The Obama campaign released the official soundtrack that will play at President Obama's 2012 election rallies, revealing an eclectic lineup that includes tracks from rock, indie and country acts.

The campaign posted the playlist the president campaign Facebook page and also Spotify, a streaming music service. You can listen to the 24 songs here.

The list includes a song performed by Jennifer Hudson for the movie Dreamgirls, "Love you I do." Hudson, like the president, is a Chicago native and has performed at Obama campaign events.

Also notable on the list is Al Green's "Let's Stay Together," which the president sang at the Apollo Theater last month at a campaign fundraiser. First lady Michelle Obama says her husband likes to serenade her and recently told Jay Leno, "He does have a beautiful voice, and he sings to me all the time." (read more)

President Obama's position on gay marriage is still evolving according to White House Press Secretary Jay Carney who was peppered with questions from reporters asking about the issue after a federal appeals court shot down a California ban on same-sex marriage Tuesday.

"[T]his is ... a process that involves his faith and the way he views these issues," Carney told reporters. "And -- and as he said, and I won't go beyond that, ... his views are evolving."

The White House got new questions on gay marriage within minutes of a federal ruling from the ninth judicial circuit that strikes down California's Proposition 8. In 2008 voters passed the measure that bans gay marriage in the Golden State and the case has been tied up in the courts since.

Then presidential candidate Barack Obama said the ballot initiative was unnecessary, a move that appealed to gay and lesbian Democrats. But he has also suggested states, and not the federal government, should make decisions on who can marry.

New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Vermont, Iowa and the District of Columbia all allow gay marriage while other states, like California, have said no. (read more)

President Obama and the first lady will host Iraq War veterans for a White House dinner at the end of February to mark the end of the Iraq War.

"This dinner, an expression of the nation's gratitude for the achievements and enormous sacrifices of the brave Americans who served in the Iraq war and of the families who supported them, will include men and women in uniform from all ranks, services, states and backgrounds, representative of the many thousands of Americans who served in Iraq," White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said at Monday's briefing.

The final combat troops left Iraq last December, nearly nine years after the invasion that toppled the regime of Saddam Hussein. Visiting troops in North Carolina just days before the last troops left Iraq, the president praised their service during the conflict.

"[Y]ou -- the incredible men and women of Fort Bragg -- have been there every step of the way, serving with honor, sacrificing greatly, from the first waves of the invasion to some of the last troops to come home," he said. "So, as your Commander-in-Chief, and on behalf of a grateful nation, I'm proud to finally say these two words, and I know your families agree: Welcome home!" (read more)

A Chrysler Super Bowl commercial so resembled a political ad that on Monday afternoon White House Press Secretary Jay Carney found himself denying administration involvement in its production more than six months after the government's relationship with the company ended.

"Did the White House or the campaign have any role in the creation of that ad or advising that ad or consulting on the ad?" Carney was asked by a reporter at the daily press briefing.

"[T]he answer to your question is no," Carney responded.

Soon after President Obama took office, he championed a government takeover of General Motors and Chrysler in an effort to keep the Detroit auto makers from going out of business. The federal government sold its last shares of Chrysler last June to Italian car maker Fiat, ultimately absorbing a $1.3 billion loss.

But the company stayed afloat and Carney touted that fact as questions about the inspiring ad made their way to the briefing room. (read more)

President Obama and the first lady are planning a low-key Super Bowl watching weekend, breaking from previous years when they invited celebrities, politicians and wounded warriors to bashes at the White House for the big game.

Sunday the president is slated to interview with NBC News' Matt Lauer, whose network is airing the game. FOX television aired the game last year, and also sat down with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly.

First lady Michelle Obama earlier this week on The Rachael Ray Show said the first family would have a "quiet" Super Bowl Sunday and saying nachos are a good choice for the game-watching. "[T]he president loves avocado -- that's his favorite snack food, a chip dipped in some guac," she said.

When asked who he would support in Sunday's game between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots, the president said he is staying neutral. "I can't call it," Obama told ABC's Diane Sawyer last week.

