Dec 11th, 2008 · A proposed bailout of the U.S. auto industry has passed its first test in Congress. The House has approved a bill to give struggling automakers $14 billion in emergency government loans. It was a compromise worked out by Democratic leaders and the Bush White House. A much tougher test awaits in the Senate, where a Republican revolt is under way.
Nov 23rd, 2008 · As President Bush winds down his days in office, he's sure to consider one last round of pardons. But the Bush White House has been responsible for very few acts of clemency these past eight years. Presidential powers scholar Harold Krent talks to host Andrea Seabrook about presidential pardons.
Aug 29th, 2008 · Barack Obama has accepted the Democratic Party's nomination for president. His acceptance speech Thursday night fired hard at his rival, John McCain. Portraying a McCain administration as a continuation of the current Bush White House, Obama said, "On Nov. 4, we must stand up and say: 'Eight is enough.' " Obama also said he welcomes a debate with McCain over who has the best temperament and judgment to be president.
Jun 4th, 2008 · Scott McClellan, former press secretary for President Bush, talks about the response to his new tell-all book, What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception.
Jun 2nd, 2008 · The former White House spokesman rocked the capital last week with a provocative memoir. He joins Terry Gross to talk about What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception.
May 30th, 2008 · Former Clinton administration Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers weighs in on the controversy surrounding Scott McClellan's new memoir, What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception. Since leaving the White House, Myers has also written a book.
May 29th, 2008 · Scott McClellan was with President Bush when he was governor of Texas. He came to Washington as the ultimate Bush loyalist. Now the former press secretary has written a new book, What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception, that's critical of the administration.
May 29th, 2008 · Official reactions to former Press Secretary Scott McClellan's new book have been restrained. What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception accuses the Bush administration of using propaganda to sell the Iraq War.