It wasn't his first choice, but he'll have to take it. President Obama is looking at the possibility of setting up a no-fly zone in Syria, according to The Daily Beast's very well sourced Josh Rogin. What now?
The MSNBC host is in high dudgeon because people who might leak confidential info to reporters will clam up because they fear a federal investigation into leaks that he called called for last summer.
During the long and arduous financial fights on Capitol Hill, one of the Republicans favorite attacks was how the Democratic Senate had not passed a budget in four years. Well, that changed last night. The Senate finally got around to approving a budget that will die on arrival in the House.
From the White House to the Republican movement and Twitter to TV, Trump has been even more absurdly vocal than usual on politics of late, if that's even possible. And the worst part? Everyone's giving him a soapbox, and not just Fox News. Actually, the worst part is that this is all probably a ploy for Celebrity Apprentice ratings.
In response to the 114,000 signature petition speaking out against the brand new law against unlocking cell phones, the White House said it thinks the law against using a phone on a different carrier is stupid, too, but where do we go from here?
This time around, the man so affectionately referred to as "Diamond Joe" — he is a man for all memes, especially on The Onion's better days — is crossing his arms, smiling like only Joe can smile, and, well, you can't do anything about it. Here's GIF evidence.
In a speech given two weeks ago in Las Vegas, the President gave the first preview of his immigration reform back up plan. If Senate or Congress can't get the job done, he has a bill waiting for them to vote on. We now know what, exactly, makes up a chunk of the President's proposals.
President Obama's words might have a slightly different ring to them when he delivers his State of the Union address a week from today: His longtime ingenue head speech writer, is leaving to try and make it in Hollywood — and he's not the first (or last) to jump.
President Obama is tapping Denis McDonough as his new chief of staff. The reshuffling is in keeping with Obama's management style of relying heavily on a tight inner circle of aides in his decision-making. Here is a look at the changes.
If it looked like the White House was taking a (fancy multimedia) page out of the New York Times's digital playbook with its interactive, "Snow Fall"-style new page on gun violence, well, get used to it — the web is proliferating with smooth, graphic-fueled pages, from long-form journalism and beyond.
Over on the official Star Wars blog, the Galactic Empire Public Relations team reports members of the Empire are laughing at the "obvious cowardice" the White House displayed by not agreeing to start construction on a Death Star by 2016.
Last night the White House decided to respond to two of the biggest, most talked about petitions on its We, The People petition site. So, don't shoot the messenger, but here's the bad news: no states will be allowed to secede; and the U.S. has no plans to start working on a Death Star.
Maybe the traditional conservative media power brokers are starting to falter. Despite support from some of the big names, a White House petition to deport Piers Morgan over his strong stance on gun control in the wake of the Sandy shooting still doesn't have enough signatures.
As transparent as the web-friendly Obama administration wants to be, this whole suggestion-box business is pretty useless. Becaue nobody actually wants the U.S. to build a Death Star.
The White House has released an adorable (and kind of trippy?) video of the president's dog Bo "inspecting" the decorations, all to the tune of The Nutcracker's "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy."
Sure, the White House's reaction to the ongoing controversy over the Chinese-made U.S. Olympics team outfits was a little more tepid than, say, Harry Reid's, Nancy Pelosi's, or, um, Donald Trump's, but it's clear that this issue is not going away any time soon.
At the White House, David M. Kaden is a senior policy advisor, and Andrew Parker is a special assistant. Neither receive an official pay check signed by the President. They make $0 per annum. You could do it too!
The ceremony honoring President Obama's Medal of Freedom recipients, who will receive the nation's highest civilian honor, is going on right now took place Tuesday.
How did one of the perfectly apt descriptions of a product come about? When it comes to "pink slime" (AKA, lean finely textured beef), it turns out the name arose in exactly the way you'd expect.
Reuters is out with a report that Mullah Omar, the reclusive leader of the Taliban suspected of hiding in Pakistan, wrote the White House a letter last year demanding the transfer of militant prisoners
Yet, the emails don't necessarily further incriminate Obama
Also in literary news: Short stories on Twitter hopefully will save short stories on the radio
An AP/GfK poll finds 51 percent blame Bush, 31 percent blame Obama
A merry prankster tricked a complainer with an old internet joke.
A few of our favorite spots for a dip soaked in history
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is a hotspot of arboreal peril
The 2011 White House staff salary report is here
Current NSA general counsel Matthew Olsen would replace Mark Leiter
The President jokes about his cartoonish reputation
America's head-shot double standard
After the terrorist's burial at sea, a debate over releasing photos of his bullet-ridden body
He wooed donors, poked fun at birthers, and wasn't allowed to pump his own gas
The reasons why they found it disingenuous and distasteful
ABC News caught the vice president (and maybe a lady behind him) on tape
He's been tapped to lead Joining Forces, a program to support military families
There's 'no marriage proposal' from the social network according to Page Six
'Daily Show' host steps up criticism of Obama White House
$33 billion of cuts emerging as the target, but freshman House members may balk
The social network is wooing the former White House press secretary
Weekly Standard editor was Palin's biggest backer in 2008
The Washington Post reporter covered the White House until she got a job there
The Los Angeles Times profiles Rebecca Mansour, Palin's low-profile media enforcer
Fighting over the president's NCAA bracket is a cherished Obama White House tradition
The uprising in Libya has pushed gas prices higher, so people are upset
Gingrich says he made mistakes--like infidelity--because he loved America so much
A budget deal must be made by March 18 to avoid a government shutdown
Jeremy Bernard takes the job once held by Desiree Rogers, who left in the wake of the party crasher mini-scandal
A look at how the emerging meme attacking the First Lady's anti-obesity efforts fits into past political put-downs
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