Jul 21 Watch Expansion of My Brother's Keeper initiative aims to end 'schoolhouse to jailhouse pipeline' By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 21 White House expands My Brother's Keeper initiative with $100 million in private sector commitments By Kyla Calvert Mason The White House announced new partnerships Monday with school districts, businesses, nonprofits and others to improve services from preschool access to career readiness training for boys and young men of color. Continue reading
Jul 09 Don't pet the new Secret Service dogs at the White House By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Planning a visit to the White House? Bring your kids and camera. But please, don't feed the animals. Continue reading
Jul 07 White House won't confirm German spied for the U.S. By Associated Press Earnest says the U.S. is aware that a German citizen was arrested amid allegations he was purportedly working for the U.S. He says he can't comment because Germany is still investigating and the issue relates directly to U.S. intelligence matters. Continue reading
Jun 20 Have Americans tuned out President Obama? By Domenico Montanaro The prospect of the United States being dragged back into Iraq, a war the president thought he had ended, has spurred criticism on both sides and presents yet another foreign-policy complication that threatens his presidency. Continue reading
Jun 13 Which federal agencies do lobbyists target most? By Elizabeth Shell Of the nearly 250 agencies tracked by the Center for Responsive Politics, it’s hardly surprising that the ones responsible for making the laws, the U.S. House and Senate, top the list at No. 1 and 2, respectively, of the 10… Continue reading
Jun 11 House considers waiving healthy school lunch rules despite veto threat By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The GOP spending bill on the House floor would allow schools to waive the school lunch and breakfast standards championed by first lady Michelle Obama for the next school year if they lost money on meal programs over a six-month… Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch EPA plan critic argues cutting carbon emissions could fail if U.S. endeavors alone By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch EPA chief defends price of White House plan to cut carbon emissions By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 30 Obama accepts Shinseki's resignation as VA secretary By Julie Pace, Pauline Jelinek, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki apologized in public and then resigned in the privacy of the White House on Friday, driven from office by a mushrooming scandal over the agency's health care system that serves millions of the… Continue reading