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Today, the President spoke by video conference with President Ashraf Ghani of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and Afghan Chief Executive Officer Dr. Abdullah. The President commended President Ghani and…

Via Conference Call 12:51 P.M. EST MS. MEEHAN: Thank you very much, everybody, for joining us today. This will be a background call on the Intelligence Committee’s release of this…

Michelle and I were saddened to learn of the passing of Illinois State Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka. Judy was an institution in Illinois politics. Her public service spanned more than…

Vice President Joe Biden met today with Estonian Prime Minister Taavi Roivas in the White House. The two leaders discussed bilateral relations, the crisis in Ukraine, NATO’s Readiness Action Plan,…

Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) I am providing this supplemental consolidated report, prepared by my Administration and consistent with the War Powers Resolution (Public Law 93-148), as part of…

On Friday, December 12, 2014, the President signed into law: H.J. Res. 130, which provides fiscal year 2015 appropriations for projects and activities of the Federal Government through Saturday, December…

Last December, when a political conflict erupted into violence in South Sudan, the hope and optimism the world felt with the founding of the new nation in 2011 was overtaken…

The President will host President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico at the White House on Tuesday, January 6. The visit follows President Obama’s trip to Mexico in February 2014 to…

On Saturday, December 13, 2014, the President signed into law: H.J. Res. 131, which provides fiscal year 2015 appropriations for projects and activities of the Federal Government through Wednesday, December…

On behalf of the President and people of the United States, we congratulate Prime Minister Abe on the Liberal Democratic Party’s success in the elections in Japan today. The U.S.-Japan…