EXECUTIVE ORDER – – – – – – – BLOCKING PROPERTY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF NORTH KOREA AND THE WORKERS’ PARTY OF KOREA, AND PROHIBITING CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS WITH RESPECT TO NORTH KOREA By the authority vested in me as President…
Archive: March 16, 2016
East Room 5:23 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! (Applause.) Hello, hello, hello! (Applause.) You know, I can already tell this is kind of a rowdy bunch. (Applause.) It is good to see all of you. Welcome to the White…
REMARKS BY THE FIRST LADY IN A KEYNOTE DISCUSSION AT SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST FEATURING MISSY ELLIOTT, QUEEN LATIFAH, SOPHIA BUSH, AND DIANE WARREN Austin Convention Center Austin, Texas 11:20 A.M. CDT MS. LATIFAH: Wow. This is amazing. Well, to kick…
Rose Garden 11:04 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Everybody, please have a seat. Of the many powers and responsibilities that the Constitution vests in the presidency, few are more consequential than appointing a Supreme Court justice…
The President met today with Cuban-American leaders at the White House, including civil society advocates, faith leaders, and representatives from the private sector, in advance of his trip to Cuba. From the beginning of his Administration, President Obama has consulted…
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Delaware and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by the severe winter storm and flooding during the period of January…
President Obama dropped by a meeting yesterday between Vice President Biden and the leaders of Northern Ireland, First Minister Arlene Foster and deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness. The President and Vice President were accompanied by former Senator Gary Hart, who…
Today, the President issued an executive order imposing robust new sanctions on North Korea. This E.O. is part of our response to North Korea’s January 6 nuclear test and February 7 launch using ballistic missile technology, and it enables U.S.…
In a Rose Garden ceremony today at the White House, President Obama announced his intent to nominate Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court of the United States. Merrick Garland, the Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…
NOMINATION SENT TO THE SENATE: Merrick B. Garland, of Maryland, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, vice Antonin Scalia, deceased.
