Last night was the White House Correspondent’s Dinner, where journalists, politicians, and the media come together and, in many cases, get laughed at by the President and a comedian headliner. This year’s headliner was Conan O’Brien, the former Late Night and Tonight Show host who now hosts a show on […]
The political newspaper and website Politico has confirmed that President Obama has picked Charlotte, North Carolina, Mayor Anthony Foxx to succeed Secretary Ray LaHood as the Secretary of Transportation. Mayor Foxx came to prominence when the Democrats held their national convention last year and he announced a new street car […]
The Senate confirmed Sylvia Mathews Burwell as the nation’s next director of the Office of Management and Budget. Burwell was easily confirmed in a 96-0 vote. The last OMB director was Jacob Lew, who left to become the White House Chief of Staff, and later, Secretary of Treasury. Both Democrats […]
From the White House: Good afternoon, everybody. Earlier today, I was briefed by my homeland security team on the events in Boston. We’re continuing to monitor and respond to the situation as it unfolds. And I’ve directed the full resources of the federal government to help state and local authorities […]
President Obama attempted to compromise on his budget by offering chained CPI. Chained CPI would recalculate the way Social Security is done and, in most cases, lower Social Security payments. Chained CPI has been championed by Republicans in their budget negotiations, but that might end soon. Grover Norquist, who is […]
