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Alleged Iran plot may have violated U.N. treaty

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - By Jeremy Pelofsky - Oct. 13 (News Analysis) - An alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States may have violated a U.N. treaty protecting diplomats and could escalate the crisis to an international court.

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Handling of jobs speech timing blurs White House message

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - By Tom Cohen - Sep. 01 (News Report) - A day after the usually non-controversial act of scheduling a presidential speech to Congress became a high-profile political dispute, President Barack Obama and the White House struggled Thursday to refocus the nation on the jobs package he will present rather than a backroom showdown labeled as childish and nonsense. On Wednesday night, the White House agreed to move Obama's special address to a joint session of Congress back one day -- from September 7 to September 8 -- after Republican complaints and follow-up consultations with House Speaker John Boehner.

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Dems suggest compromise on debt

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Politico - By Carrie Budoff Brown - Jul. 29 (Breaking News) - Politico - The president would be able to lift the debt ceiling unless two-thirds of both chambers override his veto.

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In debt talks, Obama offers Social Security cuts

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Lori Montgomery - Jul. 07 (News Report) - President Obama is pressing congressional leaders to consider a far-reaching debt-reduction plan that would force Democrats to accept major changes to Social Security and Medicare in exchange for Republican support for fresh tax revenue.

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In his speech, Barack Obama trumps adversaries

Sun, 01 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Politico - By Patrick Gavin - May. 01 (News Report) - On his way into the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Saturday night, Donald Trump made a bold prediction: "I wouldn't think [Obama] would address me." That forecast held up for about 10 seconds. Trump, who continues to boast his presidential aspirations, was one of the dinner’s highest-profile attendees, but he also bore the brunt of the burns from both the night's two entertainers: President Barack Obama and "Saturday Night Live" head writer Seth Meyers. "Donald Trump is here tonight," said Obama. "Now, I know that he's taken some flak lately but no one is prouder to put this birth certificate matter to rest than The Donald. And that's because he can finally get back to focusing on the issues that matter, like, 'Did we fake the moon landing?' 'What really happened in Roswell?' And 'Where are Biggie and Tupac?'" But Obama was downright polite compared with Meyers, who zeroed in on The Donald. Trump "said he's running as a Republican," said Meyers. "Which is surprising: I just assumed he was running as a joke." It didn’t stop there. Trump "often appears on Fox," said Meyers, which is funny "because a fox often appears on Donald Trump’s head." Meyers noted that Trump owns the Miss USA Pageant, "which is great for Republicans because it will streamline the search for a vice president."

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Obama, Searching for a Vision

Sun, 10 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Peter Baker - Apr. 10 (News Analysis) - When President Obama emerged from spending talks last Thursday night, he went before cameras to insist that an agreement was needed to avoid a government shutdown that he warned would damage the country. What he did not do was make a public case for what should be in the agreement itself. During a week of budget brinkmanship, the president who signed the largest stimulus spending program in American history largely left it to his Senate allies to respond to the sharp clarity of the Republican austerity message rather than outline a clear vision of what the role of...

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Just In Time, A Deal To Avert Government Shutdown

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

NPR - Apr. 08 (News Report) - Congressional leaders and President Obama reached a budget agreement a little more than an hour before a midnight deadline for avoiding a partial shutdown of the federal government. The agreement, which would slash about $38 billion in spending this year, was announced separately by the president, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV). "We have agreed to an historic amount of cuts for the remainder of this fiscal year, as well as a short-term bridge that will give us time to avoid a shutdown while we get that agreement through both houses and to the president," Reid said in a joint statement with Boehner. Obama hailed the deal as "the biggest annual spending cut in history," and Boehner said that over the next decade it would cut government spending by $500 billion.

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Budget deal close with $33B in cuts

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Politico - By David Rogers - Mar. 31 (News) - Budget talks came to life Wednesday but not without tension between the White House and Senate Democrats, worried that the administration was too quick to agree to $33 billion in spending cuts to try to move Speaker John Boehner toward what remains a very uncertain deal.

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Exclusive: Obama authorizes secret support for Libya rebels (Reuters)

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - By Mark Hosenball - Mar. 30 (Breaking News) - Reuters - President Barack Obama has signed a secret order authorizing covert U.S. government support for rebel forces seeking to oust Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, government officials told Reuters on Wednesday.

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Fiscal Showdown Looms in Capitol

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Wall Street Journal - By Janet Hook, Damian Paletta - Mar. 28 (News Report) - The White House and Democrats, with less than two weeks left to avoid a possible government shutdown, are assembling a proposal for roughly $20 billion in additional spending cuts that could soon be offered to Republicans.

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Social Security reform splits White House political, economic teams

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Hill - By Alexander Bolton - Mar. 15 (News) - Social Security reform is splitting President Obama’s economic and political advisers. Obama is being pulled in opposite directions by those whose priorities are fiscal and those whose No. 1 concern is electoral.

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U.S. to send aid team to eastern Libya; Clinton to meet rebel representatives

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Karen DeYoung, Edward Cody - Mar. 11 (News Report) - The White House announced Thursday that it will send a government aid team into rebel-held parts of Libya and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said she will meet next week with representatives of the transition council, moves that edged the Obama administration closer to the formal Libyan opposition.

