December 20, 2015 Brunei queen's jewelry tops Obama diplomatic gifts From furniture and food to fine art, members of the Obama administration received thousands of dollars in gifts from foreign leaders, but first lady Michelle Obama appears to have received the most expensive gift last year.
December 20, 2015 Secret Service discloses 40 barrier-jumping incidents There were more than twice as many incidents involving White House complex fence- and barrier-jumping over the last five years than the U.S. Secret Service previously publicly disclosed, although the vast majority of them involved breaches of lower barriers than the main fence.
December 20, 2015 Aide to GOP lawmaker apologizes for Facebook post ripping Obama daughters The communications director for a Republican member of Congress had to apologize Saturday for a Facebook post critical of the first daughters during President Barack Obama's Thanksgiving address earlier this week.
December 20, 2015 Obama has lunch with Native American youth Hours before addressing the nation on immigration, President Barack Obama left the White House for lunch.
December 20, 2015 House panel votes for waivers on first lady-backed school meal standards A House committee has endorsed a Republican plan to allow some schools to opt out of healthier meal standards.
December 20, 2015 Youth sports concussions draw Obama's attention President Barack Obama called Thursday for more robust research into youth concussions, saying there remains deep uncertainty over both the scope of the troubling issue and the long-term impacts on young people.
December 20, 2015 USDA delays whole grains requirement for schools The Agriculture Department will allow some schools to delay adding more whole-grain foods to meals this year, responding to criticism from school nutrition officials and Congress that the standards were too difficult to put in place.
December 20, 2015 House GOP bill would roll back school lunch rules championed by first lady House Republicans are taking on school nutritional standards championed by first lady Michelle Obama, proposing to let schools opt out of healthier lunch and breakfast programs if they're losing money.
December 20, 2015 Michelle Obama changes date of Kansas graduation speech amid protests Michelle Obama is rearranging plans for a speech before graduating high school seniors in Kansas in the face of protests that her appearance at a combined graduation ceremony for five schools would limit seating for families and friends.
December 20, 2015 Obamas hosting annual Easter Egg Roll First Lady Michelle Obama is applying a healthy-eating theme to this year's Easter Egg Roll, as she and President Obama lead the annual festivities on the South Lawn of the White House.
