A Budget Equal to the Task Before Us

The President reflects on lessons from his time spent outside Washington this week, which only reinforced the four core principles in his budget.

Spring Gardening

The First Lady and two dozen local students break ground on the White House Kitchen Garden, see exclusive pictures.

Fiscal Responsibility Summit Report

Today, Office of Management and Budget Director, Peter Orszag, guest blogs on WhiteHouse.gov to announce the release of the Fiscal Responsbility Summit Report.

Bringing the Outside In

The President, speaking with representatives from the National Conference of State Legislatures, brought some lessons home with him from his town halls in California this week, namely the need for investments and the need for accountability in those investments

A New Year, A New Beginning

President Obama gives a New Year's video message to the people and leadership of Iran.

Task Force Meeting 2: A New Perspective on the Middle Class

The second meeting of the Middle Class Task Force, dealing with the Recovery Act and the middle class, concluded this afternoon. The staff report issued as the meeting was set to begin is an insightful document, demonstrating a new perspective on the middle class embodied in the Recovery Act.

Electric

The President speaks at the Edison Electric Vehicle Technical Center in Pomona, California, laying out his vision for green transportation and a green economy, and announcing the availability of billions in Recovery funds for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles.

The Middle Class in Minnesota

*** UPDATED: READ THE STAFF REPORT FOR THE MEETING *** The Middle Class Task Force has their second meeting today in St. Cloud, Minnesota, a town hall to discuss the impact of the Recovery Act on the middle class and hear out people's concerns.

MakingHomeAffordable.gov: Connecting the President’s plan with those who need it

A new website from the Treasury Department helps guide homeowners through the President's Making Home Affordable program. Stephanie Valencia with the Office of Public Liaison walks us through, and gives an update on how the plan and the mortgage crisis have been playing out.

Around the Agencies: Fresh Initiatives, Fresh Blogging

More blogging from the OMB Director and the Transportation Secretary, HUD and Labor get to work, praise for the President's Executive Order on Ethics.