white house

The White House is seeking to keep delicate immigration negotiations on track, as a key Republican senator distances himself further from a draft bill President Barack Obama's aides are readying in case congressional talks crumble.

Read More|Comment

The White House says President Barack Obama opposes raising the eligibility age for Medicare, an idea he once was willing to consider in budget negotiations with House Speaker John Boehner.

Read More|Comment

The White House says it doesn't have any indication that last week's deadly attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, was premeditated. But White House spokesman Jay Carney says the matter still is under investigation and that assessment could change.

Read More|Comment

The consequences could be severe, according to the Congressional Budget Office, if Congress can't find a way to keep tax cuts from expiring and to keep automatic spending cuts from taking effect in January.

Read More|Comment

The White House says President Barack Obama will not push for stricter gun laws this election year.

Read More|Comment

President Barack Obama is thanking his predecessor for something he left behind at the White House.

Read More|Comment

The White House says it remains opposed to military action in Syria, reasoning that would only lead to more carnage.

Read More|Comment

The White House says Republicans are getting ready to hold the nation's credit "hostage."

Read More|Comment

The White House is vowing to veto a House spending bill for the Justice Department, NASA and several other agencies, charging its GOP authors with violating last summer's budget agreement and cutting programs like legal aid to the poor too deeply.

Read More|Comment

The White House is sidestepping questions about how the U.S. might resolve the predicament surrounding a blind Chinese activist who sought refuge in the American embassy and who no longer wants to remain China.

Read More|Comment