Hints of Obama's post-White House plans circulate

Reports from Columbia University's student newspaper generated headlines across the country, but the White House was quick to stop the speculation

• Sep 1, 2015

​Wall Street opposes White House crackdown on financial advisors

The new rules are meant to protect retirees but critics argue the guidelines are too complex

• Aug 28, 2015

White House names first hostage affairs envoy

Former State Department official Jim O'Brien will lead the government's efforts in securing the safe return of U.S. hostages

• Aug 28, 2015

With Obama's blessing, Biden mulls White House run

The right time may have arrived for vice president to consider a presidential campaign

• Aug 24, 2015

The White House gets on Tumblr

The administration launched a blog to post letters people write to the president

• Aug 20, 2015

White House appoints first openly transgender official

Raffi Freedman-Gurspan, a transgender woman, will serve in the White House Office of Presidential Personnel

• Aug 18, 2015

What's on Obama's Spotify playlists?

The president "hand created" two playlists - one for the daytime, one for the evening - on the music streaming service

• Aug 14, 2015

DNA shows truth behind '20s presidential sex scandal

Genetic evidence backs claims of forbidden love from 1927 memoir involving a U.S. president

• Aug 13, 2015

ISIS militant who held Kayla Mueller captive is not being charged in U.S.

Umm Sayyaf had been held by military interrogators since May, when U.S. Special Forces captured her in a raid in Syria

• Aug 8, 2015

Obama hosts female and minority entrepreneurs

The president was also wished a happy birthday during the White House event, which showcased entrepreneurs' business ideas

• Aug 4, 2015

What happens if Joe Biden runs for president?

CBS News political director and "Face the Nation" anchor John Dickerson looks at obstacles Vice President would face

• Aug 3, 2015

Thousands petition White House to extradite Cecil's killer

More than 140,000 people are asking President Obama to send dentist Walter Palmer to Zimbabwe to face justice for killing a lion

• Jul 30, 2015

Never before seen photos of Bush administration during 9/11

Hundreds of never-before-seen photos show the Bush White House response in the immediate aftermath of the September 11 attacks

• Jul 27, 2015
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S. Korea arrests man who threatened U.S. envoy

Police say suspect left message on White House website vowing to kill U.S. ambassador

• Jul 24, 2015

Obama nixing 8 decades of tradition to spite China?

White House entourage abandoning Waldorf-Astoria in NYC following Chinese purchase, but some say it's a bad move

• Jul 23, 2015

Obama orders flags to fly at half-staff after Chattanooga

Republicans were criticizing the president for not lowering the flag

• Jul 21, 2015

Obama fields question about Bill Cosby during Iran press conference

The president was asked whether he'd revoke the Medal of Freedom awarded to Bill Cosby

• Jul 15, 2015

Obama issues 46 commutations for drug offenders

The president has now commuted the sentences of 89 people

• Jul 13, 2015

Michelle Obama gives White House dining room a slight makeover

Some new draperies and chairs are the latest of first lady's decorative upgrades to the executive mansion

• Jul 9, 2015

Christie facing pressure from Dems to quit his day job

New Jersey governor is facing backlash at home -- but he's not the only sitting governor who's been criticized while running for the White House

• Jul 8, 2015

​Inside the Secret Service

The agency tasked with protecting the president faces a major challenge: to overcome recent black marks to its proud legacy

• Jul 5, 2015

A history of the Secret Service

A look at the legacy of the agency on the occasion of its 150th anniversary

• Jul 5, 2015
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At White House, it's "pictures, pictures, selfies, selfies all day"

The ban on taking photos during White House tours is no more, and people young and old are taking full advantage

• Jul 2, 2015

Glenn Martin's "prison-like" White House experience

He was invited by White House staff to discuss barriers facing former inmates, but was nearly barred from entering because of his own time in prison

• Jul 2, 2015

White House ends ban on photos during indoor public tours

The long-standing ban had been in place for over 40 years

• Jul 1, 2015

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