J.W. Marriott Hotel Washington, D.C. 7:52 P.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Please sit down. Thank you very much. Mick, thank you for that great introduction. The reason Mick mentioned Scranton is his grandfather and father are from Scranton. To your…
Archive: May 12, 2015
Georgetown University Washington, D.C. 11:39 A.M. EDT MR. DIONNE: It’s a real honor to be here today with my two Presidents — President Obama and President DeGioia. (Laughter.) And my friend, David Brooks, hurled the most vicious insult at me…
This afternoon at the White House, the President met with a group of Senate Democrats on trade. They had a constructive session and discussed the need to advance legislation to give the President the authority he needs to complete negotiations on the…
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and ordered federal aid to supplement commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the area affected by a severe winter storm, snowstorm, flooding, landslides, and mudslides during the…
This week, it is with a heavy heart that we mark American journalist Austin Tice’s 1,000th day in captivity. Austin was abducted in August 2012 while reporting from a suburb of Damascus in Syria. An award-winning journalist and Marine Corps…
The United States welcomes the announcement that Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders will resume settlement talks on May 15. We reaffirm our full support for the UN-facilitated process under UN Special Adviser Espen Barth Eide, and we reiterate our…
On Tuesday, May 12, the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (Initiative) will host the White House Summit on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) in Washington, D.C. Over 2,000 community leaders, business leaders, advocates, and artists…
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:17 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. It’s nice to see you. I apologize for the late start of the briefing. I wanted to give you all an opportunity to see the end…
