Ed Schultz began something of a feud with Sean Hannity, again, yesterday as the Fox News host had commented that he believed that Osama bin Laden would still be alive and kicking had President Obama “gotten his way.” Naturally, these comments incensed Schultz and led him to a discussion with Hannity over Twitter which resulted in Schultz challenging Hannity to produce any evidence that supported him.

With the Catholic Church up on arms over the proposed mandate to hospitals regarding contraception, Bill O’Reilly spent a second tonight parsing out the problems the Church has with the policy. To discuss the current disagreements between the Obama administration and the Catholic Church, O’Reilly set up a full-clergy panel with Fox News’ Father Jonathan Morris and Executive Director of the Religious Institute Debra Haffner that began in a friendly tone, but ended with Rev. Haffner calling for the Catholic Church to “deal with its own sexuality problems,” which led to O’Reilly calling her “way off base.”

Vice President Joe Biden spoke to a conference of House Democrats in Maryland today, and in discussing the SEAL Team raid that successfully took out Osama bin Laden, he admitted that he advised President Obama not to carry out the mission because “we have to do more things to see if he’s there.” The vice president gave an insider account of the internal discussions in the White House before the order was officially carried out.

Air Force One landed in Phoenix, Arizona today, and was greeted by the governor of that state. The exchange between President Obama and Governor Jan Brewer quickly went from being a friendly greeting to something reporters described as an “intense” exchange, however, and the photo coming out of that encounter proves it: the President and Gov. Brewer seem to disagree on whether her new book was respectful enough to the President.

Boston Bruins goalie and playoff MVP Tim Thomas elected not to join his teammates at the White House Monday. Thomas explained his decision on his Facebook page, clarifying that it wasn’t about “politics or party,” but, rather, had to do with his general dissatisfaction with the manner in which the Federal government is being run:

Thomas explained his decision on his Facebook page, clarifying that it wasn’t about “politics or party,” but, rather, had to do with his general dissatisfaction with the manner in which the Federal government is being run.

During a White House press briefing, White House press secretary Jay Carney said that the Obama Administration stood beside the Transportation Security Administration in the wake of Kentucky Senator Rand Paul being detained at the Nashville International Airport.

After the White House received several petitions on the controversial House bill Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), officials in the executive branch officially responded, highlighting that they support an end to piracy but will staunchly oppose any bill that impairs creativity or threatens freedom of speech. The response was posted on WhiteHouse.gov today and details what the next steps for the White House will be on the matter.

Last night’s O’Reilly Factor began with a question near and dear to the heart of anyone trying to follow the 2012 race for the White House: “is the presidential election a joke?” Bill O’Reilly did not mean it in a colloquial way, however, but in the sense that comedians and pop culture had just as much of an effect on voting than substantive issues. To that end, O’Reilly asked, how would the overwhelmingly liberal swing of the media affect the way people perceive 2012 candidates?

Jodi Cantor‘s new book The Obamas has stirred some controversy over its claims that the First Lady proved somewhat problematic in terms of her image. On The O’Reilly Factor tonight, Bernie Goldberg admitted that the story of Robert Gibbs losing his patience with the First Lady’s extravagant clothing was “doesn’t shock me,” but upon debating further her image as a “Marie Antoinette” type, Bill O’Reilly came to her defense.

Did you know that some people believe that President Obama was part of a super-secret project that involved time-travel and visiting Mars to establish America’s “territorial sovereignty” in the 1980s? Of course you didn’t, you were too busy trying to find his real birth certificate. That’s what one wacky conspiracy theory website “uncovered,” except, unlike most wacky conspiracy theories, this one got the White House to confirm whether it is true. The short answer: um, no.

Many many months ago, when Glenn Beck, one of the highest-rated cable news hosts on television, released his first work of “faction” The Overton Window, our editors promised a “100-part” review of the novel to accompany Beck’s somewhat forgotten “100-year” plan that stole the headlines in summer 2010. They were kidding, of course, but I somehow find myself continuing the tradition upon giving the novel my first read this weekend, and finding that hindsight adds a context to it that surely was not intended, but renders the work that much more significant: the protesters in the novel who Beck described as a fictionalization of the Tea Party Movement resemble what we now know as “Occupy Wall Street” in ideology and problematic behavior far more than they do the 2009 explosion of right-wing activism the Tea Party represents.

