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Archive: May 6, 2016

EXECUTIVE ORDER – – – – – – – FACILITATION OF A PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 7301 of title 5,…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room **Please see below for a correction, marked with an asterisk. 12:16 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Seven years ago, in April of 2009, our economy lost nearly 700,000 jobs, and the unemployment…

WASHINGTON, DC —  En su mensaje semanal, el Presidente reconoció a todas las madres que festejarán este Día de las Madres, incluyendo la Primera Dama Michelle Obama. El Presidente hizo hincapié en que deberíamos de darle a todos los padres…

President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to Attend the Opening Ceremony of the 2016 Invictus Games in Orlando, Florida. First Lady Michelle Obama will lead the delegation as part of the 5th Anniversary of Joining…

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Arkansas and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding during the period of…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room  12:42 P.M. EDT   MR. EARNEST:  All right.  Happy Friday, everybody.  I don’t have anything in addition to that at the top.  I’m happy to take whatever questions remain — hopefully there aren’t many.…