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Archive: July 16, 2015

Oval Office 5:20 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  I just received a briefing from FBI Director Comey, as well as my White House team, about the tragic shooting that took place in Chattanooga today.  We don’t know yet all the details. …

El Reno, Oklahoma **Please see below for a correction marked with an asterisk 11:25 A.M. CDT    THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody.  So I’m just going to make a very quick statement. I want to thank the folks who were involved…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Judge Mark A. Young to serve on the United States District Court for the Central District of California.            . “I am pleased to nominate Judge Young to serve…

Thursday, July 23 The White House * 11:00 AM ET – As part of her Reach Higher initiative, First Lady Michelle Obama will welcome more than 130 college-bound students from across the country to participate in the 2015 Beating the…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Susan Coppedge Amato, of Georgia, to be Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking, with the rank of Ambassador at Large, vice Luis C. de Baca, resigned. Jessie Hill Roberson, of Alabama, to…

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Colorado and ordered federal aid to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms, tornadoes, flooding, landslides, and mudslides during the period…

Michelle and I would like to extend our warmest wishes to Muslims in the United States and around the world celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr. As Muslims mark the end of the month, they are reminded that Ramadan is a time to reflect…

Aboard Air Force One En Route From Oklahoma to Andrews Air Force Base  *Please see below for corrections to the transcript, marked with an asterisk. 2:28 P.M. CDT MR. SCHULTZ:  I have one quick announcement at the top, and then…

CAPTIVE NATIONS WEEK, 2015 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION America was founded on the beliefs that the true source of legitimacy is the consent of the people; that…

EXECUTIVE ORDER – – – – – – – DELEGATION OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES AND ASSIGNMENT OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS UNDER THE BIPARTISAN CONGRESSIONAL TRADE PRIORITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2015 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution…