After February's highly public fracas, Washington Post reporter and White House economic adviser Gene Sperling met for lunch to put the whole feud beh...
President Obama teased members of the media Saturday night during the annual Gridiron Club Dinner. The event brings together top political leaders and...
WASHINGTON, March 9 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama poked fun at himself, Bob Woodward and Washington reporters on Saturday at a dinner that brou...
If the press is doing its job, those high up in government should always be a bit uneasy because journalists should be asking some uncomfortable questions -- and sometimes coming up with answers that are equally uncomfortable.
Listening and talking are the only things that work when it comes to resolving disputes. That approach needs to be at the center of a real, useful Washington code of conduct.
* Obama speaks to Republicans, Democrats * President wants more revenues to help reduce deficits * Government shutdown i...
White House economic adviser Gene Sperling reacted to his highly publicized email dispute with famed Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward during appe...
WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John Boehner isn't sure whether the sequester will damage America's economy. "I don't know whether it's going to hurt t...
I like how Mitt and Ann Romney are described as "speaking out." Remember when we used to reserve the term "speaking out" for people bravely blowing the whistle on someone powerful or raising their voice in pursuit of some sort of justice, and not "rich dude who got booked on a blather show?"
It's a mistake to assume the other person will read between the lines and figure out what we mean in email. That's a big-time gamble, especially when writing to clients, a boss or Woodward, whose investigative work led to the downfall of President Nixon.
Former White House adviser David Axelrod pressed reporter Bob Woodward over his comments about a White House official who said he'd "regret" accusing ...
While Washington was obsessing Wednesday over whether or not the oh-so-intimidating Gene Sperling had threatened Bob Woodward over his deeply misguide...
"Sequester" sounds significantly sexier than it is. As in, "Sequester"? I don't even know 'er. See, I was right.
White House spokesman Ronald Gilliott commented, "How Mr. Woodward interprets a bloody horse head and that note as a threat is beyond me."
A team of six Deputy Special Counsels spent five months gathering and vetting evidence, including Mr. Sperling's White House and personal email and social media accounts. The evidence shows a troubling pattern of passive-aggressive behavior and a trail of bruised feelings.
The White House won't accept any cuts to Medicaid funding as part of a deal on the budget, a senior aide to President Barack Obama said Thursday. Eve...
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress should accept in the next round of deficit-reduction talks that revenue...
Let's take a look at a speech recently given by Gene Sperling, Director of the National Economic Council. It's a good metric of whether the administration "gets it" on manufacturing, and gives a fairly clear picture of the evolution of its thinking.
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration on Thursday invited states to try out new unemployment insurance schemes that would allow businesses to take on...
The Obama administration recently describing the vital importance of a healthy manufacturing sector to our economy. But others say promoting manufacturing won't help revive our economy. So what's the story?
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama rolled out a corporate tax overhaul plan Wednesday that lowers rates but also eliminates loopholes and subsidies ...
WASHINGTON -- President Obama and two top White House advisers held a conference call with state and local officials Friday evening, previewing the th...
While there is room to strengthen the agenda further -- by adding major regulatory reforms -- it provides the building blocks of what is needed for strengthening manufacturing competitiveness, economic growth and job creation.
WASHINGTON -- President Obama on Monday charged two of his senior advisers with pursuing policies to strengthen the American manufacturing sector, a m...
The higher Barack Obama soars with his populist rhetoric, the more he calls attention to the enormous gap between the promise of hope and change that he campaigned on in 2008 and the actions he has taken as president -- especially regarding the economy.
