PRESS BRIEFING BY PRESS SECRETARY JOSH EARNEST James S. Brady Press Briefing Room **Please see below for a correction, marked with an asterisk. 12:59 P.M. EST MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. I have with me a special guest at…
Archive: December 16, 2015
President Obama spoke by phone today with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India to thank him for his vision and leadership in achieving the historic climate agreement in Paris on December 12, noting that it continued their close and strong…
We have seen initial reports of an attack on a base in northern Iraq where Turkish and Iraqi personnel are present. As we work to confirm the facts, we condemn any such attack and offer our condolences for any injury…
The Vice President spoke with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi yesterday following his December 14 call with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. The Vice President noted the recent deployment of Turkish forces into northern Iraq had occurred without the prior…
December 17, 2015, marks one year since President Obama announced an historic opening between the United States and Cuba, ending a failed policy of isolation, and announcing steps to empower the Cuban people, normalize relations with the Cuban government, and…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Judge Paul Lewis Abrams, Judge Suzanne Mitchell, Scott L. Palk and Ronald G. Russell to serve on the United States District Courts. “I am pleased to nominate these distinguished individuals to serve on…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts: Marie Greene – Member, Arctic Research Commission Joan Donoghue – Member, Panel of Arbitrators of the International Centre for the Settlement…
Today, President Obama met with former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg as part of the Administration’s continuing push to address gun violence in America. The two discussed ways to keep guns out of the hands of those who should not…
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Paul Lewis Abrams, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California, vice Dean D. Pregerson, retired. Suzanne Mitchell, of Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for the Western…
On Wednesday, December 16, 2015, the President signed into law: H.J.Res. 78, which provides fiscal year 2016 appropriations for continuing projects and activities of the Federal Government through Tuesday, December 22, 2015.
