Pete Souza

(Newser) - Not every kid gets a video call from former President Barack Obama when they graduate high school. Jacob Philadelphia isn't just any kid, however. In 2009, Jacob, whose dad then served on the National Security Council, visited the White House as a 5-year-old and met up with Obama in...

(Newser) - "Here’s the general rule: You don’t put stuff on your head if you’re president," President Obama once told the Navy football team when it offered him a helmet. "That’s Politics 101. You never look good wearing something on your head." That general...

(Newser) - White House photographer Pete Souza has released a collection of images from 2012, and they can be viewed on the official Flickr stream here . We picked out a few, including one getting a lot of attention today: President Obama's reaction as he gets briefed on the Sandy Hook shooting....