The White House is getting ready for a new First Family. In a matter of weeks, President-elect Barack Obama, his wife and two daughters will get a new home, and begin a new life in the executive mansion.

The 2008 White House Correspondents' Association dinner took place on April 26th at the Washington Hilton Hotel. White House Correspondents Association President and ABC News White House Correspondent Ann Compton announced that Craig Ferguson was the featured entertainer.

The White House has accused The New York Times newspaper of regularly trying to "drop a bombshell" against Republican presidential nominees.

Pope Benedict XVI plans to visit the White House during his first visit to the United States as pontiff. The approximate date of his visit - April 16.

February 18 is Presidents Day in the United States. It's a day Americans have set aside to honor past presidents and to examine their legacy and significance. One of the most intriguing aspects of this group of men is the degree to which religion has played a role in their leadership. VOA's Adam Phillips has more.

Gordon Johndroe, a White House spokesman, said President Bush "reiterated his opposition to the Armenian Genocide resolution, the passage of which would be harmful to U.S. relations with Turkey."

The Democratic chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont, has threatened to hold members of the Bush administration in contempt for withholding documents subpoenaed by his panel. The administration did not meet a Monday deadline for handing over information about the legal justification for its wiretapping program, as VOA's Deborah Tate reports from Capitol Hill.

CREW SUES WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION OVER REFUSAL TO RESPOND TO FOIA ON FIVE MILLION MISSING EMAILS.

Dan Bartlett today submitted his resignation as The White House counselor to President Bush. Bartlett said he was resigning for family reasons "to get a less demanding job so he can concentrate on helping raise three children all under the age of 4."

Menu for the Dinner in Honor of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

US President George W. Bush and thousands of dignitaries welcomed Britain's Queen Elizabeth II to the White House Monday with an honor guard and 21-gun salute ahead of a lavish state dinner.

The Democratic head of the US House of Rep. edu committee said on Tuesday investigators probing the Bush admn's management of federal student loan programs had found "serious oversight failures by senior officials."