When unemployment reached 9.5 percent last week, the 24-hour news cycle reflexively rushed to judgment: Did this mean the Obama economic policy was failing? Of course not. Obama's recovery plan is only beginning to jolt the... more ››
The fight to enact a $787 billion economic stimulus package was the first big battle of the Obama administration -- and it isn't over yet.
The stimulus package was designed to keep unemployment in check amid the longest recession... more ››
President Barack Obama says there’s “nothing” he “would have done differently” about his economic stimulus plan, but one of his top outside economic advisers says the plan was “a bit too small.”
Democratic Sen.... more ››