Even the White House's top spokesman is getting in on the act of mocking former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin for looking to talking points written on her palm during a speech to "tea party" activists. Robert Gibbs showed the words "hope" and "change ...

Presidential quips about Washington's supposed lack of winter toughness have disappeared as snow accumulations mounted. Barack Obama had been in office for about a week in 2009 when he expressed disbelief that many schools had canceled classes one day because of ice. "As ...

President Barack Obama plans to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with the prime minister of Ireland. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Friday that Brian Cowen will be at the White House to celebrate the holiday. Gibbs says Obama appreciates Cowen's work with British ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will take a step toward toughening U.S. fiscal discipline next week by creating a panel to help tackle the country's record deficit and mounting debt, the White House said on Friday. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Obama will issue an executive order to set up a fiscal commission that will study options ...