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Face time: White House basketballs feature Obama's image
The White House used basketballs emblazoned with President Obama's image Monday at a basketball clinic as part of the festivities for the annual White House Easter Egg roll.
Bunny funny: RNC teases Obama with Easter photo
The Republican National Committee's communications department poked a little Easter fun at President Obama Saturday.
Obama: Don't come over until women have 'settled down'
President Obama's conference on women got off to an awkward start Friday when Mr. Obama seemed to play on some throwback stereotypes about women lacking professional decorum in his opening remarks.
Gay couple to pitch Obama at Easter Egg Roll
A gay couple will use the traditional White House Easter Egg roll Monday to lobby President Obama to sign an executive order banning workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation.
Coors beer heir makes waves with catchy campaign ad
It's still early, but so far Joe Coors is leading the contest for most memorable radio ad of the 2012 campaign season.
McConnell tells Obama to 'back off' over court
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell blasted President Obama on Thursday, telling him to "back off" from comments earlier this week where he appeared to question the constitutional powers of the Supreme Court and the possibility that it could overturn his health care law.
Black caucus members offer resolution to honor Trayvon Martin
Democratic members of the Congressional Black Caucus have introduced legislation to honor Trayvon Martin, an unarmed Florida teenage who was fatally shot in February by a neighborhood watch volunteer, and to urge for the repeal of a controversial Florida gun law blamed in his death.
House Dems hold hearing on gas prices
With gasoline prices soaring, House Democrats briefly returned to the Capitol Wednesday from their two-week spring break to examine accusations that Wall Street speculators are artificially driving up the price at the pump.
Obama eyes another Hollywood fundraiser
The Hollywood Reporter has details on the White House's plans to tap into more financial support from the entertainment industry, starting with a May 10 party at Jeffrey Katzenberg's house.
Oddsmakers put Rubio atop VP field
With Mitt Romney appearing to have a lock on the GOP's presidential nomination, the betting — literally — has begun on whom he might choose tap as his running mate, and the early money is on Florida freshman Sen. Marco Rubio.
Pelosi predicts 6-3 victory for health law
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday predicted the Supreme Court will uphold the health care law on a 6-3 vote, saying she and her colleagues "wrote the bill in an ironclad way."
NBC apologizes for Zimmerman 911 call edit
NBC News admitted Tuesday it made an error in editing the audiotape of the 911 call George Zimmerman made moments before the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer shot and killed teenager Trayvon Martin in February.
Santorum holds small lead in Pennsylvania
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum leads rival Mitt Romney 41 percent to 35 percent among likely voters in his home state's Republican presidential primary, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Tuesday.
NBC News starts probe of edited Zimmerman 911 call
Amid withering criticism from media watchdog groups, NBC News on Monday said it will conduct an internal probe into how and why an audio tape of George Zimmerman's 911 tape was altered to make the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer sound racist.
Obama: Size of majority means health care is constitutional
In his press conference on Monday, President Obama said he was confident the Supreme Court will uphold his health care law because it was passed by "a strong majority" in Congress.
