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In the first major shakeup among President Obama's senior staff, White House Counsel Greg Craig announced his resignation Friday.
The 650,000 jobs created or saved by the stimulus package so far make up only a small step toward correcting the gap between the tens of millions of unemployed people and the few openings that those people are fighting over.
The first lady of the United States has opened up the White House to the Food Network in an episode of "Iron Chef America" that will air in January.
"Transparency like you've never seen it before," the White House calls it.
The White House on Friday began releasing the names of visitors as part of a Barack Obama campaign promise to run a more transparent administration.
The largest stimulus program in the nation's history has created or saved just over 640,000 jobs, the Obama administration said Friday.
Some 18 million smart meters are set to make their way into American homes as part of the economic stimulus plan focusing on energy efficiency, Energy Department officials said Tuesday.
We've been watching presidents come and go for years and have come up with five key lessons for President Obama to keep in mind as he copes with the world's toughest job.
Senate Democratic leaders met Thursday night with White House officials to consider including a government-funded public health insurance option, along with a provision allowing states to opt out of it, in a health care overhaul bill.
Have you been paying attention to the news? Answer these questions and find out.
In the first major shakeup among President Obama's senior staff, White House Counsel Greg Craig announced his resignation Friday.
The 650,000 jobs created or saved by the stimulus package so far make up only a small step toward correcting the gap between the tens of millions of unemployed people and the few openings that those people are fighting over.
The first lady of the United States has opened up the White House to the Food Network in an episode of "Iron Chef America" that will air in January.
"Transparency like you've never seen it before," the White House calls it.
The White House on Friday began releasing the names of visitors as part of a Barack Obama campaign promise to run a more transparent administration.
The largest stimulus program in the nation's history has created or saved just over 640,000 jobs, the Obama administration said Friday.
Some 18 million smart meters are set to make their way into American homes as part of the economic stimulus plan focusing on energy efficiency, Energy Department officials said Tuesday.
We've been watching presidents come and go for years and have come up with five key lessons for President Obama to keep in mind as he copes with the world's toughest job.
Senate Democratic leaders met Thursday night with White House officials to consider including a government-funded public health insurance option, along with a provision allowing states to opt out of it, in a health care overhaul bill.
Senate Democratic leaders met Thursday night with White House officials to consider including a government-funded public health insurance option, along with a provision allowing states to opt out of it, in a health care overhaul bill.
You won't see it all in one neat package. And you won't hear the White House call it stimulus.
To: Interested parties From: John King, CNN chief national correspondent Re: Monday Memo
Is the largest one-time economic recovery effort in U.S. history creating jobs?
Michelle Obama gave an impassioned speech before the International Olympics Committee. President Obama traveled overseas -- in the middle of debates over health care and Afghanistan -- to make his personal pitch to bring the 2016 Olympics to his hometown.
The Obama administration announced a $25 million medical malpractice initiative Thursday as part of its plan to rein in skyrocketing health care costs.
In an off-the-record chat, the President is heard allegedly calling the rapper's actions "inappropriate"
The fight over health care overhaul is on track to be the most expensive issue ever to hit the hallways of Congress.
The White House released the text Monday of a controversial back-to-school speech to students from President Obama.
The White House is quietly talking about drafting formal health care legislation after allowing Congress to work on its own for months, CNN has learned.
Carl Edwards is doing a diary Q&A with SI.com this season. In his latest edition, Carl talks about his foot injury, his thrilling last-lap win at Montreal, meeting President Barack Obama at the White House, what he needs to do to shore up his third straight bid in the Chase, and tells the story of the night a thunderstorm almost brought his career to an early ending.
In a way, the president really has no other choice but to finally speak -- and speak conclusively about what he wants in a health care reform bill.
In just over a month, the federal government's fiscal year will draw to a close, leaving in its wake one of the biggest annual deficits in U.S. history -- and a forecast of more record debt to come.
In the chess game over health care reform, the White House's last move was to say Democrats might use a procedural move to get a bill through without working with Republicans.
The Obama administration is looking hard at pushing through a health care reform bill without Republican backing, top Democrats close to the White House have told CNN.
The Obama administration is looking hard at pushing through a health-care reform bill without Republican backing, top Democrats close to the White House have told CNN.
Senators, like many in the House, continue to face grilling from constituents concerned about proposed health care legislation before Congress.
To: Interested Parties From: John King Re: Monday Memo
Luci Baines Johnson was just 16 years old when she approached her father, President Johnson, with what she considered a reasonable request.
President Barack Obama turns 48 on Tuesday. While the first family encourages you to send contributions to your favorite charity in lieu of the White House, if you insist on doing some last-minute birthday shopping for 44, you might consider a pair of jeans or a case of Bud Light. For some historical precedent, here's a look back at some of the more interesting presidential gifts.
