Less than a week after proposing a record $1.75 trillion budget deficit, President Barack Obama's top budget officials told Congress on Tuesday that Washington can't keep spending more than it takes in.
The Obama administration kicked off a new program Wednesday that's designed to help up to 9 million borrowers stay in their homes through refinanced mortgages or loans that are modified to lower monthly payments.
President Barack Obama's choice to lead the Health and Human Services Department has a history of bucking the insurance industry, which faces the biggest hit under Obama's initial health care reform plan. Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius gets her introduction to the reform debate at a White House summit Obama will call to order on Thursday.
President Barack Obama's ambitious plans will face immediate political difficulty in a wary -- and often parochial -- Congress that's long resisted such fast, radical change.
Foot-stomping music filled the East Room of the White House on Wednesday as first lady Michelle Obama hosted nearly 200 schoolchildren for a Black History Month celebration featuring Sweet Honey in the Rock, an award-winning female a cappella ensemble.
