Ben Rhodes

Obama-Modi meeting to focus on climate change, say US officials

Climate change will be a key focus of President Barack Obama's summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Russian hackers reach sensitive data of White House computer systems: Report

Russian hackers penetrated sensitive parts of the White House computer system after intruding at the U.S. State Department in recent months, CNN reported, citing U.S. officials briefed on the matter.

As US loses patience with Assad, Obama tells G8 he must go

President Barack Obama told G8 leaders meeting at Camp David that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must leave power, and pointed to Yemen as a model of how political transition could work there, the White House said on Saturday.

Memogate: US finally responds, with caution

Breaking its silence on "memogate", the White House said the matter was Pakistan's internal issue.