The officer who arrested a top African-American professor said talks over beers Thursday evening at the White House were productive and the two men plan to meet again.
Unless one of the three men assembled tonight at the White House for a beer spoils the moment by asking for Chardonnay, it seems likely that the altercation between the professor and the police officer will blow over, and the media will get back to reporting on serious stories, like Michael Jackson's doctor.
I've been to the White House five or six times over the years, but none of those times did I ever pick up an instrument.
We're in the throes of summer vacation season, but at least one American is still on the job. While it's rumored that President Obama will follow in the footsteps of President Clinton and vacation on Martha's Vineyard, he hasn't had a chance to break out his Bermuda shorts just yet. When Obama does take off, though, he'll join in the grand tradition of presidential vacations, like these notable ones:
On April 20, President Obama challenged his Cabinet to cut $100 million in spending over the next 90 days.
To: Interested parties From: John King, CNN Chief National Correspondent Re: The Monday memo
U.S. government Web sites -- including those of the White House and the State Department -- have been under attack since the Fourth of July, along with financial and commercial sites like Yahoo Finance and the New York Stock Exchange, cybersecurity experts said Wednesday.
Congressional Republicans tore into the Obama administration over the economic stimulus plan Wednesday, arguing that the White House is mishandling the distribution of the money while overstating the ability of the package to create jobs.
In his latest astutely staged gesture as grand economic reformer, President Obama this week directed his Treasury Department to deliver to Congress a 153-page bill creating a new agency to protect unwitting consumers against devious lenders.
President Barack Obama's White House staff appears to be safe from a tax increase, for now.
So just how many stimulus jobs have been created or saved so far?
A New York Times reporter who was held by the Taliban for seven months has escaped, the newspaper reported Saturday.
You probably have never heard of Robin Beaton, and that's what's wrong with the debate over health care reform.
Man-made climate change threatens to stress water resources, challenge crops and livestock, raise sea levels and adversely affect human health, according to a report released by the Obama administration on Tuesday.
President Obama signed an executive order granting some benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees Wednesday, calling it "a historic step" but promising more action to come.
Congressional Republicans offered what they call a "centrist, practical" plan to overhaul the U.S. health care system Tuesday, one they say would be the cheapest of any option proposed so far.
Ah, summer: Time to enjoy a quiet vacation. Kick back with a good book. Walk on the beach.
The Republican Party is in need of a leader and boost in its self-esteem, a new poll suggests.
Are great leaders born, or are they made through offbeat jobs? Let's have a look.
As the nation's unemployment rate inches toward double-digit territory, the White House insists that job creation is on the way.
President Obama was aboard Air Force One over the Atlantic as this past Sunday's spinning, sparring and explaining played out. He has an increasingly ambitious overseas agenda at a telling time for his already crowded domestic portfolio.
As Judge Sonia Sotomayor prepares to become the next U.S. Supreme Court justice, her lifetime of diligence and speed reading will now be crucial to help her navigate the next phase of her nomination.
Republicans kept the pressure on the president's Supreme Court pick Friday, pushing the idea that Judge Sonia Sotomayor is an activist judge who will bring a leftist agenda to the bench.
North Korea has fired another short-range missile, the South Korean Yonhap News Agency reported on Wednesday.
It was a success story the White House was eager to highlight: Earlier this year, President Obama attended the graduation of 25 police recruits in Columbus, Ohio, touting it as a victory for the federal stimulus package.
South Korea formally announced Tuesday that it would join a U.S.-led effort to crack down on trafficking in weapons of mass destruction in response to North Korea's new nuclear test.
Hispanic groups want history to be made with a Latino or Latina justice when President Obama makes his selection to fill the upcoming Supreme Court vacancy.
North Korea's reported nuclear test did not come as a surprise to the United States, the top-ranking U.S. military officer said Monday.
Well, good morning, or perhaps good afternoon. It's pretty clear the president served in the Senate and not in the House of Representatives, because, of course, in the House, we have the five-minute rule.
The White House is quietly expanding its list of Hispanic candidates for the upcoming Supreme Court vacancy, sources close to the selection process tell CNN.
Iran announced Wednesday that it successfully tested another "Sajil" missile, a surface-to-surface missile with a range that makes it capable of reaching parts of Europe.
Congress on Wednesday sent to President Obama a bill that makes it tougher for credit card issuers to raise fees and interest rates.
A unit of the White House that was accused of misplacing perhaps millions of office e-mails does not have to make its records public, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
The Obama administration, issuing its first progress report on the $787 billion stimulus program, said Wednesday that $88 billion has been made available and that it's ahead of schedule in implementing most initiatives.
