NOTICE – – – – – – – CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE DISPOSITION OF RUSSIAN HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM On June 25, 2012, by Executive Order 13617, I declared a national emergency pursuant to…
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On this day in 1865 – more than two years after President Lincoln had signed the Emancipation Proclamation – word finally reached Galveston, Texas that the slaves there were free. Juneteenth marked an important moment in the life of our…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated David J. Hale and Greg N. Stivers to serve on the United States District Courts. “I am pleased to nominate these distinguished individuals to serve on the United States District Court bench,” said…
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Arthur Lee Bentley III, of Florida, to be United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida for the term of four years, vice Robert E. O’Neill, resigned. David J. Hale, of Kentucky, to be…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts: Rear Admiral Jonathan A. Yuen, USN – Member, Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Earl…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Arthur Lee Bentley III and David Rivera to serve as U.S. Attorneys. “These two men have proven themselves to be not only top-flight attorneys but dedicated public servants,” President Obama said. “I am…
This afternoon President Obama spoke by phone with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto to discuss a regional strategy to address the influx of unaccompanied children coming from Central America, through Mexico, to the U.S.-Mexico border. The President noted that Vice…
I commend the Massachusetts Legislature for standing up for working men and women in the Commonwealth and taking action toward raising the state’s minimum wage to $11 per hour by 2017. Under the leadership of Governor Patrick, Massachusetts joins a…
President Obama met today with Senate Majority Leader Reid, Speaker Boehner, Democratic Leader Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader McConnell to discuss the situation in Iraq. The President provided an update on the Administration’s efforts to respond to the threat from…
Vice President Biden spoke today with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, Iraqi Speaker of Parliament Osama al-Nujaifi, and President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region Masoud Barzani. The United States has been working to support the Iraqi government and all of…
