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Archive: February 13, 2015

Stanford University Stanford, California 11:33 A.M. PST THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, Stanford!  (Applause.)  Thank you so much.  Thank you.  Thank you, everybody.  Have a seat.  Have a seat.  AUDIENCE MEMBER:  Yes, we can! THE PRESIDENT:  Yes, we can!  (Applause.)  First of…

Private Residence San Francisco, California 4:30 P.M. PST PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Thank you, everybody.  Well, first of all, let me just say, Sandy and Jeanne are some of my most longstanding stalwart supporters and I am so grateful to them.  They…

The United States strongly condemns the recent Boko Haram atrocities committed against innocent civilians in Nigeria as well as in Chad, Niger, and Cameroon.  We offer our deepest condolences to the victims, their families, and to those who have been…

We, the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission welcome the “Package of Measures for the Implementation of the Minsk Agreements”…

Yesterday, the FBI opened an inquiry into the brutal and outrageous murders of Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, Deah Shaddy Barakat, and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.  In addition to the ongoing investigation by local authorities, the FBI is…

On Wednesday, Republicans on the House Education and Workforce Committee approved H.R. 5, the Student Success Act. The legislation would lock-in sequestration funding levels, eliminate accountability for taxpayer dollars, and allow states to shift Title I funds from high-poverty schools…

From Washington, DC, to Washington state, every year millions of travelers visit communities across America. Those visits support nearly 8 million American jobs at thousands of businesses, large and small, including an estimated 280,000 additional American jobs over the past…

As a nation, the United States has become highly digitally dependent.  Our economy, national security, educational systems, and social lives have all become deeply reliant on cyberspace.  Our use of digital networks provides a platform for innovation and prosperity and…