White House News

WASHINGTON - Congress authorized subpoenas Wednesday for the White House gate-crashers to testify about how the couple got into a state dinner without an invitation. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is accepting the world's best-known peace award as a wartime president, an incongruity that he will directly speak to when he receives the Nobel Peace Prize on Thursday, White House officials say. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - The White House says it is reviewing a long-standing policy that prevents President Barack Obama from sending a condolence letter to families of service members who have committed suicide. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - The White House says the United States is continuing negotiations with Russia over a nuclear arms treaty that expired last week. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - Christmas at the White House isn't for sissies. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - Five young Americans captured in Pakistan are under investigation for possible links to terrorism after their families found a disturbing farewell video the missing men left behind showing scenes of war and casualties and saying Muslims must be defended. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - In a Dec. 3 story about secret Pentagon e-mails describing a bogus espionage scare over commemorative Canadian coins, The Associated Press reported that Pentagon spokesman Col. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - A Washington-area Islamic leader says there were no early signs that five men who are believed to have been arrested in Pakistan had been radicalized in the United States. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - U.S. officials say a Kuwaiti citizen held at Guantanamo Bay has been brought back to his home country. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - The head of an Islamic human rights group says five U.S. men who disappeared from the Washington area recently left behind a disturbing video. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - The tip came from another country's law enforcement officials: Eight major banks in the U.S. were being targeted by cybercriminals operating there. Full Story »

Scenes from White House Christmases past, as recounted in the book "Christmas at the White House," by Jennifer B. Pickens: Full Story »

WASHINGTON - Five Transportation Security Administration employees have been placed on administrative leave since it was discovered that sensitive guidelines about airport passenger screening were posted on the Internet. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama keeps his focus on economic issues Wednesday before an evening departure for Europe. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - The State Department is cutting ties with the security contractor protecting the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan following an investigation of allegations that guards engaged in lewd behavior and sexual misconduct at their living quarters. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - The White House gate-crashers plan to invoke their Fifth Amendment rights and refuse to testify if they are subpoenaed to appear on Capitol Hill about the security breach. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - The U.S. prison population edged up slightly last year, though the number of total inmates dropped in 20 states, including New York, Georgia and Michigan. Full Story »

Here are the key elements of the job creation package President Barack Obama outlined Tuesday: Full Story »