Will happen next year, Obama says.

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Leaders Solidify Afghan Takeover

The federal lawsuits filed Monday by Catholic institutions against the contraception mandate under the health care law are not surprising, but they are unfortunate. The Bishops’ Conference and many — though not all — Catholic organizations are acting as if the Obama Administration had never backed down from its original, broad mandate and had never offered to negotiate. Read full article > >

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E.J. Dionne Jr.: Did the Catholic organizations have to sue over the health care mandate?

The same goes for Obama’s former pastor.

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Axelrod: Mormon Attacks are Off Limits

President Obama this week is holding two events in Iowa — a state that he won four years ago by 10 percentage points, due in large part to the enthusiasm of newly-registered voters. This time around, can the Obama camp reprise its 2008 success? We take a look at the battle for the Hawkeye State: Read full article > >

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Can Obama win Iowa? (Monday’s Trail Mix)

Before 9 a.m., a group of lobbyists began showing up at the White House security gates with the chief executives of their companies, all of whom serve on President Obama’s jobs council, to be checked in for a roundtable with the president. Read full article > >

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White House visitor logs provide window into lobbying industry

President Obama tells a Nato summit there are “hard days ahead” in Afghanistan as the alliance prepares to withdraw troops at the end of 2014.

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‘Hard days ahead’ in Afghanistan

Denounces Obama campaign tactic.

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Cory Booker: Bain Attacks ‘Nauseating’

Three men were planning to attack the campaign headquarters of President Obama and the house of Mayor Rahm Emanuel, among other targets in Chicago, prosecutors said Saturday.

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3 in Chicago Face Charges of Terrorism in Protests

Concerns about whether debt-laden Greece will be forced to pull out of the eurozone, and what that would mean for a weakened European economy is the first topic on Saturday's agenda at the Group of Eight summit hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama, a senior administration official said.

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Greek crisis dominates G8 summit

CAMP DAVID, Md. — Leaders of the world’s wealthiest nations opened the door Saturday to more government spending in Europe as way to revive the continent’s struggling economy, shifting away from the idea that the surest way to recovery was through strict fiscal austerity. Read full article > >

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At Camp David, world leaders agree on more spending to boost Europe’s economy

The Obama administration is accelerating its planning with Middle Eastern allies for a series of potentially fast-moving crises in Syria in the coming months, including the possible loss of government control over some of the country’s scattered stocks of chemical weapons, U.S. and Middle Eastern security officials say. Read full article > >

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U.S., allies accelerating plans to secure chemical arsenal as Syrian crisis worsens

US President Obama hosts an opening dinner for G8 leaders, discussing North Korea, Syria and Iran, with the eurozone crisis likely to top Saturday’s agenda.

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Barack Obama welcomes G8 leaders

President Obama may have won New Hampshire in 2008, but the people behind Mitt Romney’s campaign believe their candidate’s chances are good this year.

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New Hampshire Vote Looks Close, and the Romney Team Is Hopeful

As Obama prepares for G-8 Summit.

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French President Visits White House

And it might keep Obama off the Arizona ballot.

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The Birther Movement Is Still Alive