White House tours stop running, families disappointed

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Elouise Wafer's kids thought they had arranged the perfect gift for their mother's 70th birthday.A former history teacher, Wafer had always wanted to stroll through the White House, a building she had taught about in school for decades.Sylvia Atkins, her daughter, arranged for a tour through a member of Congress, then she and Wafer made the journey together from Dallas.

White House providing Benghazi e-mails to Senate panel

(CNN) -- Senate Intelligence Committee members will have access Tuesday to the e-mails associated with the development of the intelligence community's talking points on the attack at the U.S. mission in Benghazi, a committee aide said.The Obama administration will provide the e-mails for members and some committee staff to read, take notes and ask questions in the committee's classified hearing room, the aide said.

White House gun announcement to come Wednesday

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Barack Obama will announce "concrete" proposals to prevent gun violence at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, Press Secretary Jay Carney said Tuesday.

NRA will participate in White House gun violence meetings

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A representative of the National Rifle Association will participate in a meeting this week with Vice President Joe Biden's gun violence task force, a spokesman for the gun lobbyist said on Tuesday.

Pentagon told to plan for cuts ahead of fiscal cliff

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The White House has ordered the military to start planning for the possibility of cutting $500 billion from its budget over the next 10 years as part of the fiscal cliff, Pentagon officials said on Wednesday, December 5th.

Pres. Obama, Gov. Romney meet for White House lunch

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Mitt Romney's lunch at the White House Thursday was not how the former GOP nominee would have imagined it a month ago, but it did provide a postscript to this year's punishing presidential battle.

Man arrested after charging at Romney's SUV

Washington (CNN) -- The Secret Service said an unidentified man was arrested Thursday at the White House after running at the vehicle carrying former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney to a lunch there.

First lady Michelle Obama speaks at Bradley Tech H.S.

MILWAUKEE -- First lady Michelle Obama spoke to hundreds of people gathered at Milwaukee's Bradley Tech High School Thursday, August 23rd in an effort to bolster President Barack Obama's campaign for a second term in office.