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Who Wants To Work In The West Wing?

Wouldn’t working in the West Wing be a dream job? Here’s how you get there…. Continue reading » Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook. Tags: Barack Obama, Bloomberg, Bloomberg Law, Capitol Hill, Career Alternatives,...Show More Summary

Spurs Hold Off Grizzlies In OT 93-89, Take 2-0 Lead In West Finals

Thank the high heavens for the Buffalo Wild Wings Button. For about six and a half quarters, the 2013 Western Conference finals was as exciting as the CSPAN channel. San [...]

The Appearance Of Impropriety

Spotted: @joshtpm @capehartj @ezraklein & other lefty columnists headed into the West Wing as a group. POTUS coffee? Carney meeting? Anyone? — Ari Shapiro (@arishapiro) May 21, 2013 The number one thing that I’m wondering is whetherShow More Summary

Spotted: Ezra Klein, Other JournoList Juiceboxers Seen Heading Over to the White House for a Private Briefing

Spotted: @joshtpm @capehartj @ezraklein & other lefty columnists headed into the West Wing as a group. POTUS coffee? Carney meeting? Anyone?— Ari Shapiro (@arishapiro) May 21, 2013 Question: What spin will he offer them -- in order that they may...

Gay marriage and David Cameron: what he could learn from Conan the Barbarian

There’s a scene from the first season of the West Wing when Josh Lyman tells President Bartlet: “We talk about enemies more than we used to.” It’s either touching or cloying, depending on your perspective, but either way, it touches on an essential truth of politics: to govern is to make enemies. For better or [...]

How the IRS Scandal Could Backfire

(Steven Hayward) CBS News reported yesterday that senior officials in the Treasury Department knew of the IRS targeting of conservative groups during the 2012 campaign.  While this doesn’t yet place the matter inside the West Wing, it...Show More Summary

West Wing Weak: Reason TV's 90-Second Guide to Obama's Worst Seven Days

[Editor's Note: As of right now, Reason's video has about four times as many views as the official White House version hat we're satirizing. Please favorite, like, share, and subscribe o our YouTube channel. Who knows? If we drive the...Show More Summary

Capping week of scandal management, Obama says focus remains on jobs

It hasn’t been a fun week in the West Wing, but President Barack Obama insisted Friday that his focus remains on job creation despite Washington’s tendency to get “distracted” by political battles. “I know it can seem frustrating sometim …

West Wing Weak: Reason TV's 90-Second Guide to Obama's Worst Seven Days

  Obama battles AP, Benghazi, IRS scandals and...killer robots? Reason TV's guide to the president's toughest seven days yet! "West Wing Weak" (based on an actual White House video series) is the latest video from Reason TV. Watch by clicking above or click below to read the full story with links, downloadable versions, and other resources. View this article.

West Wing Weak: Your Guide to Obama's Scandal-Filled Week

The Obama White House has released the latest installment of its ongoing and self-congratulatory video series, West Wing Week. But despite touting itself as "your guide to all things 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.," the new episode seems to be missing some of the key stories that have hit the headlines over he past few days. Show More Summary

Two Questions about the West Wing: “We Killed Yamamoto” and “Posse Comitatus”

We are wrapping up season three of The West Wing this week, with some light-hearted story lines lighten things up as President Bartlet orchestrates an assassination and what the editors have dubbed, “the worst death in TV history.” In “We Killed Yamamoto,” we find the White House contemplating what to do about a known terrorist, Abdul Shareff. Show More Summary

FishbowlDC Interview With Paul Brandus

Say hello to Paul Brandus who writes West Wing Reports and a column for The Week. He’s an independent White House Correspondent who writes a blog and has a Twitter account in which he doesn’t use his name. How come he goes nameless? “Here’s a question for you,” begins his standard refrain about it. Show More Summary

In defense of a 'firewall'

When it comes to the mess surrounding the Justice Department's subpoenas of Associated Press phone records, the White House has a relatively straightforward response: neither President Obama nor anyone in the West Wing had anything to do with this. The Justice Department oversees …

BOMBSHELL… ABC Reporter: West Wing Of White House Authorized IRS-Gate Targeting (Video)

ABC News’ Trey Hardin: West Wing Of White House Authorized IRS-Gate Targeting Gee, it wasn’t a local IRS office scandal after all. ABC’s Trey Hardin suggested “with a very strong sense of certainty” that the West Wing of the White … Continue reading ?

A History Of The Oval Office

image credit The Oval Office, located in the West Wing of the White House, is the official office of the President of the United States. Over the decades, Americans developed a sentimental attachment to the Oval Office through memorable images. In 1909, President William Howard Taft had the West Wing expanded and extensively remodeled. Show More Summary

The West Wing Echo on Last Night’s Mad Men

Last night's Mad Men was all about repeating the same mistakes over and over, about the patterns our lives cycle through whether we want them to or not. Is there anything new in this life? Or are we always going to be pitching Mohawk Airlines, hating our wives, resenting our ... More »

Televisualist: Farewell, Dwight K. Schrute

Each week, Torontoist examines the upcoming TV listings and makes note of programs that are entertaining, informative, and of quality. Or, alternately, none of those. The result: Televisualist. Monday Fans of The West Wing who do not already own the entire series on DVD and are STILL waiting for the Blu-Ray edition (HURRY UP ALREADY, [...]

West Wing Of White House Evacuated

White House West Wing Evacuated Briefly Due To Smoke

The West Wing of the White House was evacuated on Saturday after smoke started to come from a mechanical closet, the Secret Service has said. The evacuation took place at close to 7 am, as firefighters surveyed the scene and workers were ordered out of the building. The evacuation also affected the media area of [...]Show More Summary

Smoke Forces Evacuation of White House West Wing

(WASHINGTON) — Reporters and photographers were evacuated briefly from the West Wing of the White House early Saturday because of smoke from an overheated transformer in a mechanical room. President Barack Obama and his family were not affected by the incident, according to the White House. Show More Summary