This was a year marked by some major moments at the White House — and we were fortunate enough to capture a lot of them on film. Check out the top 10 most popular videos of the year from YouTube: On May 1, 2011, President Obama announced that Osama bin Laden had been slain by […]
Ed. note: The application for the Summer 2012 White House Internship Program is now open. This blog post introduces readers to Aisha Hasan, a former intern who worked in the Office of the Vice President in the spring of 2011. When asked about her internship experience, Aisha writes: “If someone had told me prior to […]
Yesterday, the President and First Lady sent their warmest wishes to all those celebrating Kwanzaa this holiday season: Today marks the beginning of the week-long celebration honoring African American heritage and culture through the seven principles of Kwanzaa — unity, self determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity, and faith. We celebrate Kwanzaa […]
With the holidays in full swing and the countdown clock ticking away, President Obama continued to press for the extension of the payroll tax cut for 160 million working Americans and unemployment insurance benefits for those looking for work. The President urged House Republicans to put aside their political games and pass a bill that garnered overwhelming, bipartisan support in […]
Ed. Note: This article is cross-posted from the SBA Blog Yesterday, I spoke with Zalmi Duchman, the founder and owner of The Fresh Diet in Florida. His business cooks and delivers freshly prepared, healthy meals directly to customer doors each day. He talked about how, if Congress doesn’t act, a tax increase will hurt both his hardworking […]
Ed note: This has been cross-posted from the Department of Transportation's Fastlane blog When we say at DOT that safety is our number one priority, we are not kidding around. And today, as part of that important goal, President Obama signed into law the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act. Last April, following […]
Just in time for the holiday, President Obama found a little time this week to get some Christmas shopping done. First Dog Bo went along for the ride — presumably to supervise the President’s stop at a PetSmart just outside Washington, where the two picked up a couple items and mingled with other shoppers, both human […]
President Barack Obama signs H.R. 847, the “James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act” in Kailua, Hawaii, Jan. 2, 2011. “We will never forget the searing images of September 11, 2001. And we will never forget the selfless courage demonstrated by the firefighters, police officers, and first responders who risked their lives to save others. […]
Yesterday, we received two more pieces of good news about our work to bring down the cost of health care. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act and the Obama Administration’s work to fight fraud, we’re delivering real savings for businesses and families and fighting criminals who steal from the health care system. We are also […]
Lloyd James Austin III, commander, United States Forces-Iraq, and Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph R. Allen, case the USF-I Colors during a flag casing ceremony that marked the end of Operation New Dawn, at the former Sather Air Base, in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 15, 2011. Since 2003, more than 1 million Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines […]
