The brand-new White House budget proposal for 2006 contains some interesting details. One of them is this: the White House is not requesting, or planning for, any reform of the…

…next couple of months: Stephen Friedman, who left Wall Street to assume one of the top economic posts in the White House, will return to the private sector Dec. 31…

…five-year exercise, we’re never going to solve the problem.” Gregg’s thinking mirrors sentiments within the White House, according to administration officials and White House advisers. “The budget should reflect that…

Josh Marshall has the most thorough coverage of the story about the explosives that were looted in Iraq. Highlights: Okay, now we seem to have the White House’s third rendition…

Umm, Well, About Those Budget Cuts We Said Wouldn’t Happen… A few months ago the White House denied that they were intending budget cuts across the board for domestic programs…

…Google) instead of the GOP’s website, we would know that DHS was originally proposed on Capitol Hill, not by the White House. In fact, Bush actually resisted the creation of…

The CEA’s Forecast Record If you’re a regular visitor to this or Brad DeLong’s site, you probably know all about the White House’s unlikely forecast for job creation that was…

Statement and Refutation In Dana Milbank’s latest Washington Post piece, Mr. Milbank actually presents White House statements about Iraqi WMD, and then follows them up with direct refutations. This is…

…the smallest amount of cooperation by any White House in an investigation of this sort. If the current White House cooperates a bit less than that amount, then Healy’s statement…

…The next closest deficit in US history was $292 billion, under Bush 41. However, it is lower than the White House’s mid-year estimate of $455 billion, and that’s the emphasis…