President Obama and Vice President Biden have been clear since they took office that this Administration will not put up with business as usual when it comes to transparency and accountability. They fundamentally believe that the American people have the right no know how their hard-earned tax dollars are being put to work. That’s why, […]
Click here to see the video. Earlier today President Obama, with the help of daughters Sasha and Malia, carried out “one of the most important duties” he has as President of the United States – the pardoning of the National Thanksgiving Turkey. This year, the National Thanksgiving Turkey Apple, and his understudy Cider, came to […]
The White House Office of Public Engagement invites you to an interactive webchat on the DREAM Act with Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Cecilia Munoz on Monday, November 29th, 2010 at 3 p.m. EST on WhiteHouse.gov/live. The DREAM Act is designed to stop punishing innocent young people for the actions […]
Today First Lady Michelle Obama sent an email to the White House email list to wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving and encourage Americans to get involved in serving their communities. If you didn't get the email, you can sign up for the White House email list here. Thanksgiving is a great opportunity to come together […]
Nancy-Ann DeParle, Director of the White House Office of Health Reform, answered your questions on health reform implementation in a live video chat for Tuesday Talks. In March 2010, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law — the Act gives you better health security by putting in place comprehensive health insurance reforms that […]
Tomorrow is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and it will be commemorated across the globe. This morning the Vice President released a statement marking the Day and the Obama Administration’s commitment to ending violence against women: Around the globe, violence against women is an epidemic. Violence robs women and girls […]
In honor of one of the most tasty of American traditions, Thanksgiving, we are serving up five delicious White House videos complete with all the fixin's. From grilling with the New Orleans Saints to constructing the more than 400-pound gingerbread White House, these videos are sure to tantalize your taste buds. 5. “I’m a Medium […]
On Thursday night, the Senate confirmed my nomination to be the Director of OMB, and yesterday was the start of my first week in the job. I wanted to take a minute to say how great it is to back at OMB and to join the talented team here that is already hard at work […]
Last week, Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke and Fast Company hosted a special live chat to answer your questions about this Administration's role in promoting innovation-based, high-growth entrepreneurship. You can check out the full video of the chat or use the links below to jump directly to the questions you're interested in. Click here to […]
Since taking office, President Obama and his Administration have taken unprecedented steps to build a clean energy economy in this country. You may have already read about the events and announcements across the Administration in October on this front. I wanted to highlight a few items from the last couple of weeks: Helping Middle Class Families […]
