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The President has presented his plans and it not only includes some measures that Congress will have to look at, but also 23 different executive orders from the President having to do with gun control and mental health issues.  But, do they pass muster...

In total, his plan includes four legislative proposals and 23 executive orders.

The President has big plans on the gun control debate for tomorrow, with an announcement involving the President, Vice-President and a group of children surrounding them.  Jay Carney said that the announcement will include a package of gun control proposals including assault weapon bans, high capacity magazine bans and closing loopholes on background checks...

Will they be asking for proof of voting?

For whatever reason, 'Star Wars' fans petitioned the White House wanting the United States to make a Death Star. That the country our the government has no interest in making one is no surprise. But the Chief of the Science and Space Branch at the White House Office of Management and Budget Paul Shawcross responded to the petition in the nerdiest way possible.

Cassidy said, the President has an issue with you if you're a roustabout.

On Monday President Obama nominated former Senator Chuck Hagel to the post of secretary of defense and current counterterrorism adviser John Brennan as director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Both nominees may run into problems getting confirmed to their positions by the Senate.

Not all the news can fit into 3.5 hours.

Word has come down that the President is going to seek out some of his priorities quickly in the aftermath of the election and the fiscal cliff deal.  The White House told the Huffington Post that legislation will be coming on immigration and gun control...

Jake Tapper grew a pair.

Both Speaker John Boehner and President Obama have spoken about the negotiations and things are getting strange.  First off, the speaker, who said that the President could sign the bill that they will pass or be responsible for the largest tax increase in history...

For better or for worse, President Barack Obama has become Time's Person of the Year. This is the second time that the President has held this honor, the first being 2008 when he was President-Elect.  This time around comes as he has been reelected President and is dealing with the fallout from Benghazi, but also trying to find a fiscal cliff solution with Speaker Boehner...

It must be close to Christmastime.  President Obama is putting together a package of relief for those that were touched by Hurricane Sandy. Based on that, it makes one wonder why fisheries in Alaska or the roof at the Smithsonian were included in the bill...

The moment Alaska governor Sarah Palin first came to the world stage as John McCain's running mate in the 2008 presidential elections, we knew that her larger-than-life personality would become the stuff of parody and portrayal from years to come. Once we finished laughing at Tina Fey's dead-on impression, the tone turned serious as HBO's 'Game Change' garnered multiple Emmys with Julianne Moore i

Before the election, we were told that the economy was improving.  We were told that the unemployment rate was on the way down.  We were also told that GM was a brand on the rise, all thanks to Barack Obama. Now, we find out that unemployment, according to Gallup, is actually back up...

We have now seen an offer from the President to Republicans for what he seems to think is a good compromise.  All in all, it does not look good at all for the whole process. What we have is an offer that says to Republicans in effect, "Here's a compromise that looks exactly like what I want to do...

You can love the president or hate him, but you've got to admit this is one cute First Dog. Here's Bo Obama being a very good dog and not knocking over any of the one zillion Christmas trees in the White House as he "inspects" the decorations before it opens to the public and 90,000 people stroll through...

Obama will continue to blame George Bush for fiscal problems.

Deity or communist? I've made up my mind.

After a neck and neck online competition, President Obama today granted pardon to two turkeys, Cobbler and Gobbler. Cobbler, who likes eating cranberries and listening to Carly Simon, narrowly beat out Gobbler, the corn-eating turkey who loves bluegrass...