http://www.mail.com/people/28716-denis-mcdonough.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/28716-denis-mcdonough.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2104644-economy-trouble-obama-approval-steady.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The economy is recovering, the White House is dealing with multiple controversies, and President Barack Obama appears generally unaffected either way. He's getting no significant uptick in approval from gains in housing, jobs and the stock market. Likewise, he has so far seen no downtick from the recent storms over the terror attack in B... Thu, 23 May 2013 16:47:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2104644-economy-trouble-obama-approval-steady.html 2013-05-23T16:47:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2104022-carney-criticism-irs-response-legitimate.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's spokesman says the White House is facing "legitimate criticisms" for its shifting accounts about who knew what about the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative political groups, and when they knew it. Press secretary Jay Carney's acknowledgement Wednesday was an attempt to stem a growing narrative t... Wed, 22 May 2013 22:09:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2104022-carney-criticism-irs-response-legitimate.html 2013-05-22T22:09:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2098672-obama-aides-knew-irs-audit-obama-told.html WASHINGTON (AP) — White House chief of staff Denis McDonough and other senior advisers knew in late April that an impending report was likely to say the IRS had inappropriately targeted conservative groups, President Barack Obama's spokesman disclosed Monday, expanding the circle of top officials who knew of the audit beyond those named earlier. But McDon... Tue, 21 May 2013 03:04:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2098672-obama-aides-knew-irs-audit-obama-told.html 2013-05-21T03:04:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2098694-gop-leaders-impeachment-talk-premature.html CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The Republican National Committee chairman and a leading conservative, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, urged caution Monday for Republican critics calling for President Barack Obama's impeachment, but would not rule out impeachment altogether as new details emerged about the White House's role in the developing scandal at the Internal Revenue Service. ... Tue, 21 May 2013 00:43:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2098694-gop-leaders-impeachment-talk-premature.html 2013-05-21T00:43:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2098612-carney-senior-white-house-staff-knew-irs-probe.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says White House Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler was first informed about an audit of the IRS' inappropriate targeting of conservative groups on April 24 and that she notified senior staff, including Denis McDonough, the chief of staff to President Barack Obama. White House press secretary Jay Carney says Ruemmler "appropriately" decided not to tel... Mon, 20 May 2013 18:52:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2098612-carney-senior-white-house-staff-knew-irs-probe.html 2013-05-20T18:52:16Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2001118-budget-calls-4-percent-spending-increase-va.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's budget proposal will include nearly a 14 percent spending increase for the section of the Department of Veterans Affairs responsible for attacking a growing backlog of disability claims — a problem that officials warned is likely to worsen in coming months. All told, the VA would see a 4 percent increase, to $63.... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:48:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2001118-budget-calls-4-percent-spending-increase-va.html 2013-04-05T22:48:44Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1988550-business-labor-deal-worker-program.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Big business and labor have struck a deal on a new low-skilled worker program, removing the biggest hurdle to completion of sweeping immigration legislation allowing 11 million illegal immigrants eventual U.S. citizenship, labor and Senate officials said Saturday. The agreement was reached in a phone call late Friday night with AFL-CIO P... Sun, 31 Mar 2013 00:42:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1988550-business-labor-deal-worker-program.html 2013-03-31T00:42:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1964820-commander-contingency-plans-under-way-syria.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. military commander in Europe said Tuesday that several NATO countries are working on contingency plans for possible military action to end the two-year civil war in Syria as President Bashar Assad's regime accused U.S.-backed Syrian rebels of using chemical weapons. The Obama administration rejected the Assad claim as a sign... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 03:30:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1964820-commander-contingency-plans-under-way-syria.html 2013-03-20T03:30:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1965342-assault-weapons-ban-dems-senate-bill.html WASHINGTON (AP) — An assault weapons ban won't be in the gun-control legislation that Democrats bring to the Senate floor next month, a decision that means the ban's chances of survival now are all but hopeless. The ban is the most controversial firearms restriction that President Barack Obama and other Democrats have pressed for since an assault-type wea... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:46:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1965342-assault-weapons-ban-dems-senate-bill.html 2013-03-19T21:46:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1956544-lawmakers-want-obama-to-follow-up-outreach-effort.html WASHINGTON (AP) — At a recent gathering of House committee and subcommittee chairmen, Republican lawmakers were asked if they could name the legislative affairs staffer at the White House responsible for staying in contact with their panel. Not a single one could, said Rep. Greg Walden, who heads the House Republicans' campaign arm. "I shared this story w... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:45:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1956544-lawmakers-want-obama-to-follow-up-outreach-effort.html 2013-03-15T14:45:19Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1944614-lawmakers-obama-wooing-break-budget-logjam.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican lawmakers said Sunday they welcome President Barack Obama's courtship and suggested the fresh engagement between the White House and Congress might help yield solutions to the stubborn budget battle that puts Americans' jobs at risk. Yet the lawmakers cautioned that years of hurt feelings were unlikely to heal simply because O... Sun, 10 Mar 2013 18:50:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1944614-lawmakers-obama-wooing-break-budget-logjam.html 2013-03-10T18:50:37Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1918202-americans-yawn-budget-cut-hype.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is pulling out all the stops to warn just what could happen if automatic budget cuts kick in. Americans are reacting with a collective yawn. They know the drill: Obama raises the alarm, Democrats and Republicans accuse each other of holding a deal hostage, there's a lot of yelling on cable news, and then finally, w... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:24:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1918202-americans-yawn-budget-cut-hype.html 2013-02-27T21:24:54Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1915686-spin-meter-dubious-list-budget-horribles.