White House

Desiree Rogers, White House Social Secretary, Will Not Testify About Gatecrashing Salahis

AP | EILEEN SULLIVAN | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The White House is refusing to send its social secretary to Congress on Thursday to testify about the gatecrashing at last week's s...

White House: July 2011 Afghanistan Withdrawal 'Locked In'

CBS News | Posted 12.02.2009 | World


After the briefing, Gibbs went to the president for clarification. Gibbs then called me to his office to relate what the president said. The president...

If I Had Crashed the White House Party, I Would Be in Guantanamo by Now

Sam Sedaei | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics


Sam Sedaei

Many of us were frustrated by the Patriot Act and the way in which it led to profiling and discrimination against minorities during the Bush administration. President Bush is gone, but his legacy lives on.

In the Name of Rosa Parks: Arrest of 81-Year-Old on Fast, Mourning Mountaintop Removal

Jeff Biggers | Posted 12.02.2009 | Green


Jeff Biggers

On the anniversary of Rosa Parks' historic act of civil disobedience, when her refusal to move from her seat on December 1, 1955 sparked the Montgomer...

Sam Stein

White House: Personnel Will Remain In Afghanistan Long After 2011 Drawdown

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics


Senior White House officials said Tuesday night that while President Obama intends to start drawing down U.S. forces in Afghanistan starting in July 2...

Emails To Michaele Salahi, Tareq Salahi From Michelle S. Jones Contradict White House Party Crashers

Posted 12.01.2009 | Politics


Emails sent between Tareq and Michaele Salahi and Pentagon official Michelle S. Jones show that the couple was never granted approval to attend last w...

Obama 'Christmas' Party Season: 28 Events, 50,000 Guests

Politics Daily | Posted 12.01.2009 | Style


The Obama White House kicks off a giant holiday social season this week, I've learned: 28 parties and open houses planned for December, with more than...

"The World Is Full of Crashing Bores": A Party Playlist for Tareq and Michaele Salahi

David Wild | Posted 12.01.2009 | Entertainment


David Wild

Here's a playlist for America's latest fun couple to be used at the very next party they crash together.

Salahis Know How To Get Publicity But Their Publicists Fail

Danny Groner | Posted 12.01.2009 | Media


Danny Groner

If the Salahis were so methodical with their plan to get cameras into the White House dinner, how could they put their trust in this publicist and lawyer?

Jason Linkins

White House Mocks 'Politico' With Super-Mean Email Forward

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.01.2009 | Media


I'd describe Politico's brand of journalism as banality, added to Scientology, multiplied by the spasmodic frenzy of a tween who hasn't learned to displace their unfulfilled erotic needs onto emo vampires.

White House Gate Crashing, From Andrew Jackson To Grace Slick

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

While Washington is all a-twitter over two society climbers crashing the gates at an Obama soirée, in the grand sweep of history, it was a fairly minor event. No one was in danger, and no real harm was done, nobody got dosed with LSD.

Obama Announces State Department Nominations For OSCE, Portugal And Others

Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics


President Barack Obama announced five nominees for administration posts on Monday, including several ambassadors. The full list, pending confirmation...

Getting Into The White House

Elayne Boosler | Posted 12.01.2009 | Comedy


Elayne Boosler

You don't "breeze on past" White House security by simply "walking in with confidence." It's not a hotspot in the Meatpacking District.

White House Emphasizes The Positive In Afghanistan, With Hopes Of Gaining Support For Troops

latimes.com | Posted 11.30.2009 | World


The United States is developing a set of benchmarks to ensure that Karzai fights corruption and inefficiency, instituting a "monitoring and verificati...

White House Leaning Against Surge In Afghanistan's Police, Army Forces

Wall Street Journal | YOCHI J. DREAZEN and MICHAEL M. PHILLIPS | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics


The Obama administration has soured on a call from its top commander to double the size of the Afghan police and army, reflecting the White House's co...

Lawmakers From Both Parties Raise Concerns Over Afghan War Escalation

Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON (Associated Press) - Sens. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) and Richard G. Lugar (R-Ind.) voiced their concerns Sunday about the war in Afghanistan, it...

Democratic, Republican Lawmakers Raise Concerns Over An Afghan War Escalation

LA Times | Greg Miller | Posted 11.29.2009 | World


The persistent skepticism from the president's own party, along with new doubts raised by Republicans who have generally supported broadening the conf...

Cathy Hargraves, Former White House Guest List Chief, Says She Quit Over Changes Made By Desiree Rogers

Newsweek | Posted 11.29.2009 | Politics


The White House staff member whose job was to supervise the guest list for state dinners and clear invitees into the events says she was stripped of m...

White House State Dinner: Shared Responsibility The Key To Global Security And Economic Growth

Mira Veda | Posted 11.29.2009 | Politics


Mira Veda

The state dinner comes at an ideal time when both countries have common interests, to spread democracy, economic growth, free markets and fight terrorism.

White House Plans To Step Up Pressure On Lenders To Help Homeowners

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 11.29.2009 | Business


WASHINGTON (AP/HuffPost)-- The Obama administration, battling a foreclosure crisis that shows no signs of relenting, will step up pressure on mortgage...

TV Exec: Michaele And Tareq Salahi Want Money For Interview

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 11.29.2009 | Media


NEW YORK — A television executive says the couple who crashed President Barack Obama's first state dinner is offering to talk to broadcast netwo...

"Reality Stars": Sign Us Up Before We Kill Again

Harry Shearer | Posted 11.27.2009 | Entertainment


Harry Shearer

If the Heenes weren't enough, here came the Salahis -- both families obviously just this close to the line of offering to kill family members if only it would get them a TV series.

White House Christmas Tree Arrives

AP/ The Huffington Post | Posted 11.27.2009 | Style


WASHINGTON -- The White House is now open for Christmas. First lady Michelle Obama, along with daughters Malia and Sasha, received the official Whi...

How The Obama Family Spent Thanksgiving

people.com | Michael Y. Park | Posted 11.27.2009 | Style


What does the leader of the free world tuck into on Bird Day? Anything -- and everything -- he wants. ...

White House Security?

Clarence B. Jones | Posted 11.27.2009 | Politics


Clarence B. Jones

The President should get out in front of the State Dinner security breach instantly and announce a top-to-bottom White House security review, concentrating specifically on Secret Service procedures.