WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House promised tighter security for Wednesday’s state dinner — and it delivered.

WASHINGTON D.C.- President Barack Obama has addressed the accusations of racism in the Tea Party in a new book, “Family of Freedom: Presidents and African Americans in the White House,” written by Kenneth T. Walsh. RELATED: Top 9 Black reality TV personalities U.S. News reports: But Obama, in his most candid moments, acknowledged that race […]

WASHINGTON – Authorities say a man who took off his clothes and began jogging in near-freezing temperatures near the White House has been taken into custody and hospitalized for a mental evaluation. The man was seen stripping Wednesday around 5 p.m. He left his clothes near the northeast corner of the Ellipse, the green space […]

From HuffingtonPost.com: Merry Christmas! In honor of Santa Claus coming to D.C. (and entering through the Yellow Room Chimney), we’d like to take a look back at past Christmases in the White Ho-ho-house. RELATED: Top 9 Newsmakers’ Gifts From Santa Which president had 26 trees, including one in the laundry room? Which first lady distributed […]

From HuffingtonPost.com: After yesterday’s installment of Behind-The-Scenes White House Photos, we couldn’t wait to see what else the president has been up to…and fortunately we didn’t have to! The newest set hit the White House Flickr overnight. There are fist-bumps and whistles, garland and a menorah, and a whole bunch of snapshots from the Kennedy […]

Their efforts in Congress squashed, U.S. automakers are depending upon a reluctant White House to quickly provide a multibillion lifeline to help them avoid imminent collapse.

A government “car czar” with the power to force U.S. automakers into bankruptcy would dole out $15 billion in emergency loans to the failing industry under an emerging deal between the White House and congressional Democrats.