LA Times · Jul 2, 2015
Obama to tout new overtime rules, a win for progressives
President Obama travels to the Democratic stronghold of La Crosse, Wis., to tout a new proposal that he says will give 5 million middle-class workers a raise, a move that has cheered progressive allies who bitterly opposed him over trade in recent weeks.
Even-tempered Obama tries to keep historic week in perspectiveThe administration said the timing of the announcement had nothing to do with the recent intraparty standoff over the president’s quest for a major new Pacific Rim trade deal. But it has served as a useful signal to Obama’s fellow Democrats that for all the harsh words and bruised egos, they’re in agreement more often than not.