In his most comprehensive remarks on the Japanese crisis, President Obama on Thursday sought to curtail fears that nuclear contamination would spread to the United States and to reassure Americans about the soundness of domestic nuclear plants. Read More

The crippling of several of Japan's nuclear reactors is threatening to sink a major component of President Obama's blueprint for a greener economy, with fears over the potentially widespread contamination of Japan jeopardizing the bipartisan coalition the president needs to expand nuclear power in the United States. Read More

Rising oil costs are threatening political gains President Obama made in recent months, with each uptick in pump prices increasing the likelihood that already uncertain voters will start blaming the president for the drain on their pocketbooks. The political protests roiling oil-rich countries throughout the Middle East are starting to affect American consumers and could soon overshadow other, more positive economic news, including a recen Read More

President Obama has not spoken publicly on Libya since last week even as opposition protesters there call for foreign intervention, befuddling critics in search of leadership from a president who has talked of his desire to transform the Middle East. Read More