Obama signs bill averting government default

Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill raising the government's borrowing limit, averting a default and delaying the next clash over the nation's debt until later this year...

House votes to defuse debt limit crisis

Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House overwhelmingly passed a bill Wednesday to permit the government to borrow enough money to avoid a first-time default for at least four months...

Obama press conference: 5 things we learned

Perry Bacon Jr.

theGRIO REPORT - The president held the final press conference of his first term on Monday afternoon, less than a week before his second inauguration. Here's what we learned from his remarks...

Obama demands quick action on US debt limit

Steven R. Hurst, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama demanded on Monday that Congress quickly raise the federal debt limit and warned that he will not allow the Republican opposition to 'collect a ransom for crashing the U.S. economy'...

Can Obama raise the debt limit with a trillion dollar coin?

Shartia Brantley

theGRIO REPORT - Since the White House did not emphatically reject the coin option. The debate rages on...

Obama: Uncertainty over debt limit impacts hiring

theGrio

WASHINGTON (AP) - "Our economy as a whole just isn't producing nearly enough jobs for everybody who is looking," Obama said...

Rep fuels debt debate with impeach Obama talk

Michelle Balani

theGRIO REPORT - His comments set off a firestorm on the Internet, with people taking to social media and news websites to share their views about Scott's suggestion...