The United States deplores and condemns the violence that is taking place in Egypt, and we are deeply concerned about attacks on the media and peaceful demonstrators. We repeat our strong call for restraint.

President Obama was briefed this  morning by phone by DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano and FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate regarding the ongoing response to the large winter storm currently moving across the country.  Throughout this storm, the National Weather Service has…

WASHINGTON- Today, President Obama nominated Paul A. Engelmayer and Arvo Mikkanen to United States District Court judgeships.   “I am proud to nominate these two outstanding candidates to serve on the United States District Court,” said President Obama.  “I am…

I send my best wishes to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and all who celebrate the Lunar New Year across the United States and around the world.   As people of all cultures and faiths welcome in the new year,…

Paul A. Engelmayer, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, vice Gerard E. Lynch, elevated.   Arvo Mikkanen, of Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of…

TO THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: I have considered the United States Senate’s December 22, 2010, Resolution of Advice and Consent to Ratification of the Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for…

TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE CHAIRMEN AND RANKING MEMBERS OF THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON FOREIGN RELATIONS AND ARMED SERVICES February 2, 2011 Dear Mr. Chairman:    (Dear Senator:) I am pleased to transmit, in response to Condition…

The President today declared an emergency exists in the State of Oklahoma and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local response efforts in the area struck by a severe winter storm beginning on January 31, 2011, and continuing. The…