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No Decisions Announced At New York Federal Reserve Meeting As Debt Ceiling...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – Executives from the country’s biggest banks met with U.S. Treasury officials Friday to discuss how debt auctions will be handled if Congress fails to raise the borrowing...
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President Obama Pledges Federal Aid Assistance During Visit To Flooded NJ Areas
PATERSON, NJ (CBSNewYork) – President Barack Obama says he will do whatever it takes to help those communities that were flooded, battered and bruised by Irene. The president visited New Jersey Sunday...
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Palestinians, Israelis Just A Week Away From UN Confrontation
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — In just a week, a dramatic Middle East showdown will take place in New York City. On Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared he’ll travel here, to fight a...
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Nationwide Emergency Alert System Test Is Wednesday Afternoon
NEW YORK (AP / WCBS 880) - The White House is preparing for the first nationwide test of the country’s emergency alert system on Wednesday. WCBS 880′s Marla Diamond: This Is Only A Test Download:...
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Catholic Leaders Blast White House’s Take On Contraception Debate...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The White House was on the run Tuesday as the controversy over requiring Catholic institutions to provide birth control to their employees erupted on the campaign trail....
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White House, President Obama Engrossed In ‘Linsanity’
NEW YORK (WFAN/AP) — You know you’re having a good week when President Barack Obama is abuzz about your sudden rise to fame. White House spokesman Jay Carney said Wednesday that Obama is tracking the...
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Obama Takes Fiscal Plan To The Public In Effort To Pressure GOP
WASHINGTON (CBSNewYork/AP) – President Barack Obama is taking his case for avoiding a potentially unsettling “fiscal cliff” to the public on Friday, employing campaign-style tactics in hopes of...
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Obama On State Of The Union: Economic Revival Is ‘Unfinished Task’
WASHINGTON (CBSNewYork/AP) - President Barack Obama said the national union is strong in the State of the Union Address Tuesday night, but he still has a raft of sticky-wicket problems to deal with at...
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White House Criticizes North Korea For Focusing Time, Energy On Dennis Rodman
WASHINGTON (CBSNewYork/AP) — The White House says North Korea’s government should be focused on the well-being of its citizens, not on “celebrity sporting events” to entertain the country’s elite....
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Jason Collins Becomes 1st Active Male Athlete In 4 Major American Pro Sports...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — NBA veteran Jason Collins became the first active male player in the four major American professional sports to come out as gay. The 34-year-old center, who has played for...
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White House, Former President Bill Clinton Commend Jason Collins
WASHINGTON (CBSNewYork/AP) — The White House is commending NBA veteran Jason Collins for becoming the first active male player in the four major American professional sports to come out as gay. White...
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Fact Check Friday: Scandals Hit The White House
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - It’s that time again, time to use a lie detector on the people running the country. We call it Fact Check Friday, and we have help from factcheck.org, a nonpartisan non-profit...
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President Obama: Jersey Shore ‘Stronger Than The Storm’
ASBURY PARK, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) – President Barack Obama and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie were together again Tuesday for a common cause — celebrating the comeback of the Jersey Shore after...
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Agreement Reached To Avoid Default And Open Government
UPDATE: Congress passes bill to reopen government, avert default WASHINGTON (CBSNewYork/AP) – Senate leaders announced a last-minute agreement Wednesday to avert a threatened Treasury default and...
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Obama Changes Tune On Health Care Coverage Mantra
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The Affordable Care Act website has been plagued with issues since going live more than a month ago and new bugs continue to be uncovered. In addition to website woes,...
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Clinton: Let People Keep Health Care Coverage As Promised
WASHINGTON (CBSNewYork) — There is new pressure on the White House over a key aspect of the Affordable Care Act. Former President Bill Clinton gave an interview, where he added to the criticism of the...
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‘Obamacare’ Enrollment Numbers Far Below White House Projections
WASHINGTON (CBSNewYork/AP) – Putting a statistic on disappointment, the Obama administration revealed Wednesday that fewer than 27,000 people signed up for private health insurance last month under...
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Obama Administration Highlights Health Care Website Fixes
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Following a roll out plagued with glitches and frustration, the Obama Administration is reporting dramatic improvements in its health care website. The Health and Human...
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Obama: ‘America Does Not Stand Still – And Neither Will I’
WASHINGTON (CBSNewYork/AP) – Seeking to energize his sluggish second term, President Barack Obama vowed Tuesday night in his State of the Union address to sidestep Congress “whenever and wherever”...
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CBS News: Communications Systems On Malaysian Jet Shut Down Separately
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/CBS News/AP) – Two communications systems on board the missing Malaysian Airlines plane were shut down separately, CBS News confirmed Thursday, a development that suggests the...
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U.S. Deploying Personnel, Assets To Nigeria As Terror Group Claims...
WASHINGTON (CBSNewYork/AP) – The United States is sending technical experts to aid the Nigerian government’s search for nearly 300 teenage girls who were kidnapped from their school in mid-April, the...
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Pressure Grows For Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki To Resign
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The pressure is growing for Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki to resign following a scathing report alleging VA officials falsified key records. As CBS 2′s Tony Aiello...
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White House Press Secretary Jay Carney Resigns
WASHINGTON (CBSNewYork/AP) – White House press secretary Jay Carney is leaving his post and his No. 2 is taking over. President Barack Obama announced Carney’s departure in a surprise appearance in the...
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Opinion: Why Did The White House Take So Long To Admit Libya Attack Was...
After the deadly attack on the United States Embassy in Libya, it was apparent to many that the attack was premeditated and designed to kill Americans – not to protest an amateur-made movie that...
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