
In some of his most serious language to date, President Obama lectured members of the White House press for their coverage of Donald Trump, warning them to avoid the “spectacle” of the controversial billionaire.
by Charlie Spiering6 May 2016, 10:03 AM PDT0

President Barack Obama is not happy with the way Fox News portrays him, arguing that he has become a caricature on the cable network.
by Charlie Spiering6 May 2016, 8:54 AM PDT0

“I got to start by saying, that on Cinco de Mayo, I can’t think of a better place to be than right here,” Hillary Clinton said after arriving to an event in East Los Angeles. But she and her supporters were repeatedly harassed by hundreds of protesters.
by Charlie Spiering6 May 2016, 6:57 AM PDT0

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan asserted that he was unable to support Donald Trump as the Republican nominee until he started acting more like a conservative and started uniting the party.
by Charlie Spiering5 May 2016, 1:50 PM PDT0

President Obama granted the commutation of 57 more drug offenders today, adding to the historic high number of commuted sentences as president.
by Charlie Spiering5 May 2016, 1:16 PM PDT0

The White House denies playing a role in the Justice Department’s decision to threaten North Carolina over the “bathroom” law passed by the state government in March.
by Charlie Spiering5 May 2016, 11:17 AM PDT0

A political organization dedicated to empowering more Hispanic voters and donors is ready to celebrate Cinco De Mayo like it’s 1862.
by Charlie Spiering5 May 2016, 9:35 AM PDT0

The Obama administration wants to use more artificial intelligence to solve the problems with big government.
by Charlie Spiering5 May 2016, 6:07 AM PDT0

Hillary Clinton’s team is reminding Americans that Donald Trump is so controversial, even Mitt Romney condemned him.
by Charlie Spiering5 May 2016, 5:42 AM PDT0

During a visit to Flint, Michigan, on Wednesday, President Barack Obama took a sip of filtered water from the city in front of reporters, after he was challenged by a reporter to do so.
by Charlie Spiering4 May 2016, 8:46 PM PDT0

eBay has blocked the auction of Bosch Fawstin’s cartoon that won the first annual Muhammad Art Exhibit and Contest organized by Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer for the American Freedom Defense Initiative.
by Charlie Spiering4 May 2016, 1:02 PM PDT0

“I don’t know how else to say it: The whole world is counting on us to win this thing,” wrote Hillary Clinton’s Deputy Communications Director Christina Reynolds in an email to supporters. “And we owe it to them to step up.”
by Charlie Spiering4 May 2016, 8:23 AM PDT0

Former President Bill Clinton campaigned for his wife Hillary in Louisville, Kentucky, visiting a soul food restaurant and delivering a speech at the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage.
by Charlie Spiering4 May 2016, 7:49 AM PDT0

President Barack Obama refuses to take Donald Trump seriously, even though the New Yorker is close to winning the Republican nomination for president.
by Charlie Spiering3 May 2016, 7:56 AM PDT0

A new federal ad campaign urges transgendered and gay Americans to stop smoking, warning that their lifestyle choices are no reason to choose to smoke cigarettes.
by Charlie Spiering3 May 2016, 6:02 AM PDT0

White House Chief of Staff Valerie Jarrett says that she doesn’t use the “n word” — a term used by comedian Larry Wilmore while praising President Obama during his speech at the White House Correspondents Dinner.
by Charlie Spiering3 May 2016, 5:43 AM PDT0

President Barack Obama “appreciated the sentiment” in comedian Larry Wilmore’s White House Correspondents Dinner comedy speech, even though he used the ’N-word’ to refer to the president.
by Charlie Spiering2 May 2016, 12:28 PM PDT0

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton suggested that her husband, former President Bill Clinton, could serve as the focal point for the effort to restore manufacturing in states that were suffering huge coal job losses, especially in Appalachia.
by Charlie Spiering2 May 2016, 12:11 PM PDT0

The Obama administration praised House Speaker John Boehner’s sense of humor after he starred in a comedic video with the president for the White House Correspondents Dinner last weekend.
by Charlie Spiering2 May 2016, 11:53 AM PDT0

President Obama has not read the the classified 28 pages of the 9/11 report that refers to Saudi Arabia’s role in the 2011 terrorist attacks.
by Charlie Spiering2 May 2016, 11:32 AM PDT0

Former Speaker of the House John Boehner suggests First Lady Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama’s senior adviser Valerie Jarrett are to blame for the failure of the “Grand Bargain” he sought to strike with President Obama in 2011.
by Charlie Spiering2 May 2016, 7:32 AM PDT0

Hillary Clinton is not worried about facing Donald Trump in the general election, she insists, citing her experience dealing with controversial men.
by Charlie Spiering30 Apr 2016, 10:04 AM PDT0

One of the stars from the television show “The West Wing” appeared at the White House Press briefing today, surprising reporters in the room.
by Charlie Spiering29 Apr 2016, 11:34 AM PDT0

House Speaker John Boehner says people may be surprised in November, if the race comes down to a contest between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
by Charlie Spiering29 Apr 2016, 9:36 AM PDT0

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is fundraising off of Donald Trump’s assertion that she was simply playing the “woman card” to win the presidency.
by Charlie Spiering29 Apr 2016, 7:10 AM PDT0

President Barack Obama surprised college student journalists who were brought to the White House for a briefing with press secretary Josh Earnest.
by Charlie Spiering28 Apr 2016, 2:56 PM PDT0

The Secret Service has announced plans for a taller fence for the White House to deter the number of fence jumpers onto the property.
by Charlie Spiering28 Apr 2016, 11:12 AM PDT0

President Obama is boasting of his economic legacy to the New York Times, asserting that his management of the economy was likely the best in modern history.
by Charlie Spiering28 Apr 2016, 7:53 AM PDT0

Former Speaker John Boehner does not hold back when asked for his opinion of Sen. Ted Cruz.
by Charlie Spiering28 Apr 2016, 6:26 AM PDT0

Speaker Paul Ryan does not support the idea of mass deportation of illegal immigrants in the country, favoring instead an immigration solution allowing them a path to legalization.
by Charlie Spiering27 Apr 2016, 1:01 PM PDT0