Category: Dec2015

Children’s National Health System Washington, D.C. 2:57 P.M. EST MRS. OBAMA: You guys want to hear “The Night Before Christmas?” CHILDREN: Yes! MRS. OBAMA: All right. Well, first of all,…

WASHINGTON, DC – En su mensaje semanal, el Presidente elogió la resiliencia de nuestro país ante el terrorismo, y habló sobre cómo vamos a mantener la seguridad de los Estados…

U.S. LEADERSHIP AND THE HISTORIC PARIS AGREEMENT TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE Today, more than 190 countries came together to adopt the most ambitious climate change agreement in history. The Paris…

STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT ON THE PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT Cabinet Room 5:30 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: In my first inaugural address, I committed this country to the tireless task of…

WASHINGTON, DC — In this week’s address, the President praised our country’s resilience in the face of terrorism, and discussed how we will keep America safe. Our military has been…

Following his productive calls earlier this week with Prime Minister Modi and Presidents Hollande and Rousseff, President Obama spoke by phone last night with President Xi Jinping of China to…

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…

Vice President Joe Biden spoke today with Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk about the importance of maintaining Ukrainian political unity and moving forward with essential reforms. The Vice President condemned…

Last week, the White House released a fact sheet praising House passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) with strong bipartisan support and calling on the Senate to do…

Vice President Joe Biden spoke with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu by phone today to discuss efforts by the United States and Turkey to combat ISIL. The leaders also discussed…