The president is stuck in Washington, DC, until Congress resolves its payroll tax extension standoff. Samantha Stainburn Having delayed his vacation in Hawaii until Congress resolves the payroll tax extension standoff, President Barack Obama is using some of his extra time in Washington to finish his Christmas present shopping. More from GlobalPost: Payroll tax cut: No vacation for Senate until ...

US President Barack Obama faced a new political battle Monday after the top Republican in the House of Representatives rejected a two-month payroll tax cut extension already approved by the Senate.

The Senate voted Saturday to temporarily avert a Jan. 1 payroll tax increase and benefit cutoff for the long-time unemployed, forcing a reluctant President Barack Obama to make an election-year choice

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama, rebuffed by Congress on a yearlong extension of a Social Security payroll tax cut, said Saturday that it would be “inexcusable’” for lawmakers not to lengthen the short-term deal when they return from their holiday break. The bill, passed by the Senate shortly before the president spoke briefly at the White House, would extend the tax cut and long-term ...

If Obama puts Clinton on the ticket, enthusiasm surges. Voters register. Organization mobilizes. Turnout soars. The base rallies. Main Street will be reassured.