President Obama spoke today by phone with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey to accept President Erdogan’s condolences for the terrorist attack in Orlando, Florida on June 12. Both leaders reaffirmed their shared commitment to combat all forms of violent…
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Vice President Biden met today at the White House with Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman to discuss Ukraine’s reform agenda and the implementation of the Minsk agreements. The Vice President expressed strong support for the Prime Minister’s ambitious reform efforts…
Michelle and I were saddened to learn of the passing of former Senator George Voinovich. As was clear from his 46 years in public service, George was a true patriot who dedicated his life to serving the people of Ohio.…
The President spoke by phone today with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada to accept Prime Minister Trudeau’s condolences for the terrorist attack in Orlando, Florida. President Obama expressed his own condolences on behalf of the American people for the…
President Obama spoke today by phone with President Francois Hollande of France to accept President Hollande’s condolences for the terrorist attack in Orlando, Florida. President Obama thanked President Hollande for visiting the U.S. Embassy in Paris on Monday to express…
As part of the Let Girls Learn initiative, the First Lady has called upon organizations around the country to support adolescent girls’ education, in order to provide the more than 62 million girls around the world who are out of…
Today’s ruling is a victory for the open, fair, and free Internet as we know it today – one that remains open to innovation and economic growth, without service providers serving as paid gatekeepers. It is also a victory for…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, as Congress continues to consider legislation related to the prescription opioid and heroin epidemic, the White House released the estimated amount of funding each State could qualify for under the new cooperative agreements proposed in the…
America’s progress in science and technology has countless revolutionary discoveries within our reach… New breakthroughs in treating cancer and ending the wait for organ transplants… That’s some of what America can do. President Obama, May 19, 2016 Every 10 minutes,…
On Monday, June 13, 2016, the President signed into law: H.R. 136, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1103 USPS Building 1103 in Camp Pendleton, California, as the Camp Pendleton Medal of Honor Post…