A new construction project underway at the White House has some wondering what, exactly, is going on over at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. While the official word is that America’s most famous address is having new water pipes and other such utilities installed or upgraded, Newsmax chief Washington correspondent Ronald Kessler says that just isn’t the case.

The official pardoning of a turkey in celebration of Thanksgiving is perhaps the most absurd ritual in a year’s worth of White House events. That’s sort of why it’s so awesome. Earlier today, President Obama pardoned his third turkey (THAT WE KNOW OF) and had some fun with the goofy tradition by gesticulating towards the big bird in a papal fashion — that is certain to anger someone somewhere — before officially declaring “you are here by pardoned.”

The media’s embrace of the Occupy Wall Street movement has been cause for bitter frustration on the right, where the feeling is that the Occupiers are getting a fairer shake than the Tea Party did. Today, the conservative blogosphere is abuzz about a video of an Occupy San Diego protester asking for a moment of silence for the White House…and the guy who put a bullet into a White House window. It’s a strange moment, for sure, but hardly worth the comparisons some are making.

In the wake of the two-month anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement and the recent upheaval of Zuccotti Park, Michelle Malkin appeared on Fox and Friends to discuss how “apparently, reportedly, allegedly” the White House shooter blended in with the Occupy DC protests. Co-host Steve Doocy mentioned that a Occupy Wall Street protester threatened to “throw a molotov cocktail into Macy’s.” “These encampments, I call them the Camp Alinsky Kids — are becoming basically lice-infected, criminal magnets all across the country,” Malkin jabbed. “You do have to question where you have these people stoking violent rhetoric, where this is coming from.”

Oscar Ramiro Ortega was arrested Wednesday afternoon by Pennsylvania authorities at a hotel near Indiana, Pennsylvania, according to a report from the Secret Service. He is currently in Pennsylvania State Police custody.

NBC Washington reports that the Secret Service discovered a bullet had hit an exterior window of the White House and was stopped by ballistic glass.

NBC Washington tweeted an hour ago that shots were fired near the White House. The president was not on the premises at the time, and witnesses reported seeing a driver jumping out of a vehicle and running from the scene of the crime.

The nation is just waking up today to learn the rather huge political news that Chief of Staff Bill Daley‘s role at the White House is changing, with many outlets reporting that he is moving into a more of a “big picture” or “ambassador” role in the Obama administration. The news of Daley’s evolving role at the White House, however, is just about as unclear and muddied as the administration’s detractors claim the White House policies to be; is he being demoted?

Last week I wrote about the White House “We The People” open government initiative to allow average Americans to bring their concerns directly to the president and the fallout after people learned the White House would be issuing standard responses to all of the petitions. Well, the White House is continuing to respond, and one of the latest shows the White House has no interest in studying whether or not extraterrestrial life exists beyond our planet.

Most people would agree that a more open government is a good thing for our democracy. The ability to bring your issues directly to political leaders is a way to ensure that voices are heard and the concerns of average Americans are being addressed. Last month, the White House launched “We The People,” an online platform where people can create and sign petitions. If 25,000 people sign a petition, the website pledges to have someone in the Obama administration issue a public response.

The White House Press Briefing Room got a little disorderly yesterday as comedian Will Ferrell swung by to say hello to Press Secretary Jay Carney and generally fool around in the White House. CNN caught some of the footage of Ferrell posing for pictures and joking with Carney.

The reported death of Muammar Gaddafi is certain to be the biggest topic of today’s White House briefing, which you can watch via the magic of the INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY, and live streaming video technology brought to you by the White House, and paid for by you, the American taxpayer. If you are a tax cheat, then please do not watch. That would not be fair to those of us who do. (Especially Warren Buffett’s secretary, who I gather needs a new Accountant. She is paying WAY too much.)

President Barack Obama has been traveling the country in the last few days aiming to drum up support for the “>American Jobs Act, the plan he put forth intended to spur the economy and lower unemployment in a joint session speech last month. This is Obama’s first speech since announce the $450 Billion plan, which appears to already be facing predictable opposition from House GOP leaders like Eric Cantor.

With the “fall” of Texas Governor Rick Perry and the rise of Herman Cain, the bizarre side quest the media has undertaken of trying to convince New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to hop into the race has been at the forefront of many headlines. Naturally, what the ultimate opponent any of these candidate would face has to say on the matter is worth noting and, to that end, we sent out own White House Correspondent Tommy Christopher to ask President Obama just what he thinks about the rumored Christie run.