White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett confirmed on CNN’s New Day that President Obama would raise the minimum wage for federal workers through executive order. The order would go to federal workers and affect any new contracts with government contractors. Reports broke overnight that President Obama would do this and […]
The annual State of the Union address has been set for January 28. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney has also confirmed that date, Politico reported. House Speaker John Boehner sent the formal invitation on Friday, inviting the President to the House chamber to deliver the address. Boehner wrote, “In […]
The White House released the following statement after the Hawaii State Legislature voted to legalize same-sex marriage. I want to congratulate the Hawaii State Legislature on passing legislation in support of marriage equality. With today’s vote, Hawaii joins a growing number of states that recognize that our gay and lesbian […]
Today, President Obama officially nominated Dr. Janet Yellen to be the next Federal Reserve chair. Dr. Yellen currently sits on the Reserve, so someone would need to be appointed to replace her. She was widely expected to be picked after Larry Summers dropped out of consideration and was considered to […]
