White House Press Secretary

Jennifer Bendery

Jay Carney: Don't 'Buy Into The B.S.' From GOP About Obama's Spending Record

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 05.23.2012

WASHINGTON -- White House Press Secretary Jay Carney had some advice for reporters on Wednesday when it comes to covering President Barack Obama's rec...

Obama Can't Knock the Hustle

Robert Scheer | Posted 05.17.2012

Robert Scheer

Even after it was known that Jamie Dimon's bank blew more than $2 billion on the same suspect derivatives trading that has bankrupted the world's economy, Barack Obama still had praise for the intellect of his political backer and the integrity of the bank he heads.

WATCH: WH Press Corps Clash With Jay Carney

Posted 04.05.2012

CBS News' Norah O'Donnell and Fox News' Ed Henry clashed with White House press secretary Jay Carney over President Obama's use of the word "unprecede...

Correspondents Discuss Tense Relations With White House Press Office

Posted 12.23.2011

Some White House correspondents admitted they think the White House press office has grown notably contentious in a new interview with The Washington ...

Michael Calderone

White House Press Secretary: ‘No Reporters Have Been Banned’

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 06.29.2011

WASHINGTON – White House press secretary Jay Carney pushed back Friday against a San Francisco Chronicle report that claimed the White House "threa...

Jason Linkins

White House Slow To Push Back On Ryan Rollout, One-Week Stopgap [UPDATED]

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.04.2011

The budget battle narrative will depict Paul Ryan's budget plan as the work of someone "serious" and "courageous." So far, the White House doesn't seem willing to fill the "seriousness and courage gap" with any seriousness or courageousness of its own.

Jason Linkins

Jay Carney's Hidden Wild Side

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

The New York Times has a quasi-profile of new White House Press Secretary Jay Carney out, and the big takeaway is basically... I don't know, exactly! Jay Carney is kind of dull, maybe? Or he wasn't all that forthcoming with reporter Jeremy Peters?

In With the New -- Jay Carney

Connie Lawn | Posted 05.25.2011

Connie Lawn

The forces of democracy have been unleashed in the White House. White House reporters have a new press secretary, and Jay Carney is starting out well.

Out With the Old -- Thoughts on the Departure of Robert Gibbs

Connie Lawn | Posted 05.25.2011

Connie Lawn

An excellent press secretary is democratic to all. The best press secretaries also explain and flesh out policies with passion; they do not endlessly repeat prepared position papers.

Howard Fineman

The Insider Machinery Is Complete

HuffingtonPost.com | Howard Fineman | Posted 05.25.2011

By choosing Jay Carney as his new press secretary, Obama has completed his thorough transition from crusading outsider to shrewd insider as he prepares to deal with the wild folk of the Tea Party and an electorate still fearful that the world is spinning out of control. Carney knows all about the craft and power of narratives -- and, presumably, will be more willing to spin them out in public than the cautious Gibbs seemed to be. With stunning swiftness, Obama has retooled his administration to play hardball in the D.C. League.

Sam Stein

White House To Name New Press Secretary

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Jay Carney, Vice President Joe Biden's top spokesman, is taking over the post of White House Press Secretary, multiple Democratic sources confirmed to...

Top 5 Funniest Robert Gibbs Quotes (VIDEO)

Matt Wilstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Matt Wilstein

Robert Gibbs announced yesterday that he is stepping down from his post as White House Press Secretary. What are some of most hilarious things he's said over the last two years?

Fade Out of the Robert Gibbs Era

Connie Lawn | Posted 05.25.2011

Connie Lawn

It was a bittersweet scene as we watched Robert Gibbs try to explain why he will soon leave the White House. To some of us, it seemed he may have been pushed to go at this time.

Matt Osborne | Posted 05.25.2011

Matt Osborne

If Robert Gibbs had walked around Las Vegas last week talking to the professional left, he would have learned what I did: that progressives, liberals, and Democrats are as diverse as the day is long.

Rep. Grayson Unleashes On Gibbs: "Bozo The Spokesman" (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Ben Craw | Posted 05.25.2011

Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) was typically direct and unsparing in his criticism of White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on MSNBC this afternoon. I...

Rep. Grayson Unleashes On Gibbs: "Bozo The Spokesman" (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Ben Craw | Posted 05.25.2011

Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) was typically direct and unsparing in his criticism of White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on MSNBC this afternoon. In ...

Sam Stein On Gibbs Vs. 'Professional Left': "They're Really Just Talking Past Each Other" (VIDEO)

Huff TV | Posted 05.25.2011

Huff TV

Huffington Post political reporter Sam Stein went on MSNBC's Hardball this evening to discuss recent comments made by White House Press Secretary Robe...

Jason Linkins

The White House Press Corps Will Not Be Getting A Supreme Court Pick Date Today

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

President Barack Obama is expected to make a decision on a replacement for retiring Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens any day now. And that "an...

Robert Gibbs: White House Press Corps Is Playing To The Cameras -- 'I Think We All Are'

Posted 05.25.2011

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on Sunday chastised reporters covering the Obama administration for playing to the cameras, but broadened the...

White House Reporters' 6 Biggest Complaints About Robert Gibbs

Posted 05.25.2011

The Washington Post's Jason Horowitz writes a long feature on White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs in Tuesday's paper. In the article, which hint...

Jason Linkins

White House Press Corps' Latest Obsession: Obama's Emotional State

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

The media must capture the full panoply of presidential emo and put it on their teevees, for the ratings! And the best part of it is that no amount of emotion, of raging, of garment rending, will ever be enough.

The White House Passover Seder: Massive Conspiracy Against the Jews

Doree Lewak | Posted 05.25.2011

Doree Lewak

With an abbreviated guest list this year -- official word is they want to keep it "humble" -- the president leaves me no choice but to pull a Semitic Salahi and crash the White House Passover seder.

Jason Linkins

Gibbs Stays Mum On Sestak Job Offer Claim

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Back In February of this year, Congressman Joe Sestak went on the "Larry Kane: Voice Of Reason" show and said that he had been offered a federal job t...

Jason Linkins

White House Press Corps Reporter Unprepared To Ask Questions About Halliburton Contract (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Halliburton! Remember those guys? With their tendency to win no-bid contracts, they were a really hot topic during the Iraq War and its aftermath. An...

Robert Gibbs On TWITTER: White House Press Secretary Is Now @PressSec

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — White House press secretary Robert Gibbs has a new way to communicate directly to people – Twitter. President Barack Obama's...