White House News

WASHINGTON - This time, the picture is the story. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - A White House official says the Virginia couple who attended a state dinner without an invitation met President Barack Obama in the receiving line. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - White House: Couple who attended dinner without an invitation met Obama in receiving line. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - The White House is open for Christmas. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will meet with the Australian prime minister at the White House on Monday. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - The divorce rate in the armed forces continues to edge higher, despite efforts by the military to help struggling couples. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is backtracking on an announcement that it had reviewed its policy allowing military use of land mines and decided to leave it in place. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration on Wednesday welcomed Israel's decision to temporarily freeze new construction in Jewish settlements in the West Bank as a step toward restarting Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - With more Americans going hungry than ever before, the Agriculture Department is concerned that dozens of states aren't adequately administering food stamp programs designed to provide food to low-income Americans. Full Story »

Estimated participation rates of citizens eligible for food stamps by state. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - The government is imposing fines for the first time against airlines for stranding passengers on an airport tarmac, the Transportation Department said Tuesday. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - The White House says a vote by the U.N. nuclear watchdog's board to censure Iran over its disputed nuclear program shows the "growing international deficit of confidence" in Iran's intentions. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says the government has scheduled 38 oil and natural gas lease sales for public lands next year, including one in Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - Americans' day-to-day lives won't change noticeably if President Barack Obama achieves his newly announced goal of slashing carbon dioxide pollution by one-sixth in the next decade, experts say. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is holding out the possibility that Iraq's national election could be delayed beyond January because of a dispute over the allocation of seats in parliament. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama enjoyed a quiet first Thanksgiving at the White House, telephoning U.S. servicemen and women stationed around the world and spending time in the company of his family and friends. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - Reports of hate crimes against gays and religious groups increased sharply in 2008, according to new FBI data released Monday. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will commit the United States to substantial cuts in greenhouse gas pollution over the next decade — despite resistance in Congress over higher costs — when he travels to a major climate conference in Copenhagen next month. Full Story »