The Obama administration estimates that the economic stimulus plan will create or save 750,000 jobs by early August, a senior administration official said on Monday.
The White House indicated Wednesday that a report and a photo from the controversial low-altitude New York flyover by a 747 plane used as Air Force One could be released soon.
The Obama administration has signaled its support for a congressional effort that aims to boost the troubled car industry by subsidizing new cars sales for consumers who scrap old ones.
The White House will unveil reforms to the nation's international tax code on Monday intended to close loopholes for overseas tax havens and end incentives for creating jobs overseas.
The White House will unveil reforms to the nation's international tax code on Monday intended to close loopholes for overseas tax havens and end tax incentives for creating jobs overseas.
Behind closed doors in recent days, senior White House aides have been saying that measuring President Obama's first 100 days is the journalistic equivalent of a Hallmark holiday.
Multiple Obama administration officials tell CNN that the White House is not pushing to pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill this year.
The federal government will speed up its timetable for the purchase of roughly 17,600 fuel-efficient vehicles in an effort to help struggling domestic automakers, the White House announced Thursday.
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When the White House first got wind of the executive bonuses at American International Group, the disbelief was palpable.
Sure, it was a tad hokey and staged. After members of Congress and assorted good government-types participated in the "fiscal responsibility" summit at the White House, President Obama took their questions.
Imagine being invited to the White House for one of those lavish state dinners -- with menu items like Herb Roasted Lollipop Lamb Chops, Sweet Potato Souffl� or Chocolate Peppermint Cookies.
Hoping to help plug the gaping hole in the nation's deficit, the Obama administration is looking for a little help from an unlikely source: the financial services industry.
Veterans groups are warning President Barack Obama against going ahead with a possible administration move to charge veterans' private health care for service-related injuries.
They "have very little furniture" and no newspaper delivery yet in their home outside Dallas, says Laura Bush
Malia and Sasha still clean their own room, make their beds and clear their dishes
Socks, the cat who won international fame during his years in the Clinton White House, was euthanized Friday after months of treatment for cancer.
So they've done it. Lawmakers passed a nearly $800 billion stimulus plan - roughly the equivalent of an entire year's of discretionary government spending - in just over a month.
So they've done it. Lawmakers passed a nearly $800 billion stimulus plan - roughly the equivalent of an entire year's of discretionary government spending - in just over a month.
The White House has provided the use of a government airplane to a key Democratic senator in order to ensure the availability of what may prove to be the deciding 60th vote in favor of the $787 billion economic stimulus package.
The Washington Post recently reported that Gen. Jim Jones, President Obama's national security adviser, is reviewing plans to reorganize the White House National Security and Homeland Security councils.
Every Sunday after an interminable 90 minutes at our family church in Washington, my parents would drive the family (me, baby brother and sis) past the White House as we headed back to our modest home in the suburbs of northern Virginia..
It's the palm trees and the cross on the front lawn that throw you off. They seem out of place at the White House. But then again, this isn't 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. This White House sits in a quiet residential neighborhood in Atlanta.
Dylan and Springsteen can be heard in a White House once ruled by Pat Boone
PEOPLE reveals what the Obamas get for free, what they pay for and what the food is like in their new home
"Enjoy your childhood in such a magical place," the former first daughters write
In keeping with the theme that swept President Obama into the Oval Office, change has come to the official White House Web site.
On their son's last night as president, a melancholy former President George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara, made an impromptu visit to the White House's press briefing room and told reporters how much they'll miss the building.
Barack Obama's daughters are moving into a house with a swimming pool, a bowling alley and its own movie theater.
President-Elect Obama's mother-in-law will be moving to Washington with the first family, at least temporarily, his transition team has confirmed. Marian Robinson will be the latest in a line of presidential in-laws who, for good or ill, lived under the same roof as the president.
A federal judge has ordered the Bush White House to preserve its e-mails, just days before a new administration takes over.
The hotel that will be home to President-elect Barack Obama and his family for the next couple of weeks offers one of Washington's best views of their future home, the White House, and a past linked with political movers and shakers.
Disturbing memories came rushing back when four men in their 60s, who call themselves the "White House Boys," started sharing stories over the Internet about their experiences at the Florida School for Boys.
Senate Democrats and the White House failed to find 60 votes to end debate on a $14 billion auto bailout bill and bring it to a vote Thursday night, killing the measure for the year.
A late meeting Tuesday of congressional Democrats and the White House concerning assistance to U.S. automakers broke up with some progress but no deal, two senior aides to Senate Democrats told CNN.
The White House and congressional Democratic negotiators have reached a conceptual agreement on a proposed $15 billion automakers bailout package, according to senior administration officials and a Senate Democratic aide.
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