Vice President Biden spoke to President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine today. The leaders condemned ceasefire violations by combined Russian-separatist forces and discussed their shared understanding of a phased path towards full implementation of the Minsk agreements, including completing disengagement in…
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Today, President Obama will participate in a town hall meeting hosted by ESPN’s “the Undefeated” on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University to discuss progress made on his My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) initiative and the role and legacy…
Below, as part of International Day of the Girl, please find an Op-ed written by Dr. Jill Biden in Time. Jill Biden: Girls Around the World Are Standing Up For Their Rights The morning light shining through the window seems…
The President spoke by phone today with Governor Pat McCrory of North Carolina to discuss the ongoing response to Hurricane Matthew and the flooding across the state. The President signed a major disaster declaration for North Carolina yesterday, and last…
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of South Carolina and ordered Federal aid to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the area affected by Hurricane Matthew beginning October 4, 2016, and continuing. …
I extend my best wishes for an easy and meaningful fast as Jewish communities in the United States, Israel, and around the world observe Yom Kippur. The Day of Atonement is a humble reminder to take stock of our shortcomings…
Since March 2015, Let Girls Learn has invested more than a billion dollars in new and ongoing girls’ education programming in more than 50 countries and today announces more than five million dollars in new private commitments to girls’ education…
“The single best indicator of whether a nation will succeed is how it treats its women. When women have health care and women have education, families are stronger, communities are more prosperous, children do better in school, nations are more…
As part of International Day of the Girl, the following op-ed by First Lady Michelle Obama appeared on CNN.com. First Lady Michelle Obama: This issue is personal for me. For me, education has never been simply a policy issue…
The President spoke this morning by phone with FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate and Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa Monaco to receive the latest update on the impacts from Hurricane Matthew and ongoing federal response efforts.…
