President Obama Signs Montana Disaster Declaration
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Montana and ordered federal aid to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the area affected by…
President Obama Designates San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
Today, President Obama will use his authority under the Antiquities Act to establish 346,177 acres of national forest land in the San Gabriel Mountains in southern California as a national…
White House Announces 2014 Fall Garden Tours
WASHINGTON – This fall, the White House will be opening its gardens and grounds to visitors on Saturday, October 18 from 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM EDT, and Sunday, October…
Statement by the President on Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi Winning the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize
On behalf of Michelle, myself and all Americans, I want to congratulate Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi on winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Today’s announcement is a victory for all…
Executive Order — Establishing an Emergency Board to Investigate a Dispute Between the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and its Locomotive Engineers Represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen
EXECUTIVE ORDER – – – – – – – ESTABLISHING AN EMERGENCY BOARD TO INVESTIGATE A DISPUTE BETWEEN THE SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY AND ITS LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS REPRESENTED BY THE…
President Obama Announces a Presidential Emergency Board, Names Members
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama signed an Executive Order creating a second Presidential Emergency Board to help resolve an ongoing dispute between the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and…
Readout of Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa O. Monaco’s Meeting with Chief of Turkish National Intelligence Organization Dr. Hakan Fidan
Today, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa O. Monaco met with Dr. Hakan Fidan, Chief of the Turkish National Intelligence Organization, to discuss ways to deepen…
Readout of the Vice President’s Meeting with Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius
Vice President Joe Biden met today with Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius in the White House. The two leaders discussed bilateral relations and the strong partnership between the United States…
Readout of the President’s Call with Secretary Burwell
This morning the President was briefed on the diagnosis of a second case of Ebola in Dallas, Texas, by Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa Monaco.…
Readout of the President’s Call with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
President Obama spoke this afternoon with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to review the international response to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa and the need for more robust commitments…