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White House lavishes praise on Huntsman's support for Obama

Sun, 06 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

The Hill - By Russell Berman - Mar. 06 (News Report) - The White House is showing no signs of letting up on its campaign for Ambassador Jon Huntsman’s presidential prospects - if anything, it’s in pile-on mode.

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White House proposes $6.5 billion more in spending cuts

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Lori Montgomery, Paul Kane - Mar. 04 (News) - The White House proposed Thursday to trim an additional $6.5 billion from federal programs this year as Vice President Biden opened talks with congressional leaders aimed at funding the government through Sept. 30 and averting a shutdown.

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Obama picks gay male social secretary

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

The Politico - By Amie Parnes - Feb. 25 (News Report) - And the White House social secretary job goes to ... a dude. On Friday, the White House announced that Jeremy Bernard, a California finance consultant for Obama's presidential campaign, has been named social secretary and special assistant to the president. Bernard, currently a senior adviser to the U.S. ambassador in Paris, previously worked as the White House liaison to the National Endowment for the Humanities. He'll be the first male and the first openly gay White House social secretary and the third person to hold the post in the Obama White House. (He will replace Julianna Smoot who announced her departure in January. Desiree Rogers held the position first, but she resigned in the wake of a security breach when uninvited guests made their way into a state dinner in 2009.)

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Lobbyists: White House sends meetings off-site to hide them

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

The Politico - By Chris Frates - Feb. 24 (News Report) - Caught between their boss’ anti-lobbyist rhetoric and the reality of governing, President Barack Obama’s aides often steer meetings with lobbyists to a complex just off the White House grounds — and several of the lobbyists involved say they believe the choice of venue is no accident.

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Govt drops defense of anti-gay marriage law

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Pete Yost - Feb. 23 (Breaking News) - The Obama administration says it will no longer defend the constitutionality of a federal law that bans recognition of same-sex marriage. In a statement Wednesday, Attorney General Eric Holder says President Barack Obama has concluded that the administration can no longer defend the federal law that defines marriage as only between a man and a woman. The Justice Department had defended the Defense of Marriage Act in court until now.

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Reagan Celebration Hides Brutal History

Sun, 06 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Associated Press - Feb. 06 (News Analysis) - Wilkerson and Parry on Reagan centenary: Many of today's catastrophes can be traced to Reagan's presidency

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Obama has a strong first-half finish

Mon, 20 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Los Angeles Times - By Paul West, Christi Parsons, Lisa Mascaro - Dec. 20 (News Analysis) - President Obama is ending the first half of his term the same way he began it — with a storm of activity of impressive, even historic, dimensions. But he may look back on these two often frustrating years as the easy ones. In the last week, Obama signed into law a deal he forged with Republicans — an $858-billion package of tax cuts and jobless aid — and saw Congress redeem one of his campaign pledges, allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the U.S. armed forces. Before this week is out, the Senate could deliver another major victory — ratification of a new arms reduction treaty with Russia.

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President Obama 2.0: Becoming 'CEO of America'

Mon, 20 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

The Politico - By John F. Harris, James Hohmann - Dec. 20 (News Analysis) - Six weeks of lame-duck legislating should be more than enough to convince President Barack Obama that two more years of this would be a drag. Obama has scored more legislative victories than first seemed likely following the Democrats’ drubbing in the midterm elections. But the session winding down this week also highlighted, in painful ways, the narrow lanes in which Obama is operating — cutting deals on terms that were largely set by other Washington players.

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South Korea drill could cause 'chain reaction'

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

CNN - By Charley Keyes - Dec. 16 (News Report) - Washington (CNN) -- A top general at the Pentagon said the coming South Korean military exercise risks a reaction from North Korea that could escalate out of control.

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Obama plans 2011 staff makeover

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

The Politico - By Carol E. Lee, Glenn Thrush - Dec. 15 (News Report) - President Barack Obama has delayed the most significant staff shuffle of his presidency until after New Year’s — but the changes may be more sweeping than anticipated and could include the hiring of high-profile Democrats defeated in the midterms.

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Senate to vote on tax cut deal; House Dems weigh amending estate tax

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Lor Montgomery - Dec. 15 (News) - The Senate is preparing to push through a sweeping tax package negotiated by the White House and congressional Republicans, while House leaders look to amend the measure in a way that would satisfy liberals without unraveling the deal altogether.

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Bush Tax-Cut Deal With Jobless Aid Said to Be Near

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By David M. Herszenhorn, Carl Hulse - Dec. 06 (News) - White House officials and Congressional Republicans said Sunday they were closing in on a deal to temporarily continue the Bush-era tax cuts at all income levels, while bitterly frustrated Democratic Congressional leaders began exploring whether they would have the votes for such a package.

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U.S. and allies urge China to rein in North Korea

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Reuters - By Arshad Mohammed, Michael Martina - Dec. 06 (News Report) - President Barack Obama sent his top military officer, Admiral Mike Mullen, to Seoul in a show of support for South Korea after the North's shelling of one of its islands killed four people on November 23, precipitating the latest crisis. In Washington, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held talks with her Japanese and South Korean counterparts, saying all three shared grave concerns over "provocative attacks from North Korea" and putting the onus on China to take action.

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