Barack Obama

As Americans await Obama's State of the Union address, are they feeling better about the economy than in 2011?

Later this morning President Obama is expected to outline a new plan to shrink government. He's going to ask Congress to give him the authority to merge some departments and agencies.

This morning, President Obama will announce that he plans to cut back on government spending by merging a number of government agencies. Will Congress agree to fork over the power?

Today we found out President Obama and the Democrats raised $68 million in the last quarter of 2011, as the president seeks re-election. But this money is a bit... different.

By supporting the Democratic president, designers risk alienating customers.

The Obama re-election campaign said this morning the campaign and the Democratic National Committee raised $68 million in the last three months of 2011. Could he be on his way to topping the $1 billion mark by election day?

The President's budget director Jack Lew is taking over as chief of staff. He's replacing Bill Daley, who spent just a year on the job. What will this mean for White House relationships with big business?

Economy continues to add jobs, but not fast enough to make campaigning easy for President Obama.

But can the president boost the economy without Congress?

The president plans to use a recess appointment to name Richard Cordray as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.