The attempt fell far short of the secretive country’s intentions by failing mid-flight.

The administration is not putting too much stock into a new report that suggests that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will add billions to the country’s deficit over the next decade.

The First Family welcomed thousands to the White House Monday for the annual Easter Egg Roll.

In his letter, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder affirmed that lower courts do, indeed, have the power to exercise judicial review of laws that are challenged.

White House Spokesman Jay Carney was peppered with questions about what exactly President Obama meant when he said earlier this week that it would be unprecedented for the Supreme Court to strike down the healthcare law he signed in 2010.

The president complained that big American oil companies don’t need the extra money, as evidenced by their healthy profits.

Reuters reported that the U.S. and Great Britain have reached a deal to release government-held reserve oil.

British Prime Minister David Cameron tells reporters that he believes Syrian President Bashir al Assad has committed war crimes against his own people.

With the possibility of military action between Israel and Iran at the forefront, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Barack Obama met Monday in the Oval Office.

The White House welcomed North Korea’s announcement that it will suspend nuclear activities, but cautioned against a rush to pronounce the issue settled.