Gene Sperling

Rob Lowe gives White House reporters a 'West Wing' flashback

2013-05-22 17:31:00

It's been seven years since the end of President Jed Bartlet's second term on the NBC drama, "The West Wing," but the memory of the series is still fresh enough that when Rob Lowe unexpectedly stepped into the real White House briefing room, the assembled...

GOP may seek to tie debt ceiling deal to tax code changes

2013-05-09 18:29:00

WASHINGTON — In a little more than a week, the U.S. will hit its debt limit — and the maneuvering has begun against a backdrop of the mid-2011 drama that led to the nation's first-ever credit downgrade. An improving economy and higher taxes,...

Saturday's TV Highlights: Mitt and Ann Romney on Fox News Sunday

2013-03-01 15:08:00

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of March 3 - 9, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � -------------------- SERIES "The Graham Norton Show" Richard Gere, John...

White House to nominate new budget director

2013-03-03 18:19:00

WASHINGTON – As he prepares for more spending battles with Congress, President Obama plans to nominate Sylvia Mathews Burwell, head of the Walmart Foundation, as his next budget director, the White House said Sunday. A former deputy budget...

Officials optimistic federal government can avert shutdown

2013-03-03 13:21:00

WASHINGTON — Signaling a cease-fire of sorts in Washington's bitter budget wars, Republican leaders in Congress and a senior White House official expressed optimism Sunday that they can reach a deal to avoid adding a painful government shutdown this...

Woodward vs. White House: Carney denies threats

2013-02-28 13:46:00

WASHINGTON – When not fighting with Republicans, the White House has been tangling with one of the capital’s best-known and best-sourced reporters. But the Bob Woodward vs. White House sideshow moved to the center ring on Thursday. And much of...

Apple CEO to sit with Michelle Obama during State of the Union

2013-02-11 14:43:00

Apple CEO Tim Cook will sit with First Lady Michelle Obama during President Obama's State of the Union�address on Tuesday night.� It marks the second year in a row the invitation has been extended to the Apple family. Last year, Laurene Powell Jobs,...

Obama circumvents Congress to make appointments

2012-01-04 18:45:00

Writing the State of the Union: A behind-the-scenes look [Video]

2012-01-24 14:12:00

It was only last week that a full first draft of President Obama's State of the Union speech came together. And it was still being polished Tuesday, just hours before it is delivered from the rostrum in the House chamber. The White House has offered a...

Deficit-reduction numbers from the White House don't add up

2012-02-13 16:37:10

Weekend TV Talk Shows for April 14 - 15

2012-04-13 21:38:21

Obama administration touts refinancing program as economic boost

2011-10-24 16:34:32

President Barack Obama meets with, left to right, Chief of Staff Jack Lew, Gene Sperling, Director of the National Economic Council, and Alan Krueger, Council of Economic Advisers Chair, in the Oval Office, March 8, 2012.

2012-04-09 00:00:00