"When the Bears are not involved, I can't make predictions because I will get into trouble. But both are great teams. Brady obviously one of the best quarterbacks we've ever seen. Eli Manning playing as well as he's ever played, and it's going to be a fun Super Bowl," said Obama, an avid Chicago Bears fan. (read more)

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney says he won't "comb over" a question if President Obama sought out Donald Trump's endorsement. This of course comes as 2012 Republican presidential universe is focusing in Mitt Romney getting the backing of business tycoon and reality host Donald Trump.

The "comb-over" comment is of course a reference to Trump's famous (or infamous?) golden locks. The brunt of many late-night jokes, many years speculation if it's real (Trump says it is), and wondering just how it stays in place in strong wind.

Trump's endorsement in the GOP has driven the political news cycle over the last 24-hours, and there was first speculation and reporting that he'd pick former House Speaker Newt Gingrich over Romney. Trump has met with several of the candidates in New York City, and even non-candidate Sarah Palin.

The tycoon, who also flirted with a presidential run himself, is also in the midst of launching the next season of "Celebrity Apprentice" which starts on NBC in a couple weeks. (read more)

The White House has followed through on President Obama's pledge to help out an Ohio woman's unemployed husband, who is trained as an semi-conductor engineer in Texas.

Jennifer and Darren Wedel said they received a call from a deputy chief of staff on Tuesday and the White House has looked over his résumé and passed it along to potential employers in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, the couple said on Fox News' "Happening Now" Wednesday morning.

Darren added that they are very "grateful" for that.

The president had promised as part of Google+ town hall on Monday that he would help them out by reviewing Darren's résumé after sounding surprised he was having trouble finding a job, saying that he's hearing many in the engineering field are in high-demand.

Jennifer and the president were part of a virtual "hangout" where a handful of individuals peppered the president with questions for about 50 minutes and responding to other YouTube videos.

The two had several back and forth moments about the résumé and difficulty finding work in the field and how her husband was out of work for three years.

"I meant what I said: if you send me your husband's résumé, I'd be interested in finding out exactly what's happening right there," Obama said Monday. 

Since Monday, she says that she has received tons of e-mails from other Americans in the same situation her husband is in. (read more)

President Obama's re-election campaign raised $68 million in the last three months of 2011. Officials from "Obama for America" tell Fox News that 538,000 donors gave to the campaign in the fourth quarter of 2011 and that among those 200,000 were first time donors.

While former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich are undoubtedly spending Tuesday concentrating on the critical Florida GOP Presidential Primary Election, you can be sure the president's fundraising haul caught the attention of both men and their advisors.

Romney leads the GOP pack when it comes to raking in donor cash, announcing in early January that his campaign had raised $24 million in the fourth quarter of 2011. Gingrich campaign officials announced Tuesday, via Twitter, that they had raised "about 10 million" over the same time period.

This means President Obama's fourth quarter haul doubles the combined fundraising of the two GOP frontrunners over the last three months of 2011.

Fox News Chief White House Correspondent Ed Henry contributed to this report. 

Vice President Joe Biden gave a rare inside look Friday at the internal deliberations that led to President Obama's decision last year to dispatch a Navy SEAL team to kill Osama bin Laden.
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After giving his third State of the Union address Monday, President Obama taking his message on the road, doing a five-state, three-day swing where he will talk about fairness and his vision for America.

He also happens to be visiting politically important battleground states.

Each day will coincide with a "pillar" from the address, administration officials said. He'll focus in on manufacturing, energy and skills & innovation.

The White House has dismissed any notion that these stops are politically motivated. Republicans accused the State of the Union as being a campaign speech, criticizing that it was developed in part by campaign staff, not just White House aides.

Obama starts Tuesday morning in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and then heads to Phoenix, Arizona for the manufacturing focused day.

Wednesday he'll be in Las Vegas, Nevada and Denver, Colorado to discuss alternative energy sources. He then rounds out the trip in Ann Arbor, Michigan on Friday for remarks about college affordability and education.

All of these tenets have been ideas he's presented over his three years in office, but in Monday's State of the Union, he tried to freshen his pitch. (read more)