for early voting. As of 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 6,350 voters in Orange County turned out ...

• 5:44 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012
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