It was a busy year for President Obama and his Administration, and a look at some of the most viewed blog posts from whitehouse.gov throughout the year provides a quick snapshot of 2012 at the White House. January: Early in the year, Congress was evaluating two legislative approaches to combat online piracy, and petitions submitted […]
Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that’s happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. This week, the President spent several days in talks with Congressional leaders in an ultimately successful effort to reach a bipartisan compromise around the central promise of the president’s re-election campaign: preventing an income tax increase on middle class […]
Paying a visit to the young patients at the Children’s National Medical Center is a holiday tradition that dates back to the 1950s, when Bess Truman was First Lady. When First Lady Michelle Obama stopped by earlier this month with Bo, she took some time to read the holiday classic, “A Visit from St. Nicholas”, which is […]
Update: This session of Office Hours has concluded. Check out the full Q&A below, or at Storify.com/whitehouse. This week, President Obama signed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 into law. That means middle-class families won’t see an increase in their income tax rates, and the fiscal cliff has been avoided. Do you have questions […]
The Energy Department’s Los Alamos National Lab is tracking Santa Claus as he circles the globe the night before Christmas. Ed. note: This is cross-posted from energy.gov Every year since 1998, the Energy Department’s Los Alamos National Lab has been using state-of-the-art technology to track Santa Claus as he circles the globe the night before […]
Following Friday’s shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, the Department of Education has provided a number of resources to help parents in the wake of traumatic events, as well as a host of resources to help schools prepare for and recover from crisis. Below is a list of resources specifically designed for parents […]
The President says the nation’s thoughts and prayers are with those who lost a loved one during Friday’s tragic shooting in Newtown, CT. Transcript | Download mp4 | Download mp3 Fonte: White House
Watch the video. This afternoon, President Obama made a statement from the Briefing Room on the shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut. We’ve endured too many of these tragedies in the past few years. And each time I learn the news I react not as a President, but as anybody else would — […]
President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and Rabbi Larry Bazer participate in the Menorah lighting during the Hanukkah reception in the Grand Foyer of the White House, Dec. 13, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama on Thursday welcomed friends and leaders from the Jewish community […]
Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that’s happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. This week, the First Family attended the annual Christmas in Washington concert, the Vice President talked #My2k over lunch with middle-class Americans and attended the Army Navy football game with Dr. Biden, while the President signed the Child Protection […]
