President Obama Endorses Same-Sex Marriage

President Obama has endorsed same-sex marriages, using a TV interview to make his position clear after days of questions about where he stands.

"At a certain point, I've just concluded that for me personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married," Obama told ABC News.

President Obama is expected to discuss his position on same-sex marriage during a hastily arranged interview at the White House Wednesday afternoon, a source close to the president told Fox News.

The source, who is a Democratic adviser outside the White House, said Obama during this interview is likely to go further than he has in the past on the controversial topic.

"He'll make some news," the source said. "He's not just going to talk about old ground ... and will not be rehashing" his old position.

Whether that means Obama will endorse gay marriage, or offer a more nuanced position, is unclear.

Obama in the past has said he is "evolving" on the matter, stopping short of endorsing the unions.

But statements in recent days supportive of gay marriage by both Vice President Biden and Education Secretary Arne Duncan have put pressure on Obama to make his personal view crystal clear.

Drawing more attention to the issue, voters in North Carolina on Tuesday approved a state constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.

The Obama interview is being conducted by ABC News.

Two other sources said it's possible Obama may stop short again of an actual endorsement of same-sex marriages.