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Bob Woodward: White House official said ‘you will regret’ sequester reporting
The Washington Post’s Bob Woodward said Wednesday that a White House official lashed out at him over his reporting on looming across-the-board budget cuts known as the sequester. “They’re not happy at all, and some people kind of, you know, said, look, we don’t see eye to eye on this,”…
White House: Looming budget cuts mean ‘perfect storm’ of airport delays
The Obama administration warned Monday of a “perfect storm” of airport delays and less secure US borders when huge spending cuts hit this week, but a top Republican slammed White House “scare” tactics. Political acrimony escalated another notch ahead of $85 billion of cuts, known as the sequester, due to…
Obama urged to defend ‘jailbreaking’ of smart phones
The White House will soon have to dial in a response to a petition asking that mobile phone users be allowed to switch locked devices to new carriers, a process known as “jailbreaking.” An obscure official’s decision that the “jailbreaking” of phones violates US copyright law has generated a flurry…
White House vows to aggressively combat trade secrets theft in new cybersecurity strategy document
The US government vowed to aggressively combat a rise in the foreign theft of trade secrets amid mounting concerns over recent hacking attacks allegedly emanating from China. A new strategy document released by the White House did not explicitly name China, but warned that foreign governments and firms had stepped…
Conan to host White House Correspondent’s Association dinner
Late night talk show host Conan O’Brien will host the 2013 White House Correspondent’s Association dinner, according to an announcement published Wednesday morning by association president Ed Henry. O’Brien, who previously hosted the 1995 correspondent’s dinner, has made political humor a staple of his late night show on TBS. He’s…
David Axelrod: White House made ‘mistake’ in releasing draft immigration bill
A former top adviser to the president said Monday that the White House had made a “mistake” in distributing a draft bill on immigration reform, as Republicans attacked the leaked blueprint as an attempt to sideline bipartisan input. “The mistake here was to disseminate it so widely within the administration…
Report: White House immigration plan contains 8-year path to residency
The 11 million undocumented immigrants residing in the U.S. could have a chance to earn U.S. residency status within eight years, according to an immigration bill being crafted by President Barack Obama’s administration. USA Today reported on Saturday that a draft of the White House’s proposal calls for immigrants to…
Sierra Club leader tells Moyers: Keystone XL ‘so horrendous’ we lifted our ban on civil disobedience
The executive director of the Sierra Club told Moyers and Company that the Keystone XL pipeline project was big enough for him to break the environmental organization’s 120-year policy against engaging in civil disobedience. Michael Brune said he took part in a protest outside the White House because Keystone XL…
White House blasts Sen. Graham for threatening to block key nominees
The White House said Monday a top Republican was harming national security by delaying confirmation of new Pentagon and CIA chiefs in a row over the US consulate attack in Benghazi. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham warned Sunday he would block Chuck Hagel’s Senate confirmation as defense secretary and John Brennan’s…
White House issues doomsday survey of sequestration impacts
The White House warned Friday that billions of dollars in automatic budget cuts set to kick in on March 1 were a “blunt” instrument that could wreak deep damage to the already fragile US economy. In the latest and most vehement warning over the impending cuts to domestic and defense…
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