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White House lit in rainbow colors after Supreme Court ruling
Gay and lesbian couples in Washington and across the nation are celebrating Friday's ruling, which will put an end to same-sex marriage bans in the 14 states that still maintain them.
We’re all one family, Obama tells Muslims at White House iftar...
President Barack Obama on Monday invited American Muslims to an annual Ramazan dinner at the White House to mark the holy month.
The dinner was...
Jeb Bush, Donald Trump announce run for the White House
Former Florida governor Jeb Bush and property tycoon Donald Trump, one of America’s most flamboyant and outspoken billionaires, have announced that they are running...
Food truck fire forces brief White House lockdown
The White House was briefly on lockdown Saturday morning after a loud noise was heard outside as President Barack Obama was preparing to fly...
Osama wanted to re-brand al Qaeda, says White House
Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden wanted to re-brand his group to identify it more closely with Islam as he was frustrated over its...
White House declines to call Afghan Taliban ‘terrorists’
The White House has declined to describe Afghanistan's Taliban as a terrorist group, prompting consternation from the right, which accused President Barack Obama's administration...
Small drone lands on White House grounds
The device, approximately two feet (61 cm) in diameter, was spotted flying at a low altitude at 3:08 am EST before it crashed on the southeast side of White House grounds, Secret Service spokeswoman Nicole Mainor said in a statement.
Terrorists functioning with impunity in Pakistan, says White House
A number of terrorist groups are functioning with impunity in parts of Pakistan, the White House said on Saturday as it stated that the...
Secret Service bungled response to White House shooter
It took the US Secret Service five days before realising a man had shot at the White House in 2011 while one of President...
Secret Service investigates after man jumps White House fence, reaches doors
A man jumped over the White House fence and made it to the front doors of the executive mansion before being apprehended on Friday,...
White House-Congress rift over Bergdahl deal deepens
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A political storm over the trade of five Taliban inmates for a captured American soldier intensified on Monday when Obama administration officials told U.S....
White House seeks up to $5 billion for counterterrorism fund
The Obama administration is seeking up to $5 billion to train and equip partners in other countries in order to fight violent extremism and...
White House vows CIA will not use vaccine programs for covert...
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The White House promised on Monday that the CIA will not use immunization programs for its operations following a complaint that the spy agency...
White House says no reason to believe Pakistani leaders knew of...
The United States has said it has no reason to believe that the Pakistani leadership knew location of al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden...
White House says US-Pakistan ties ‘enormously valuable’
On the eve of talks between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and US President Barack Obama, the White House described the US-Pakistan relationship as "enormously...
Obama, Sharif meeting on the cards: White House
Emphasising the importance of wide-ranging cooperative ties between the United States and Pakistan, the White House has said a formal meeting between US President...
Obama, Singh talks to focus on regional stability
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will visit the White House next month for talks with President Barack Obama to “highlight India’s role in regional...