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and his officials are doing their best to drum up public concern over the shock wave of spending cuts that could strike the government in just days. So it's a good time to be alert for sky-is-falling hype. Administration officials are coming forward with a grim compendium of jobs to be lost, services to be denied o... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:48:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1915686-spin-meter-dubious-list-budget-horribles.html 2013-02-26T18:48:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1898760-obama-offering-immigration-plan-backup.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is downplaying its draft immigration proposal as merely a backup plan if lawmakers don't come up with an overhaul of their own. It won't be necessary, Republican and Democratic lawmakers alike are telling the Obama administration. White House chief of staff Denis McDonough said Sunday that President Barack Obama wants to ... Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:40:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1898760-obama-offering-immigration-plan-backup.html 2013-02-18T13:40:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1898776-hagels-gop-foes-signal-vote.html PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Republican opponents are sending signals that Chuck Hagel's bid to become defense secretary will probably come to an up-or-down vote soon in the Senate. That's unless more information damaging to the nominee — and the Obama administration — surfaces in the coming week. Critics maintain the decorated Vietnam combat veteran and f... Mon, 18 Feb 2013 08:57:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1898776-hagels-gop-foes-signal-vote.html 2013-02-18T08:57:57Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1897672-white-house-seeks-balanced-way-to-budget.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is concerned about the effect that looming, drastic across-the-board budget cuts will have on the middle class, his new chief of staff said Sunday. Congressional Republicans predicted the cuts would start as scheduled next month and blamed Obama not only for doing little to stop them but for the idea itself. The cu... Sun, 17 Feb 2013 21:47:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1897672-white-house-seeks-balanced-way-to-budget.html 2013-02-17T21:47:33Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1869114-diversity-obama-job-selections.html WASHINGTON (AP) — As he prepares to announce a new wave of Cabinet and other senior posts, President Barack Obama is aiming to put a more diverse face on his administration — an image that was missing as he filled the first round of vacancies of his second term with a parade of white men. Obama is said to be looking at women, Latinos and openly gay candid... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 07:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1869114-diversity-obama-job-selections.html 2013-02-05T07:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1856680-reset-familiar-faces-obamas-2nd-term-team.html President Barack Obama is much of the way through completing his second-term Cabinet and top White House staff. For many of those chosen so far, it's been a game of musical chairs. Same faces, new places. He nominated Jack Lew — his chief of staff and earlier his budget director — to be Treasury secretary. To fill the chief-of-staff opening, the presiden... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1856680-reset-familiar-faces-obamas-2nd-term-team.html 2013-01-30T15:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1845718-obama-picks-foreign-policy-aide-chief-staff.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama announced Friday that his new chief of staff is longtime trusted aide Denis McDonough, whom the president described as a close friend unafraid to deliver straight talk. McDonough has been a longtime foreign policy adviser to the president and is popular among the White House staff. Obama made the announcement in th... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1845718-obama-picks-foreign-policy-aide-chief-staff.html 2013-01-25T20:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1846182-mcdonough-stranger-to-obama-inner-circle.html WASHINGTON (AP) — In selecting Denis McDonough to be his next and fifth chief of staff, President Barack Obama is tapping a longtime confidant and unflappable ally to be his gatekeeper to the personalities and challenges that will confront him in his second term. Obama announced Friday that McDonough, now one of the president's closest national security a... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1846182-mcdonough-stranger-to-obama-inner-circle.html 2013-01-25T17:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1827600-reset-obama-rounding-second-term-team.html Just days before he again takes the oath of office, President Barack Obama is rounding out his Cabinet and White House staff while bracing for major economic and foreign policy storms. Just when one crisis seems resolved or put off, another one springs up. The latest emergency: the capture by Islamic militants of dozens of foreign hostages, including some... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1827600-reset-obama-rounding-second-term-team.html 2013-01-17T16:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1826302-ap-sources-mcdonough-chief-staff.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is likely to name Denis McDonough, one of his closest national security advisers, as his next chief of staff, according to people familiar with the White House thinking. However, White House officials say a final decision has not been made. In tapping McDonough, Obama would be relying on an inner circle ally for th... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1826302-ap-sources-mcdonough-chief-staff.html 2013-01-17T10:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1808820-obama-to-tap-budget-expert-lew-to-lead-treasury.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will nominate White House chief of staff Jack Lew to be his second-term Secretary of the Treasury, turning to one of Washington's most knowledgeable budget experts to manage prickly fiscal negotiations with Congress and steer the still-shaky national economy. Lew's nomination, expected Thursday, accelerates the ove... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 21:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1808820-obama-to-tap-budget-expert-lew-to-lead-treasury.html 2013-01-09T21:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1807406-1-donations-wanted-obama-inauguration.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Planners of President Barack Obama's second inauguration are soliciting high-dollar contributions up to $1 million to help pay for the celebration in exchange for special access. The changes are part of a continuing erosion of Obama's pledge to keep donors and special interests at arm's length of his presidency. He has abandoned the poli... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 07:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1807406-1-donations-wanted-obama-inauguration.html 2013-01-09T07:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1729448-us-envoy-pledges-continued-support-to-honduras.html President Barack Obama's deputy national security adviser said Wednesday the U.S. wants to see "tangible progress" in protecting human rights in Honduras. After meeting Honduran President Porfirio Lobo in Tegucigalpa on Wednesday, adviser Denis McDonough said "the fight against violent crime and impunity cannot be conducted at the expense of human rights.... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 20:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1729448-us-envoy-pledges-continued-support-to-honduras.html 2012-11-28T20:08:00Z