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Rep. Paul Ryan: I’m ruling out thinking about 2016
House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) has ruled out seeking the White House in 2016 — at least for now. “I’m ruling out thinking about it right now,” he said in video uploaded to YouTube by the Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel. “I really don’t think it is in my interest…
White House: ‘All options on the table’ in Syria
A senior US administration official said Thursday that “all options are on the table” if it is confirmed that Syria has used chemical weapons against opposition forces. The White House said earlier in the day that Syria had likely used chemical weapons against rebel fighters on a “small scale,” but…
Twitter security questioned after Associated Press account hack shook Wall Street
A hijacked Associated Press Twitter account that rattled markets with false word of an attack on the White House put the security of social media in the crosshairs Wednesday. The stock market rebounded from the nosedive triggered Tuesday by the bogus tweet and the AP posted a message on Twitter…
Stock market shudders after false AP report of White House bombing
A fake post on Twitter by the Associated Press resulted in a 128-point drop in the stock market on Tuesday, USA Today reported. At 1:07 p.m., the AP’s Twitter account posted a fake “breaking news update” that read, “Two Explosions in the White House and Barack Obama is injured.” AP…
White House: Internet sales tax ‘will level the playing field’
The White House Monday backed a Senate bill to force online retailers like Amazon and eBay to collect state and local sales taxes, hoping to end a cost disadvantage hampering bricks and mortar businesses. The bill, which was being debated in the Senate on Monday, could lead to the recouping…
White House: Immigration reform will enhance national security
The White House warned Monday that attacks on the Boston marathon should not derail momentum towards immigration reform, President Barack Obama’s best shot at a big second-term legacy achievement. The fact that the two suspected perpetrators of the bombings were of Chechen origin and were living legally in the United…
White House refuses to admit gun reform defeat
The White House refused to admit defeat despite signs a bid to expand background checks for gun owners will fail later on Wednesday in the US Senate. President Barack Obama’s spokesman Jay Carney also lashed out angrily at complaints by Republican Senator Rand Paul that the White House was using…
WATCH LIVE: White House makes a statement on the suspicious package sent to Obama
Watch the White House’s daily press briefing, where spokesman Jay Carney is expected to discuss the suspicious package sent to the president, courtesy of NBC News, below:…
White House says Jay-Z’s Cuba rap just a ‘song’
President Barack Obama did not personally approve Beyonce and Jay-Z’s trip to Cuba, the White House said Thursday, after the US rapper released a single online slamming criticism of their travels. In “Open Letter,” Jay-Z — who with Beyonce worked to raise funds for Obama’s re-election campaign last year —…
Obama celebrates role Memphis soul music played in advancing civil rights at White House concert
US President Barack Obama paid homage to Memphis soul and the role the music style played in advancing civil rights at a star-studded White House concert celebrating the genre. “In the sixties and seventies, Memphis knew its share of division and discord and injustice,” Obama recalled on Tuesday. It was…
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