Barack Obama

West Wing Week: 07/06/12 – The Freedom Everybody is Looking for

West Wing Week: 07/06/12 – The Freedom Everybody is Looking for

Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that’s happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. This week, the President traveled to Colorado Springs to survey fire damage and honor responders, he also celebrated Independence day with a Naturalization Ceremony at the White House and a picnic for military families on the South Lawn. That’s […]

Supreme Court Upholds Obamacare

Supreme Court Upholds Obamacare

The Supreme Court has upheld Obama’s national healthcare law. In an interesting turn the Supreme Court ruled that Obamacare could not be upheld under the Commerce Clause to the U.S. Constitution, the Obama administration’s main legal argument. However, the Supreme Court upheld Obamacare stating that the mandate penalty was a form of taxation and that […]

President Obama Speaks on Student Loan Interest Rates

President Obama Speaks on Student Loan Interest Rates

Congress may be close to reaching a last-minute deal to stop interest rates on popular federal student loans from doubling – but experts say this reprieve won’t provide enough help for the nation’s many cash-strapped students.   Rates on subsidized Stafford loans, which are scheduled to jump to 6.8% July 1, would remain at 3.4% […]