White House Diaries

David Plouffe advising White House on 2010 midterm elections Washington Post The Democratic defeat, which meant the loss of a filibuster-proof 60-seat Senate majority, served as something of a wake-up call for the White House ... See all stories on this topic

White House Budget Proposal Gives Ax to Fossil Fuel Tax Breaks, Some Interior ... New York Times The $3.8 trillion budget includes "tough choices" to cut some federal programs, White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer said yesterday. ... See all stories on this topic

White House Clears Rules on Indirect GHG Emissions From Biofuels New York Times By ALLISON WINTER of Greenwire The White House has completed its review of controversial US EPA regulations aimed at curbing renewable fuels' greenhouse gas ... See all stories on this topic

In Wake of Venue Dispute, White House Defends Use of Civilian Courts for ... FOXNews (blog) "We've all seen cases that have gone through that system and ended in the conviction of those that committed terrorism," Gibbs said at the White House ... See all stories on this topic

Obama to meet governors at White House Washington Post AP WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is meeting at the White House on Wednesday with a bipartisan group of governors from across the country to discuss ... See all stories on this topic

White House rues insensitive language Los Angeles Times Sometimes in the world of politics, speaking off-the-cuff can get you smacked, as the White House learned Wednesday, much to its chagrin. ... See all stories on this topic

Obama plans bipartisan congressional meeting at the White House Washington Post (blog) By Michael A. Fletcher President Obama has invited a bipartisan group of congressional leaders to a White House meeting to discuss ways to cooperate to ... See all stories on this topic

Obama to hold bipartisan White House meeting Washington Post AP WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will meet with bipartisan congressional leaders at the White House next week as he follows up on a State of the ... See all stories on this topic

White House demands apology from GOP senator over national security briefing Washington Post (blog) By Michael A. Fletcher White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Thursday that Sen. Christopher S. Bond (R-Mo.) owes the nation's intelligence community ... See all stories on this topic

White House launches 'text4baby' campaign Los Angeles Times (blog) The White House on Thursday unveiled a new "text4baby" campaign that will send text messages to help expectant mothers and mothers of infants. ... See all stories on this topic

White House Privately Signaling Support For House Passing Senate ... By Greg Sargent White House aides have privately told Dem Congressional aides that the White House supports the House passing the Senate health reform bill with a. The Plum Line - http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/

Hello, White House. Is Anyone Home? - Paul Krugman Blog - NYTimes.com By By PAUL KRUGMAN Somebody really has to get the troops in line -- and that someone really has to be Obama. Paul Krugman - http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/

Psst! White House Backs Using Reconciliation For Health-Care ... By Susie Madrak What is this, the Mafia? What's the big frickin' secret? Via Greg Sargent at the Plumline: White House aides have privately told Dem Congressional aides that the White House supports the House passing the Senate health reform bill with ... Crooks and Liars - http://crooksandliars.com/

White House: Kit Bond Owes WH, Law Enforcement an Apology ... By ABCNews.com White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs Thursday afternoon said that the ranking Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee, Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo., owes people in the White House and in law enforcement an apology for alleging in a ... Political Punch - http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/

White House Blasts Shelby Hold on Nominees - The Caucus Blog ... By By KATE PHILLIPS and JEFF ZELENY The administration takes issue with a move by the Alabama Republican senator to hold up nominations for government posts over some home-state projects. The Caucus - http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/