WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is going after Senate Republicans who have stymied his proposal to create a $30 billion fund to help unfreeze lending for credit-starved small businesses….

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Saturday that the GOP stance on a small business lending bill is proof the country “can’t afford the do-nothing policies and partisan maneuvering that will only take us backward.”…

DETROIT (AP) — A year after the government’s big auto-industry bailouts, President Barack Obama on Friday trumpeted increased car sales and progress on battery-powered vehicles as a beacon of success in his administration’s battle to revive a hurting U.S. economy. But his upbeat assessment can’t mask daunting challenges for U.S. automakers and painfully high unemployment….

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans have blocked a bill to increase small business lending, dealing a setback to President Barack Obama’s jobs agenda….

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is stepping up his fundraising efforts as the midterm elections draw closer and Democrats need money to battle a Republican Party energized in part by voter concern over government spending and regulations….

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is calling on Congress to pass legislation that he says will help small businesses grow and hire again….

WASHINGTON (AP) — As chief executive officer of America Inc., Barack Obama has walked the factory floor when it comes to managing the federal response to the Gulf oil spill, going directly to front-line workers….

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says an economic plan by the House Republican leader just repeats job-killing policies of the past and would take the country “backward at a time when we need to keep America moving forward.”…