President Obama

• House Passes Tax Deal

  By Richard Rubin, Roxana Tiron and James Rowley, Bloomberg  |  January 2, 2013

  GOP vows to exact spending cuts in upcoming fight on debt ceiling.

• Dockworkers Extend Negotiations

  By Brooke Sutherland, Bloomberg  |  December 31, 2012

  Deal gives retailers no guarantee on East Coast port strike.

• Port Strike Deadline Approaches

  By Brooke Sutherland, Bloomberg  |  December 27, 2012

  Obama faces pressure to intervene and prevent East Coast strike.

• Republicans Balk at Tax Increases; U.S. Edges Closer to Cliff

  By Roxana Tiron and James Rowley, Bloomberg  |  December 21, 2012

  Boehner cancels 'Plan B' due to House opposition.

• New SEC Head Faces Big Challenges (Reuters)

  November 27, 2012

  Agency still grappling with Dodd-Frank rules, money fund revamp, computerized trading.

• Republicans Signal Openness on Deficit Without Budging

  By Richard Rubin and Kathleen Hunter, Bloomberg  |  November 8, 2012

  Boehner sounds conciliatory, but cites ideas Democrats have already rejected.