Feb 27 White House introduces bill to protect consumer data privacy By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press Amid "rapid growth" in the collection of data on Americans, the White House has drafted legislation that calls on businesses to do more to help consumers protect their personal information. Continue reading
Feb 25 White House may veto GOP efforts to overhaul ‘No Child Left Behind’ By Kimberly Hefling, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The White House threatened Wednesday to veto a Republican bill to overhaul the widely criticized No Child Left Behind law, calling the effort “a significant step backwards.” The veto threat came as lawmakers were set to debate the… Continue reading
Feb 17 Biden opens White House summit on violent extremism By Josh Lederman, Associated Press Vice President Joe Biden says societies must offer an "affirmative alternative" to extremism for immigrant communities. Continue reading
Feb 05 Three House Democrats to skip Netanyahu speech By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Reps. John Lewis of Georgia, G.K. Butterfield of North Carolina and Earl Blumenauer of Oregon said they won't attend Netanyahu's March 3 speech. Continue reading
Feb 04 Israeli ambassador meets with Senate Democrats after Netanyahu speech offends White House By Donna Cassata, Charles Babington, Associated Press Israel's ambassador to the United States got an earful from seven House Democrats on Wednesday. Continue reading
Jan 30 Former GOP nominee Mitt Romney will not run for president in 2016 By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Romney's exit comes after several of his former major donors and a veteran staffer in the early voting state of Iowa defected to support former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. Continue reading
Jan 27 Obama says U.S. must catch up to ensure drones are safe By Josh Lederman, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The United States has fallen behind technological advancements that have made small drones readily available and must update its laws to ensure safety, President Barack Obama said Tuesday, in his first public comments about a drone that crashed… Continue reading
Jan 26 Small drone found on White House grounds By Nedra Pickler, Josh Lederman, Joan Lowy, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- A small drone flying at low altitude crashed into the White House complex before dawn Monday, the Secret Service said. President Barack Obama was not at home and the White House said it did not pose a security… Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch 7:14 From fireside chats to YouTube: Interactive media helps Obama connect with the country By PBS News Hour In a social media push by the White House, three popular YouTube users were invited to interview President Obama following the State of the Union. Brian Donahue of CRAFT Media/Digital, William Powers of the MIT Media Lab and YouTube entrepreneur… Continue watching
Jan 22 Watch 4:52 How the White House made this year’s SOTU a social media affair By PBS News Hour The number of television viewers of the State of the Union address has shrinking, but online, there’s a growing interest. How is the Obama administration tapping into social media to keep the American public engaged? Judy Woodruff speaks with the… Continue watching