WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Judge Mark A. Young to serve on the United States District Court for the Central District of California. . “I am pleased to nominate Judge Young to serve…
Category: Statement and Releases
Today, the President will travel to Durant, Oklahoma, to announce ConnectHome, a new initiative with communities, the private sector, and federal government to expand high speed broadband to more families across the country. The pilot program is launching in twenty-seven…
Hoy el Presidente viajará a Durant, OK para anunciar ConnectHome, una serie de nuevas asociaciones entre comunidades, el sector privado y el gobierno federal para extender el acceso a banda ancha de alta velocidad a más familias en todo el…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama signed an Executive Order creating a Presidential Emergency Board to investigate and to make recommendations for settlement of the current disputes between the New Jersey Transit Rail and certain of its employees. The…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Susan Coppedge – Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking, with rank of Ambassador at Large, Department of State…
While we must continue to provide assistance to countries in crisis, fragile states and the world’s poorest, development assistance must be more than a tool to merely alleviate the effects of poverty. It must also be a tool to spur…
The President spoke by phone today with President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation to discuss the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) reached among the P5+1, the European Union, and Iran regarding Iran’s nuclear program. The President thanked President…
Preamble and General Provisions • The full implementation of this JCPOA will ensure the exclusively peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear program. • Iran reaffirms that under no circumstances will Iran ever seek, develop, or acquire any nuclear weapons. …
Readout of the President’s Calls with President Francois Hollande of France, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom, and High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini of the European Union …
Today the President will lay out the case for meaningful juvenile and criminal justice reform that makes our system, fairer, smarter and more cost-effective while keeping the American people safe and secure. Across the political spectrum, there is a growing…
