We’ve koshered the kitchen and set up the menorah. And this afternoon, President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama welcomed hundreds of guests here at the White House for the second night of Hanukkah. Watch on YouTube Joined by the First Lady and Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson of the American Jewish University in Los Angeles, […]
Today’s upward revision indicates that the economy grew in the third quarter at the fastest pace in over a decade. The strong GDP growth is consistent with a broad range of other indicators showing improvement in the labor market, increasing domestic energy security, and continued low health cost growth. The steps that we took early […]
Before the Senate adjourned last night, it confirmed 12 federal district court nominees, for a total of 307 lifetime-appointed federal judges confirmed during President Obama’s first six years. These confirmations include two Supreme Court Justices, 53 circuit court judges, 250 district court judges, and two Court of International Trade judges. Over the past two years, […]
2014 has been an exciting year for First Lady Michelle Obama’s Reach Higher initiative, and given that the initiative launched in May, we had a difficult time limiting our favorite moments to just five. The initiative is the First Lady’s effort to inspire every student in America to take charge of their future by completing […]
President Barack Obama talks on the phone at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office. December 18, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) In his State of the Union address this year, the President vowed that 2014 would be a year of action — and he delivered on that promise. As the year […]
“I remember breaking down in tears because no longer was I going to be punished for a disease I never asked for.” read more Fonte: White House
2014 is coming to a close, and, looking back, it’s certainly been a busy year for Vice President Joe Biden — both online and off. So this year, we thought we’d share some of our favorite digital moments with the Vice President from 2014. From starting an official Instagram account to posting his first White […]
President Barack Obama tapes the Weekly Address in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Dec. 19, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy) In this week’s address, the President reflected on the significant progress made by this country in 2014, and in the nearly six years since he took office. This past year […]
With 2014 drawing to a close, we thought it’d be a good time to take a look back at the past year on @WhiteHouse. This year, @WhiteHouse added more than 1.1 million new followers and surpassed 5.57 million overall, while continuing to serve as an important tool for the White House to engage with the American people. Check […]
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity for America to set the rules for global trade in the 21st century. The agreement aims to expand access to the world’s fastest-growing markets, even as we enshrine higher standards of protection for workers and consumers. Recently, questions have arisen over how we will protect the progress […]
