The Obama administration has chosen to mark the end of the Iraq War with a state-dinner-like event at the White House later this month with combat veterans and their spouses or guests.

Recent facts have not been kind to the political right. A better-than-expected jobs report; a renewed focus on inequality, driven both by CBO research and by the gift of Mitt Romney’s candidacy. What to do?

According to a recent poll by pollposition.com, 53% of all Americans believe that President Obama will be re-elected in November's election.

The first lady attended a fundraiser in Sarasota Thursday afternoon to promote Democratic-led legislation like the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act which calls for women to receive the same pay as men in equivalent jobs.

President Barack Obama holds conference call on Hurricane Irene with FEMA Director Craig Fugate, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Chief of Staff Bill Daley, and John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security, in Chilmark, Mass

A new Associated Press-GfK poll finds ... more Americans still blame former President George W. Bush rather than Obama for the economic distress. Some 31% put the bulk of the blame on Obama, while 51% point to his Republican predecessor.