White House Press Secretary Jay Carney attributes Republicans’ agreement on the retention of student loan interest rates to President Obama raising awareness of this issue. “Because the President has raised this issue, because he’s taken it out to the country… Republicans are now saying that they agree.” (:19) [Audio clip:…

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney stated today that there is no credible evidence that terrorist attacks against the U.S. will coincide with the anniversary of Osama Bin Laden’s death this coming Tuesday. However, Carney added, al Qaeda may be plotting attacks in their home countries as planned retaliation for…

“These extraordinary honorees come from different backgrounds and different walks of life, but each of them has made a lasting contribution to the life of our Nation,” Obama said in a statement

One of the biggest speeches Joe Biden has made thus far in his job as Vice President may best be remembered for one line.

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) called on the White House Thursday to reimburse taxpayers for President Obama’s recent cross-country trip used to press Congress for action on an expiring interest rate on student loans.

The first “official” campaign events of President Obama’s re-election drive will take place in Columbus, Ohio and Richmond, Va. on May 5, according to the president’s campaign.

The bill does not contain — according to the White House — sufficient protections on the sharing of personal information between private entities nor provide for proper and adequate oversight to ensure the data is used only for the proper purposes of Cybersecurity

President Obama said Tuesday that Republicans are standing in the way of making college “more affordable for middle-class families.”

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says that the United States cannot simply drill it’s way to energy independence. “At the end of the day, we all know that we cannot drill our way to energy independence.” (:33) [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar assures that the Obama administration is doing everything possible to implement the “all-of-the-above” energy strategy saying, “We are now producing 13 percent more oil off of our public lands that was being produced three years ago.” (:30)