Press Secretary Jay Carney felt the heat in Thursday’s White House press briefing as he addressed questions over President Obama’s decision to block subpoenaed Justice Department documents related to the Fast and Furious gun-walking operation.

Signs of another debt ceiling fight emerged Wednesday as President Obama hosted Congressional leaders at the White House. Press Secretary Jay Carney said the president warned against another last-minute deal to raise the debt limit, even as House Speaker John Boehner insisted this week on spending cuts equal to or higher than the amount the debt ceiling is raised. 

Vice President Joe Biden's comments on "Meet The Press" that he is "absolutely comfortable" with same sex couples getting married sparked a slew of questions from reporters at Monday's White House press briefing. Press Secretary Carney sought to explain that Biden's comments did not mean he supported the issue, nor did it mean President Obama's "evolving" position on the issue would change any time soon.

While that issue consumed most of the air in the briefing room, Carney also got a few questions on French president-elect Francois Hollande, and whether President Obama would try to convince the new leader not to remove his NATO troops from Afghanistan by the end of this year.

The firestorm ignited by a Democratic cable commentator's remarks about Ann Romney made its way to the White House briefing room yesterday, with press secretary Jay Carney fielding several questions about it.

He also talked about the president's continued use of the Buffett Rule and his decision not to sign an executive order banning workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation among federal contractors.