Oct 30 Stimulus Created, Saved 650,000 Jobs, White House Says By Lea Winerman More than 650,000 jobs have been created or saved by the government's fiscal stimulus program, the White House said Friday. Continue reading
Oct 30 Watch Shields and Brooks on ‘New Candor’ with Pakistan, Biden’s Poll Numbers Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the top stories of the past week, including Hillary Clinton's visit to Pakistan, Vice President Joe Biden's poll numbers, and upcoming elections in New Jersey and Virginia. Continue watching
Oct 30 Watch With Jobs Still Elusive, White House Defends Stimulus President Obama's $787 billion stimulus package has saved or created about 650,000 jobs, the White House said Friday. But with unemployment at a 26-year high, the administration is facing increased criticism about ongoing weakness in the labor market. Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch White House Steps Up Criticism of Fox News Channel Jeffrey Brown reports on the escalating war of words between Fox News and the Obama White House, which recently referred to the conservative leaning channel as a "wing of the Republican party."… Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch White House Fiesta Celebrates Latin Music A sampling of Latin music performed at the White House this week at a cultural event hosted by the president and first lady. Continue watching
Oct 08 The Personalities and Priorities of Obama’s Economic Team By Carolyn O'Hara Ryan Lizza, Washington correspondent for The New Yorker magazine, has penned a new account of how the main players on the White House economic team negotiate their different backgrounds and priorities in crafting high-stakes economic policies. Continue reading
Sep 28 Government Aims for Cost, Security Benefits With Cloud Computing When Vivek Kundra, the federal chief information officer, describes how the government has gone about spending money on information technology in the past, images of infamous $200 government hammers and ashtrays can easily spring to mind. Continue reading
Sep 21 Watch Clinton: No Troop Moves Until Afghan Election Resolved Secretary of State Hillary Clinton discusses U.S. top commander in Afghanistan Gen. Stanley McChrystal's assessment of the war, the U.S. stance on the Karzai government and the U.N. General Assembly meeting. Continue watching
Sep 09 President Prepares for Pivotal Health Care Speech By Talea Miller President Barack Obama will call Congress to a "season for action" on health care Wednesday night, urging lawmakers to set aside partisan gamesmanship in favor of drafting reform legislation, according to excerpts released by the White House. Continue reading
Jul 22 Obama Makes Fresh Appeal on Health Care at Prime-time News Conference By PBS News Hour President Obama sought to rally support for a health care overhaul during a news conference Wednesday as Congress struggles for agreement on a reform plan. Following is full text of the president's opening remarks. Continue reading