New Report Gives America A Failing Grade For Obesity, Recommends More Action

Obesity rate rises in 16 states, is above 20% in 49 states; First Lady's Let's Move! campaign has "raised the profile" to combat it, but Baby Boomers are "Time Bombs" and today's kids could fare even worse as they enter adulthood...

President Obama's Twitter Town Hall

#AskObama: President gets 169,395 questions from citizens...and the House Speaker & a New York Times columnist...and bashes corn ethanol...

Transcript & Videos: President Obama's Remarks At Twitter Town Hall

New Executive Director Named For First Lady And Dr. Biden's Joining Forces Campaign

East Wing still searching for Executive Director for Let's Move! campaign...

Wednesday: President Obama Answers Citizen Questions At First Twitter Town Hall

White House "all a-Twitter" for jobs & economy event...#AskObama questions now...and a list of White House Twitter accounts...
UPDATE: Click here for a post about the event.

Video: White House Independence Day Celebration

This new White House video gives a fun look at President Obama and First Lady Obama's 4th of July picnic on the South Lawn honoring about 1,200 members of the military and their families. Train lead singer Pat Monahan and Amos Lee each make an appearance. Click here for videos of the President's remarks and the fireworks display over the National Mall.

President Obama, First Lady Host 2011 Independence Day Celebration At White House

Honoring the Armed Forces & their families with USO concert and All-American picnic featuring burgers, dogs, and Dogfish Head craft beer...includes videos

False Report Of President Obama's Assassination Appears In Fox News Twitter Feed - Updated

Fox News claims hacking, reports incident to Secret Service; says tweets have been removed from Twitter but they were still visible 13 18 hours after first appearing...

Born On The Fourth Of July: Malia Obama Celebrates Her 13th Birthday Today

Father in Chief says he is not expecting "complete mayhem" for teenage years...

Fourth of July: President Obama Hosts Independence Day BBQ & USO Concert

Livestream: Rock band Train and singer/songwriter Amos Lee will perform...

President's "Magic Mountain" Lunch At Ross' Restaurant Featured On "Rachel Maddow Show"

Iowa restaurateurs debrief with Obama Foodorama about the President's visit and their star turn on national TV...video clip included...

Senior Policy Advisor Sam Kass Not Listed In 2011 Annual White House Salary Report

The Administration's point man for Healthy Food Initiatives occupies a unique position in history...

White House Salary Report: First Male Social Secretary Earns Less Than Female Predecessor

White House releases annual Salary Report to Congress...

Rita Wilson Dishes On The Queen's State Banquet In Honor Of President Obama

Excitement and panic over protocol: "If you could tap-dance for survival in Louboutins, I was mentally doing it..."

Presidential Visit Gets Magic Mountain Sandwich Maker A Star Turn On Rachel Maddow Show

Ross' Restaurant owner Cynthia Freidhof will demo the recipes for her jumbo sandwiches...

West Wing Week: "Magic Mountains & Volcanoes"

This week's White House video recap of President Obama's activities opens with his visit on Tuesday to Ross' restaurant in Bettendorf, Iowa, where he was wowed by the supersized "Magic Mountain" and "Volcano" sandwiches sold by owner Cynthia Freidhof.