The President today declared a major disaster exists for the Karuk Tribe and ordered federal aid to supplement the Tribe’s efforts in the area affected by a wildfire during the period of July 29 to August 2, 2013. Federal funding…

Following on the President’s calls with House and Senate leaders over the last day, and building on extensive Cabinet Member outreach to Congress over the past week, this evening Senior Administration Officials held an unclassified phone call with congressional leaders…

  TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE   August 31, 2013   Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) I transmit herewith the attached draft legislation…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts: Milford Wayne Donaldson – Chairman, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Clement Alexander Price –  Vice Chairman, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Harry…

The President and Chancellor Merkel spoke today to discuss their grave concern about the indiscriminate use of chemical weapons on August 21 in Syria.  The two leaders agreed that the use of chemical weapons is a serious violation of international…

Vice President Joe Biden will travel to Panama and Mexico the third week of September to highlight our strong relationships in the region.  His trip to Panama and Mexico will be immediately preceded by visits to the ports of Savannah,…

Today, the Obama administration announced two new common-sense executive actions to keep the most dangerous firearms out of the wrong hands and ban almost all re-imports of military surplus firearms to private entities. These executive actions build on the 23…