James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:10 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Happy Monday. I do not have anything off the top, so we can go straight to whatever question may be on your mind. Darlene, do you…
Archive: October 17, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today in the Oval Office, Vice President Joe Biden delivered the Cancer Moonshot report to the President and the American public. The report summarizes the work of the Cancer Moonshot Task Force since its creation in January,…
Today, President Obama will travel to Benjamin Banneker Academic High School in Washington, D.C. to announce that America’s high school graduation rate has reached a record new high of 83.2 percent. The high school graduation rate has risen steadily over…
Oval Office 2:54 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, as many of you know, at my final State of the Union, in addition to talking about the progress we had made on the economic front, some of the challenges and opportunities…
Benjamin Banneker Academic High School Washington, D.C. 11:21 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Bulldogs! (Applause.) Good to see you guys. How’s everybody doing? You all look good. You look good. (Applause.) Hey! How’s everybody? Well, it is so nice to…
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:10 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Happy Monday. I do not have anything off the top, so we can go straight to whatever question may be on your mind. Darlene, do you…
TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE October 18, 2016 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1622(d),…
