President Obama Signs North Dakota Disaster Declaration
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of North Dakota and ordered federal aid to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the area affected…
Israeli military obtaining ammunition from Pentagon secretly, relations at its lowest point
It shouldn’t be surprising that President Obama will have another tough conversation with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shortly, as Israeli military has been found obtaining ammunition from the Pentagon…
Statement by the President
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room **Please see below for a correction, marked with asterisks. 4:27 P.M. PDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. Earlier today I received an update from…
Statement by the President on the Passing of Senator Jim Jeffords
Michelle and I send our deepest sympathies to the family of Senator James M. Jeffords on his passing. Jim devoted his life to service – as a Naval officer, a…
President Obama Announces Intent to Nominate Jeanne E. Davidson to Serve on the United States Court of International Trade
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama announced his intent to nominate Jeanne E. Davidson to serve on the United States Court of International Trade. “I am proud to nominate this…
Statement by the Vice President and Dr. Jill Biden on the Passing of Former Senator Jim Jeffords of Vermont
Jim Jeffords was a personal friend, a great senator, and a good man. He was not only beloved by the people of Vermont, but by anyone who ever worked with…
President Obama Announces Intent to Nominate Haywood Stirling Gilliam, Jr., to serve on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama announced his intent to nominate Haywood Stirling Gilliam, Jr., to serve on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. “I…
Statement by the President on the Completion by the M/V Cape Ray of the Destruction of Syria’s Declared Chemical Weapons
Today we mark an important achievement in our ongoing effort to counter the spread of weapons of mass destruction by eliminating Syria’s declared chemical weapons stockpile. The most lethal declared…
Statement by NSC Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden on the President’s Authorization of Operations in Iraq
Today, consistent with the War Powers Resolution (WPR), the President transmitted to the Congress a report notifying the Congress that he had authorized U.S. Armed Forces to conduct targeted airstrikes…
Letter from the President — War Powers Resolution Regarding Iraq
TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE August 17, 2014 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear…