This afternoon, President Obama gave a speech on the middle class and the economy from Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois. He outlined six cornerstones of bolstering the middle class — and insisted ...

The full text of his speech can be found here (in the video his speech starts at the 49 minute mark). The crux of the speech is this: With an endless parade of distractions, political posturing and ...

Political observers are calling President Obama's speech on deficit reduction one of his most confrontational addresses to date. In front of a podium outside the White House, Obama chastised ...

As the fiscal cliff looms over businesses and citizens alike, President Obama has taken to social media to make a case for extending middle-class tax cuts. Yesterday, Obama gave a speech in favor of ...