White House comments on Trayvon Martin case
VIDEO - White House press secretary Jay Carney received a question regarding Trayvon Martin during a briefing this afternoon...
Clooney's Washington blitz on Sudan reaches Obama
WASHINGTON (AP) - Actor George Clooney's blitz of the U.S. capital to bring attention to the humanitarian crisis in border regions between Sudan and South Sudan arrived at the Oval Office on Thursday...
Michelle Obama hosts White House pre-dinner
theGRIO REPORT - First lady Michelle Obama hosted a pre-dinner earlier today for a small group of reporters and students before the State Dinner honoring her UK guests...
John Legend, Mumford & Sons to play state dinner
WASHINGTON (AP) - There is something special for the Camerons and something special for the Obamas in the entertainment lineup for Wednesday's state dinner for the British prime minister and his wife...
White House: No change in Afghanistan strategy
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says the U.S. will not change its strategy or objectives in Afghanistan following the shooting of 16 Afghan civilians, allegedly by a U.S. soldier...
Forest Whitaker may join Oprah in Lee Daniels' film
Oprah Winfrey's return to the big screen may come equipped with an Oscar-winning co-star: Forest Whitaker...
White House helps pay for NYPD Muslim surveillance
WASHINGTON (AP) - Millions of dollars in White House money has helped pay for New York Police Department programs that put entire American Muslim neighborhoods under surveillance...
Mick Jagger sizes up Obama's singing as 'courageous'
WASHINGTON (AP) - The reviews are in, and Mick Jagger sizes up President Barack Obama's singing of the blues this week as nothing short of 'courageous'...
Obama campaign names 35 national co-chairs
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign has named 35 national co-chairs, including elected officials, campaign volunteers and a few celebrities
Jagger, B.B. King, ready to sing blues for Obama
WASHINGTON (AP) - Mick Jagger, B.B. King and Jeff Beck are teaming up with musical up-and-comers at the White House to celebrate the blues...
