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North Carolina and Gov. Pat McCrory, a Republican, are the latest to come under direct fire from a White House that admittedly is waging a full-blown PR offensive on Medicaid expansion in response to Obamacare's rocky rollout. (Associated Press)

White House PR blitz hits states that rejected Medicaid expansion

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican. (Associated Press)

Ted Cruz sees legal landmines ahead for Obamacare

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who signed a "Merry Christmas bill" into law, and his wife, Anita, feted a king-sized Santa at the governor's mansion Sunday. (GOv. rick perry)

Inside the Beltway: Pricey health care doesn’t guarantee a long life

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama talks with MSNBC's Chris Matthews during a break in the taping of an interview for the "Hardball with Chris Matthews" show, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013, at American University in Washington. The show will are later Thursday. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

CURL: Obama tells a whopper on IRS scandal

By Joseph Curl

FILE - This Nov. 4, 2010 file photo shows Phil Schiliro, then-assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, listening as President Barack Obama makes a statement to reporters after meeting with his staff and Cabinet members in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington. Schiliro, a former top aide to President Barack Obama is returning to the White House to coordinate policy aspects of the Affordable Care Act health care law. Schiliro was Obama&#8217;s top liaison to Capitol Hill when he helped usher the law through Congress in early 2010. He left the White House about two years ago and moved to New Mexico, where he opened a business consulting nonprofits. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Phil Schiliro to the rescue? Top White House aide returns to get Obamacare on track

Associated Press

** FILE ** This Nov. 17, 2001 file photo shows Nelson Mandela and his wife Graca Machel sharing a private moment during a ceremony to rename a school Nelson Mandela Park Public School in Toronto. The former South African president, who spent much of 2013 in and out of the hospital, died Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013 at age 95. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)

Obama: Nelson Mandela now ‘belongs to the ages’

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2011 file photo, Onyango Obama, uncle of President Barack Obama, leaves Framingham, Mass., District Court, after a hearing on an August drunk driving charge. Obama, the 69-year-old half brother of the president's late father, faces a deportation hearing Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013, in Boston. He has lived in the United States since the 1960s. He was ordered to leave the country in 1992, but remained. (AP Photo/MetroWest Daily News, Ken McGagh, File) MANDATORY CREDIT

President Obama acknowledges living with illegal immigrant uncle: report

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks about the new health care law during a White House Youth Summit, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

CURL: ‘Mission Accomplished’ for Obamacare

By Joseph Curl

First lady Michelle Obama reacts as Ashtyn Gardner, 2, from Mobile, Ala., loses her balance when she was greeting Sunny, one of the presidential dogs, as children of military families participate in a holiday arts and crafts event in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

First Dog Sunny knocks down Ashtyn Gardner; Michelle Obama yanks leash

By The Washington Times

President Obama speaks about the economy and growing economic inequality on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013, at the Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Obama calls on bartenders to help sell health care reform

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Secret Service arrests suspicious man near White House: report

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Illustration: Food stamp stimulus by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

EDITORIAL: Free-lunch economics

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks about the new health care law, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. The president said his signature health care law "is working and will work into the future." Obama said the benefits of the law have "gotten lost" in recent months as attention focused on the widespread problems that crippled the website where people can sign up for health insurance. On stage with the president are Americans the White House says have gained as a result of the Affordable Care Act. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Obama: ‘We’re not going back’ on Obamacare

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this Oct. 30, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks at Boston's historic Faneuil Hall about the federal health care law. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, File)

Obama to take second swing at health care reform pitch

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

TAUBE: Why would we want to snub the pope?

By Michael Taube

**FILE** U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Thomas J. Donohue (Associated Press)

Chamber chief laments ‘avalanche’ of Obama regulations

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

The White House Youth Summit is scheduled for Wednesday, maybe just in time. A new Gallup poll reveals that Americans who have not yet turned 30 know the least about Obamacare. (THE WHITE HOUSE)

Inside the Beltway: Stringent advice from a reporter to Obama on Term 2

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

White House press secretary Jay Carney answers a question during the daily press briefing, Monday, Dec. 2, 2013, in the White House briefing room in Washington. Carney answered questions on the ongoing rollout of the Healthcare.gov website. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Obama administration: Private sector runs better websites

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

**FILE** Demonstrators protest outside of the U.S. Capitol in Washington during a rally to demand that the U.S. Congress investigate the National Security Agency's mass surveillance programs Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Privacy board springs to life after NSA revelations

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times