Barack Obama

The presidential campaign has returned to the issue of private equity and the outsourcing of jobs. President Obama has latched onto a Washington Post report that says private equity firm Bain Capital, which Mitt Romney used to run, helped pioneer the outsourcing of jobs.

More than 100 of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's top donors will join him this weekend, a sign that big-money donors -- not the small donors that propelled Barack Obama to victory in 2008 -- may be the difference-makers in this election.

And, no, it's not Ohio. Would you believe... Massachusetts?

With graduation in the air, here's a sampling of inspiring commencement speeches of 2012 featured in today's show.

Today President Obama urged Europe's leaders to act quickly to solve their economic crisis. On the domestic front, the president asked Congress to reevaluate the jobs bill he delivered to the Capitol last year.

Today at a White house press conference, President Obama warned the American public of the banking crisis in Europe and the stalled congressional action on jobs legislation.

Black upper middle class View Park in L.A. feels connected to nearby poor neighborhoods.

The President’s re-election campaign is using high tech tools for grass roots organizing

According to Gallup, what you do for a living, not how much money you make, may determine your vote in November.

Hollywood isn't the only place in California with lots of campaign money. The Bay Area also has many deep pocket donors -- especially in the Silicon Valley, the home of many tech billionaires.